Archive for the ‘Backup’ Category
The Bacula project released version 3.0.3 with a number of important changes, and Stefan has packaged it for the ReadyNAS NV+. I've beta-tested the port, and it works like a charm.
The download is coming to a site near you as soon as possible, and I've already written about how I got it set up.
I recently mentioned to Stefan Rubner that the Bacula network backup toolchain would be a really great addition to the line of tools available for the ReadyNAS NV+-line of NAS devices, so he got cracking and ported Bacula 3.0.2 to that platform under the condition that I would beta-test it.
What I want to have running [...]
Bacula, now in release 3, still is the best Open Source backup system I know of. If I had to single out just one of its advantages, I'd say it is the capability to run on numerous platforms, including Windows.
A potential client has contacted me with a problem they have:
The Bacula installer for Windows [...]
A few days ago Stefan Rubner released a new version 1.4.18 of the iSCSI target for ReadyNAS Duo/NV/NV+, and I used a bit of time to take it for a spin, last night. (Here's what changed.)
As with his previous versions, it works right out of the box, er, in the box — whatever, and my [...]
Sometime during my holiday, and (ironically) just before what usually happens to me, the power supply of my ReadyNAS NV+ died, and blew a fuse in the house with it. I was told that there may be a free replacement, but I didn't find my serial number in Netgear's list.
Yesterday, I telephoned with the German [...]