4. Appendix

• 4.1. System Requirements
• 4.2. Operating Systems
  • 4.2.1. Packages for the different Linux platforms
  • 4.2.2. Debian.org / Ubuntu Universe
    • 4.2.2.1. Limitations of the Debian.org/Ubuntu Universe version of Bareos
  • 4.2.3. Mac OS X
    • 4.2.3.1. Installing the Bareos Client as PKG
    • 4.2.3.2. Configuration
    • 4.2.3.3. Restart bareos-fd after changing the configuration
    • 4.2.3.4. Verify that the Bareos File Daemon is working
• 4.3. Bareos Programs
  • 4.3.1. Bareos Daemons
    • 4.3.1.1. Daemon Command Line Options
    • 4.3.1.2. bareos-dir
    • 4.3.1.3. bareos-sd
    • 4.3.1.4. bareos-fd
  • 4.3.2. Interactive Programs
    • 4.3.2.1. bconsole
    • 4.3.2.2. bareos-webui
    • 4.3.2.3. bat
  • 4.3.3. Volume Utility Commands
    • 4.3.3.1. Parameter
      • 4.3.3.1.1. Specifying the Configuration
      • 4.3.3.1.2. Specifying a Device
        • 4.3.3.1.2.1. Specifying a Device Name For a Tape
        • 4.3.3.1.2.2. Specifying a Device Name For a File
      • 4.3.3.1.3. Specifying Volumes
      • 4.3.3.1.4. Specifying Maximum Block Size
    • 4.3.3.2. bls
      • 4.3.3.2.1. Show Detailed File Information
      • 4.3.3.2.2. Show Label Information
      • 4.3.3.2.3. Listing Jobs
      • 4.3.3.2.4. Listing Blocks
    • 4.3.3.3. bextract
      • 4.3.3.3.1. Extracting with Include or Exclude Lists
      • 4.3.3.3.2. Extracting With a Bootstrap File
      • 4.3.3.3.3. Extracting From Multiple Volumes
      • 4.3.3.3.4. Extracting Under Windows
    • 4.3.3.4. bscan
      • 4.3.3.4.1. Using bscan to Compare a Volume to an existing Catalog
      • 4.3.3.4.2. Using bscan to Recreate a Catalog from a Volume
      • 4.3.3.4.3. Using bscan to Correct the Volume File Count
      • 4.3.3.4.4. After bscan
    • 4.3.3.5. bcopy
    • 4.3.3.6. btape
      • 4.3.3.6.1. Using btape to Verify your Tape Drive
      • 4.3.3.6.2. btape Commands
        • 4.3.3.6.2.1. Testing your Tape Drive
    • 4.3.3.7. bscrypto
  • 4.3.4. Other Programs
    • 4.3.4.1. bsmtp
    • 4.3.4.2. bareos-dbcheck
    • 4.3.4.3. bregex
    • 4.3.4.4. bwild
    • 4.3.4.5. bpluginfo
• 4.4. The Bootstrap File
  • 4.4.1. Bootstrap File Format
  • 4.4.2. Automatic Generation of Bootstrap Files
  • 4.4.3. Bootstrap for bscan
  • 4.4.4. Bootstrap Example
• 4.5. Verify File Integrity with Bareos
  • 4.5.1. The Details
  • 4.5.2. Running the Verify
  • 4.5.3. What To Do When Differences Are Found
  • 4.5.4. A Verify Configuration Example
• 4.6. Backward Compatibility
  • 4.6.1. Tape Formats
  • 4.6.2. Compatibility between Bareos and Bacula
    • 4.6.2.1. Upgrade from Bacula 5.2 to Bareos
      • 4.6.2.1.1. Rename user and group before upgrading
      • 4.6.2.1.2. MySQL
      • 4.6.2.1.3. PostgreSQL
• 4.7. Catalog Tables
  • 4.7.1. Job
    • 4.7.1.1. JobStatus
• 4.8. Howtos
  • 4.8.1. Use a dummy device to test the backup
  • 4.8.2. Backup Of Third Party Databases
    • 4.8.2.1. Backup of MSSQL Databases with Bareos Plugin
      • 4.8.2.1.1. Preparation
      • 4.8.2.1.2. MSSQL Plugin Installation
        • 4.8.2.1.2.1. Bareos Windows-Installer
        • 4.8.2.1.2.2. Manual install
      • 4.8.2.1.3. Plugin Test
      • 4.8.2.1.4. Configure the FileSet
      • 4.8.2.1.5. Run Backups
      • 4.8.2.1.6. Restores
        • 4.8.2.1.6.1. Restore a Backup Chain
    • 4.8.2.2. Backup of a PostgreSQL Database
      • 4.8.2.2.1. Backup of a PostgreSQL Database by using the RunScript directive
      • 4.8.2.2.2. Backup of a PostgreSQL Databases by using the bpipe plugin
      • 4.8.2.2.3. Backup of a PostgreSQL Databases by using the PGSQL-Plugin
    • 4.8.2.3. Backup of a MySQL Database
      • 4.8.2.3.1. Backup of MySQL Databases using the Bareos MySQL Percona xtrabackup Plugin
        • 4.8.2.3.1.1. Prerequisites
        • 4.8.2.3.1.2. Installation
        • 4.8.2.3.1.3. Configuration
        • 4.8.2.3.1.4. Restore
      • 4.8.2.3.2. Backup of MySQL Databases using the Python MySQL plugin
      • 4.8.2.3.3. Backup of a MySQL Database by using the RunScript directive
      • 4.8.2.3.4. Backup of a MySQL Database by using the bpipe plugin
• 4.9. Disaster Recovery Using Bareos
  • 4.9.1. General
    • 4.9.1.1. Important Considerations
  • 4.9.2. Steps to Take Before Disaster Strikes
  • 4.9.3. Bare Metal Recovery of Bareos Clients
    • 4.9.3.1. Linux
      • 4.9.3.1.1. Installation
      • 4.9.3.1.2. Configuration
      • 4.9.3.1.3. Backup
      • 4.9.3.1.4. Recovery
  • 4.9.4. Restoring a Bareos Server
• 4.10. Troubleshooting
  • 4.10.1. Debug Messages
  • 4.10.2. Client Access Problems
    • 4.10.2.1. Difficulties Connecting from the FD to the SD
    • 4.10.2.2. Authorization Errors
  • 4.10.3. Concurrent Jobs
  • 4.10.4. Media VolWrites: integer out of range
  • 4.10.5. Tape Drive
  • 4.10.6. Autochanger
    • 4.10.6.1. Testing Autochanger and Adapting mtx-changer script
  • 4.10.7. Restore
    • 4.10.7.1. Restore a pruned job using a pattern
    • 4.10.7.2. Problems Restoring Files
    • 4.10.7.3. Restoring Files Can Be Slow
    • 4.10.7.4. Restoring When Things Go Wrong
• 4.11. Debugging
  • 4.11.1. Traceback
  • 4.11.2. Testing The Traceback
    • 4.11.2.1. Getting A Traceback On Other Systems
  • 4.11.3. Manually Running Bareos Under The Debugger
• 4.12. Release Notes
• 4.13. Bareos Copyright, Trademark and Licenses
  • 4.13.1. Licenses Overview
    • 4.13.1.1. FDL
    • 4.13.1.2. AGPL
    • 4.13.1.3. LGPL
    • 4.13.1.4. Public Domain
    • 4.13.1.5. Trademark
    • 4.13.1.6. Disclaimer
    • 4.13.1.7. Other Copyrights and Trademarks
    • 4.13.1.8. GNU Free Documentation License
    • 4.13.1.9. GNU Affero General Public License
    • 4.13.1.10. GNU Lesser General Public License