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From: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: tomjbe@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: news item for app-backup/bacula
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:11:48
Message-Id: 20111230101158.7ef6e723@pomiocik.lan
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] rfc: news item for app-backup/bacula by Thomas Beierlein
1 On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:56:33 +0100
2 Thomas Beierlein <tomjbe@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > The 5.2.x release series of Bacula uses a new database catalog format.
5 ^^^ use (singular)
6 > If you're upgrading from a 3.x.x or 5.0.x release, you must upgrade
7 > your bacula catalog database.
8 >
9 > Please read the manual chapter for how to upgrade your database.
10
11 Link would be useful.
12
13 > You
14 > can find database upgrade scripts in /usr/libexec/bacula/updatedb/.
15 >
16 > It is strongly recommended that you save a copy of your existing
17 > database before upgrading.
18
19 More details or even a script to do that would be great for users.
20
21 > The simplest way to upgrade the database:
22 >
23 > 1. Stop Bacula from running (at least director and storage daemon).
24 ^ the ^-s
25 > 2. Save a copy of your existing database.
26 > 3. Emerge new version of Bacula.
27 ^ (probably) the
28 > 4. Run the appropriate upgrade script
29 > from /usr/libexec/bacula/updatedb/.
30 > 7. Start the new Bacula.
31
32 It saved us two steps!
33
34 --
35 Best regards,
36 Michał Górny

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Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: news item for app-backup/bacula Thomas Beierlein <tomjbe@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: news item for app-backup/bacula William Hubbs <williamh@g.o>