Support #637
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago
This is a guide for installing a Bacula Director Server on FreeBSD 9.
h2. Setting up the Environment
* Start by making sure everything is up to date:
<pre>
pkg update && pkg upgrade
portsnap fetch extract
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* Install portmaster:
<pre>
pkg install portmaster
</pre>
h2. Install Bacula
* Install the Bacula
<pre>
portmaster sysutils/bacula-server
</pre>
#* *NOTE*: Bacula uses PostreSQL by default, but can use MySQL or SQLite.
h3. Configure the Director
* Edit the bacula director config:
<pre>
vi /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
</pre>
#* Update the automatically generated Director, Client, and Storage password fields. The default director config is already setup really well, my setup is stripped down from the default, but update the file to suit your needs:
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# Default Bacula Director Configuration file
#
# The only thing that MUST be changed is to add one or more
# file or directory names in the Include directive of the
# FileSet resource.
#
# For Bacula release 7.0.5 (28 July 2014) -- freebsd 9.3-RELEASE-p16
#
# You might also want to change the default email address
# from root to your address. See the "mail" and "operator"
# directives in the Messages resource.
#
Director { # define myself
Name = bacula.example.com-dir
DIRport = 9101 # where we listen for UA connections
QueryFile = "/usr/local/share/bacula/query.sql"
WorkingDirectory = "/var/db/bacula"
PidDirectory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
Password = "SuperSecretDirectorPassword" # Console password
Messages = Daemon
}
JobDefs {
Name = "DefaultJob"
Type = Backup
Level = Incremental
Client = bacula.example.com-fd backup.altservice.com-fd
FileSet = "Full Set"
Schedule = "WeeklyCycle"
Storage = File1
Messages = Standard
Pool = File
SpoolAttributes = yes
Priority = 10
Write Bootstrap = "/var/db/bacula/%c.bsr"
}
# Define the main nightly save backup job
# By default, this job will back up to disk in /tmp
Job {
Name = "BackupClient1"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
}
# Backup the catalog database (after the nightly save)
Job {
Name = "BackupCatalog"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Level = Full
FileSet="Catalog"
Schedule = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
# This creates an ASCII copy of the catalog
# Arguments to make_catalog_backup.pl are:
# make_catalog_backup.pl <catalog-name>
RunBeforeJob = "/usr/local/share/bacula/make_catalog_backup.pl MyCatalog"
# This deletes the copy of the catalog
RunAfterJob = "/usr/local/share/bacula/delete_catalog_backup"
Write Bootstrap = "/var/db/bacula/%n.bsr"
Priority = 11 # run after main backup
}
# Standard Restore template, to be changed by Console program
# Only one such job is needed for all Jobs/Clients/Storage ...
Job {
Name = "RestoreFiles"
Type = Restore
Client=bacula.example.com-fd Client=backup-fd
FileSet="Full Set"
Storage = File1
Pool = File
Messages = Standard
Where = /tmp/bacula-restores
}
# List of files to be backed up
FileSet {
Name = "Full Set"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
}
File = /usr/local/sbin
}
# If you backup the root directory, the following two excluded
# files can be useful
Exclude {
File = /var/db/bacula
File = /tmp
File = /proc
File = /tmp
File = /sys
File = /.journal
File = /.fsck
}
}
# When to do the backups, full backup on first sunday of the month,
# differential (i.e. incremental since full) every other sunday,
# and incremental backups other days
Schedule {
Name = "WeeklyCycle"
Run = Full 1st sun at 23:05
Run = Differential 2nd-5th sun at 23:05
Run = Incremental mon-sat at 23:05
}
# This schedule does the catalog. It starts after the WeeklyCycle
Schedule {
Name = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
Run = Full sun-sat at 23:10
}
# This is the backup of the catalog
FileSet {
Name = "Catalog"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
}
File = "/var/db/bacula/bacula.sql"
}
}
# Client (File Services) to bacula.example.com
Client {
Name = bacula.example.com-fd
Address = bacula.example.com
FDPort = 9102
Catalog = MyCatalog
Password = "SuperSecretFileDaemonPassword" # password for FileDaemon
File Retention = 60 days # 60 days
Job Retention = 6 months # six months
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files
}
# Definition of file Virtual Autochanger device
Storage {
Name = File1
# Do not use "localhost" here
Address = bacula.example.com # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
SDPort = 9103
Password = "SuperSecretStorageDaemonPassword"
Device = FileChgr1
Media Type = File1
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 # run up to 10 jobs a the same time
}
# Generic catalog service
Catalog {
Name = MyCatalog
dbname = "bacula"; dbuser = "bacula"; dbpassword = ""; DB Address = "db.example.com"; DB Port = "5432";
}
# Reasonable message delivery -- send most everything to email address
# and to the console
Messages {
Name = Standard
mailcommand = "/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) \<%r\>\" -s \"Bacula: %t %e of %c %l\" %r"
operatorcommand = "/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) \<%r\>\" -s \"Bacula: Intervention needed for %j\" %r"
mail = root@localhost = all, !skipped
operator = root@localhost = mount
console = all, !skipped, !saved
# WARNING! the following will create a file that you must cycle from
# time to time as it will grow indefinitely. However, it will
# also keep all your messages if they scroll off the console.
append = "/var/log/bacula.log" = all, !skipped
catalog = all
}
# Message delivery for daemon messages (no job).
Messages {
Name = Daemon
mailcommand = "/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) \<%r\>\" -s \"Bacula daemon message\" %r"
mail = root@localhost = all, !skipped
console = all, !skipped, !saved
append = "/var/log/bacula.log" = all, !skipped
}
# Default pool definition
Pool {
Name = Default
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G # Limit Volume size to something reasonable
Maximum Volumes = 100 # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
}
# File Pool definition
Pool {
Name = File
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G # Limit Volume size to something reasonable
Maximum Volumes = 100 # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
Label Format = "Vol-" # Auto label
}
# Scratch pool definition
Pool {
Name = Scratch
Pool Type = Backup
}
# Restricted console used by tray-monitor to get the status of the director
Console {
Name = bacula.example.com-mon
Password = "SuperSecretDirectorMonitorPassword"
CommandACL = status, .status
}
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* Now edit the bacula console config:
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vi /usr/local/etc/bacula/bconsole.conf
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#* And make sure the password is the same as defined in the Director block of the main bacula director configuration
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# Bacula User Agent (or Console) Configuration File
Director {
Name = bacula.example.com-dir
DIRport = 9101
address = bacula.example.com backup.altservice.com
Password = "SuperSecretDirectorPassword"
}
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h3. Configure the Storage Daemon:
* Edit the bacula storage configuration file:
<pre>
vi /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
</pre>
#* And modify it to suit your needs. Again, mine is just stripped down from the default:
<pre>
#
# Default Bacula Storage Daemon Configuration file
#
# For Bacula release 7.0.5 (28 July 2014) -- freebsd 9.3-RELEASE-p20
#
# You may need to change the name of your tape drive
# on the "Archive Device" directive in the Device
# resource. If you change the Name and/or the
# "Media Type" in the Device resource, please ensure
# that dird.conf has corresponding changes.
#
Storage { # definition of myself
Name = bacula.example.com-sd
SDPort = 9103 # Director's port
WorkingDirectory = "/var/db/bacula"
Pid Directory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
}
# List Directors who are permitted to contact Storage daemon
Director {
Name = bacula.example.com-dir
Password = "SuperSecretStorageDaemonPassword"
}
# Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
# status of the storage daemon
Director {
Name = bacula.example.com-mon
Password = "SuperSecretDirectorMonitorPassword"
Monitor = yes
}
# Devices supported by this Storage daemon
# To connect, the Director's bacula-dir.conf must have the
# same Name and MediaType.
# Define a Virtual autochanger
Autochanger {
Name = FileChgr1
Device = FileChgr1-Dev1 FileChgr1-Dev1, FileChgr1-Dev2
Changer Command = ""
Changer Device = /dev/null
}
Device {
Name = FileChgr1-Dev1
Media Type = File1
Archive Device = /tmp
LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 5
}
Device {
Name = FileChgr1-Dev2
Media Type = File1
Archive Device = /tmp
LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 5
}
# Send all messages to the Director,
# mount messages also are sent to the email address
Messages {
Name = Standard
director = bacula.example.com-dir = all
}
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h3. Configure the File Daemon (Client)
* Edit the bacula file daemon configuration file:
<pre>
vi /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf
</pre>
#* And modify the config to suit your needs. Again, mine is just stripped down from the default:
<pre>
# Default Bacula File Daemon Configuration file
#
# For Bacula release 7.0.5 (28 July 2014) -- freebsd 9.3-RELEASE-p16
#
# There is not much to change here except perhaps the
# File daemon Name to
#
# List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon
Director {
Name = bacula.example.com-dir
Password = "SuperSecretFileDaemonPassword"
}
# Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
# status of the file daemon
Director {
Name = bacula.example.com-mon
Password = "SuperSecretDirectorMonitorPassword"
Monitor = yes
}
# "Global" File daemon configuration specifications
FileDaemon { # this is me
Name = bacula.altservice.com-fd
FDport = 9102 # where we listen for the director
WorkingDirectory = /var/db/bacula
Pid Directory = /var/run
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
# Plugin Directory = /usr/local/lib
}
# Send all messages except skipped files back to Director
Messages {
Name = Standard
director = bacula.example.com-dir = all, !skipped, !restored
}
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h3. Configure the Database
* Edit the bacula director config:
<pre>
vi /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
</pre>
#* (Optional) Configure a remote database. I have my PostgreSQL database on a separate host, so I needed to change the database config parameter:
# Generic catalog service
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Catalog {
Name = MyCatalog
dbname = "bacula"; dbuser = "bacula"; dbpassword = "SuperSecretPassword"; DB Address = "db.example.com"; DB Port = "5432"
}
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* Run the bacula database creation script:
<pre>
/usr/local/share/bacula/create_bacula_database -h db.example.com -W -U bacula
</pre>
* Next run the bacula database table creation script:
<pre>
/usr/local/share/bacula/make_bacula_tables -h db.example.com -W -U bacula
</pre>
* Then run the bacula database grant privileges script:
<pre>
/usr/local/share/bacula/grant_bacula_privileges -h db.example.com -W -U bacula
</pre>
h2. Install Bacula Web Tool
* Install the bacula web frontend:
<pre>
portmaster sysutils/bacula-web
</pre>
h2. Resources
* http://www.bacula.org/7.0.x-manuals/en/main/index.html
* http://www.freebsddiary.org/bacula.php
* https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-bacula-server-on-centos-7
* http://www.backupcentral.com/phpBB2/two-way-mirrors-of-external-mailing-lists-3/bacula-25/how-to-configure-bacula-to-use-mysql-on-a-remote-server-79042/
* http://www.bacula.org/5.1.x-manuals/en/problems/problems.pdf