Topic: BackupPC

[meelis]

How to use backupPc, save backup files to network share (change topdir, I made change config.pl but not work)?

[Daniel B.]

You cannot save the data on a samba network share. The FS where backuppc stores everything must support hardlink. The only one I know which support this feature is NFS (there may be some others). If you want your backups to be stored on a NFS share, you should mount your NFS share on /opt/backuppc before installing backuppc.

[meelis]

ok, but how, can't find eny cood topic for this

[Daniel B.]

Before installing BackupPC's contrib:

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mkdir -p /opt/backuppc
mount -t nfs //server/share /opt/backuppc (man mount for all the options)

Then, install backuppc, check everything is ok. Once this is done, add an entry in /etc/fstab so the share will be automatically mounted each time the server boots.

[meelis]

mount -t nfs //192.168.2.248/pcbackup /opt/backuppc
Give this error: mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format

[meelis]

 mount -t smbfs //192.168.2.248/backuppc /opt/backuppc
Ask password(only), but eny password not works, share backuppc access read&write everyone

[Daniel B.]

As I said in the previous post, a samba share (smbfs) cannot work because it doesn't support hardlinks

[meelis]

If i add exterenal (usb) disk to server, then i can mnt backup files?

[Daniel B.]

Yes, you can use an external USB hard drive to store the backups. Here's a how-to (in french):

http://smeserver.fr/astuces.php?astuce=fs_add_hd

[gollum]

I tried this: Configure SME to use USB External drive for Backuppc at http://www.sonoracomm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=32

After installing USB Drive Manager I formatted and labelled /dev/sda1 running this:

mkfs.ext3 -L MyLabel /dev/sda1

I mounted /opt/backuppc on /dev/sda1:



configuring this:



- All I get is this




Why this?
Is it necessary to run

signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

after installing these contribs? - I simply don't wanted to restart because of the delay SME use to mount USB-Drive before BackupPC starts...

Anyone an idea? Thx for help!