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Old 04-23-2008
Bacula: backups that don't suck

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT
Good systems administrators know that implementing a robust backup procedure is one of their most important duties. Unfortunately, it's also one of the most complex and least fun. When the phone rings and there's a panic-stricken user on the other end who has just lost a crucial document, you need to be confident that you can promptly recover his missing files. Failure to do so can bring about a speedy end to a promising career in systems administration. So what's a budding sysadmin to do? Download the latest release of Bacula and watch those backup woes disappear into the dark of night.


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BSCAN(8)					     Network backup, recovery and verification						  BSCAN(8)

NAME
bscan - Bacula's 'Scan tape' SYNOPSIS
bscan [options] bacula-archive DESCRIPTION
The purpose of bscan is to read (scan) a Bacula Volume and to recreate or update the database contents with the information found on the Volume. This is done in a non-destructive way. This permits restoring database entries that have been lost by pruning, purging, deleting, or a database corruption problem. Normally, it should not be necessary to run the bscan command because the database is self maintaining, and most corrupted databases can be repaired by the tools provided by the database vendors. In addition, if you have maintained bootstrap files during backups, you should be able to recover all your data from the bootstrap file without needed an up to date catalog. bscan command. OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. -? Show version and usage of program. -b bootstrap Specify a bootstrap file. -c config Specify configuration file. -d nn Set debug level to nn. -dt Print timestamp in debug output. -m Update media info in database. -D Specify the driver database name (default: NULL) -n name Specify the database name (default: bacula) -u username Specify database username (default: bacula) -P password Specify database password (default: none) -h host Specify database host (default: NULL) -t port Specify database port (default: 0) -p Proceed inspite of I/O errors. -r List records. -s Synchronize or store in Database. -S Show scan progress periodically. -v Verbose output mode. -V volume Specify volume names (separated by '|') -w dir Specify working directory (default from conf file) SEE ALSO
bls(8), bextract(8). AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Kern Sibbald 26 November 2009 BSCAN(8)