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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:56:33 +0100 |
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Thomas Beierlein <tomjbe@g.o> wrote: |
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> The 5.2.x release series of Bacula uses a new database catalog format. |
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^^^ use (singular) |
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> If you're upgrading from a 3.x.x or 5.0.x release, you must upgrade |
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> your bacula catalog database. |
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> Please read the manual chapter for how to upgrade your database. |
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Link would be useful. |
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> You |
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> can find database upgrade scripts in /usr/libexec/bacula/updatedb/. |
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> It is strongly recommended that you save a copy of your existing |
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> database before upgrading. |
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More details or even a script to do that would be great for users. |
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> The simplest way to upgrade the database: |
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> 1. Stop Bacula from running (at least director and storage daemon). |
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^ the ^-s |
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> 2. Save a copy of your existing database. |
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> 3. Emerge new version of Bacula. |
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^ (probably) the |
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> 4. Run the appropriate upgrade script |
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> from /usr/libexec/bacula/updatedb/. |
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> 7. Start the new Bacula. |
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It saved us two steps! |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |