Appendix

• Hardware sizing
  • Database system
    • PostgreSQL version
    • PostgreSQL setup
    • The file table
    • Database size estimation
  • CPU considerations
  • System being backed up
  • Storage Daemon System
  • Director
• Operating Systems
• Bareos Programs
  • Bareos Daemons
    • Daemon Command Line Options
    • bareos-dir
    • bareos-sd
    • bareos-fd
  • Interactive Programs
    • bconsole
    • bareos-webui
  • Volume Utility Commands
    • Parameter
      • Specifying the Configuration
      • Specifying a Device
        • Specifying a Device Name For a Tape
        • Specifying a Device Name For a File
      • Specifying Volumes
      • Specifying Maximum Block Size
    • bls
      • Show Detailed File Information
      • Show Label Information
      • Listing Jobs
      • Listing Blocks
    • bextract
      • Extracting with Include or Exclude Lists
      • Extracting With a Bootstrap File
      • Extracting From Multiple Volumes
      • Extracting Under Windows
    • bscan
      • Using bscan to Compare a Volume to an existing Catalog
      • Using bscan to Recreate a Catalog from a Volume
      • Using bscan to Correct the Volume File Count
      • After bscan
    • bcopy
    • btape
      • Using btape to Verify your Tape Drive
      • btape Commands
        • Testing your Tape Drive Speed
    • bscrypto
  • Other Programs
    • bsmtp
    • bareos-dbcheck
    • bregex
    • bwild
    • bpluginfo
    • bdedupestimate
• bdedupestimate
  • Synopsis
  • Description
  • Internal workflow
  • Options
• The Bootstrap File
  • Bootstrap File Format
  • Automatic Generation of Bootstrap Files
  • Bootstrap for bscan
  • Bootstrap Example
• Verify File Integrity with Bareos
  • The Details
  • Running the Verify
  • What To Do When Differences Are Found
  • A Verify Configuration Example
• Catalog Tables
  • Job
    • JobStatus
• Checkpoints
• Howtos
  • Use a dummy device to test the backup
  • Backup Of Third Party Databases
    • Backup of MSSQL Databases with Bareos Plugin
      • Preparation
      • MSSQL Plugin Installation
        • Bareos Windows-Installer
        • Manual install
      • Plugin Test
      • Configure the FileSet
      • Run Backups
      • Restores
        • Restore to local files
        • Restore to database
        • Restore a Backup Chain
    • Backup of a PostgreSQL Database
      • Backup of a PostgreSQL Database by using the RunScript directive
      • Backup of a PostgreSQL Databases by using the bpipe plugin
      • Backup of a PostgreSQL Databases by using the PostgreSQL-Plugin
    • Backup of a MySQL Database
      • Backup of a MySQL Database by using the RunScript directive
      • Backup of a MySQL Database by using the bpipe plugin
      • Backup of MySQL Databases using the Python MySQL plugin
      • Backup of MySQL Databases using the Python xtrabackup plugin
  • Migrate a Bareos Catalog from MySQL to PostgreSQL
    • Make a backup of your old database
    • Prepare the new database
    • Run bareos-dbcopy
    • Complete the migration process
  • Statistics Collection
    • Director Configuration - Director Resource Directives
    • Director Configuration - Storage Resource Directives
    • Storage Configuration - Storage Resource Directives
    • Storage Configuration - Device Resource Directives
  • Removing a Client
    • Disable a client
    • Remove configuration for client
    • Remove catalog records related to the client
  • Use Heirloom mailx as bsmtp replacement
    • Prepare configuration for mailx
    • Additional usage
    • Detecting errors
      • dead.letter presence
      • mailx error in joblog
      • mailx error with systemd bareos-dir unit
• Disaster Recovery Using Bareos
  • General
    • Important Considerations
  • Steps to Take Before Disaster Strikes
  • Bare Metal Recovery of Bareos Clients
    • Linux
      • Installation
      • Configuration
      • Create Rescue Image
      • Recovery
      • Advanced ReaR Bareos Backend Configuration
        • Installing a ReaR Snapshot Package
        • Configure a Named Console for ReaR
        • Storing and Retrieving the ReaR Rescue Image
        • Update ReaR Rescue Image Regularly
  • Restoring a Bareos Server
• Troubleshooting
  • Debug Messages
  • Client Access Problems
    • Difficulties Connecting from the FD to the SD
    • Authorization Errors
  • Concurrent Jobs
  • Tape Labels: ANSI or IBM
    • Reading
    • Writing
  • Tape Drive
    • Get Your Tape Drive Working
  • Autochanger
    • Testing Autochanger and Adapting mtx-changer script
  • Restore
    • Restore a pruned job using a pattern
    • Problems Restoring Files
    • Restoring Files Can Be Slow
    • Restoring When Things Go Wrong
• Debugging
  • Traceback
  • Testing The Traceback
    • Getting A Traceback On Other Operating System
  • Manually Running Bareos Under The Debugger
  • Core debugging
  • Installing debug symbols packages
• Release Notes
  • Unreleased
    • Added
    • Changed
    • Removed
    • Documentation
    • Fixed
• FAQ
  • General Questions
    • How do I report a security issue?
  • Upgrade of Bareos 19.2 with installed Python plugin on Debian
  • Bareos 18.2.5 FAQ
    • What is the important feature introduced in Bareos 18.2?
    • How to update from Bareos 17.2?
    • How can I see what encryption is being used?
    • What should I do when I get “TLS negotiation failed”?
    • How does the compatibility with old clients work?
    • Does Bareos support TLS 1.3?
    • Are old Bareos clients still working?
    • Can I use a new Bareos 18.2 client with my Bareos 17.2 system?
• Bareos Copyright, Trademark, and Licenses
  • Licenses Overview
    • FDL
    • AGPL
    • LGPL
    • Public Domain
    • Trademark
    • Disclaimer
    • Other Copyrights and Trademarks
  • GNU Free Documentation License
  • GNU Affero Gerneral Public License
  • GNU Lesser Gerneral Public License
• Copyright information