A few OpenFiler questions

pete · 09-10-2008, 09:56 AM

I set up OpenFiler 2.3 for a test run yesterday and backed up one of our fileservers overnight via iscsi as a test run. I'd messed around with it before at home as a quick way of making mounts for vms, but this was the first time I'd used it in anger and I'm rather impressed. So questions:

1) Is the paid-for manual worth it? If it's full of useful info I can't get anywhere else/glean from the forums I'll happily pay, but I wondered if anyone else had bought it and could comment?
2) For those using it with iSCSI targets, do you vlan it off and/or use a dedicated switch?
3) (if you're using it as a backup device) How are you backing up to it?
4) Tape drives - can it handle them or can it be modified to handle them?
4a) If the answer is "yes", have you tried encrypting tapes?

plexer · 09-10-2008, 10:06 AM

I currently just backup to an smb share on it using backupassist on top of ntbackup.

I have tried using an iscsi target before and then copying that to the share my reason for doing it this was that if I need to restore something from the backup I can do it from the share from anywhere and don't have to connect to the isci target.

I didn't buy the manual but then I bought the server so get support from the supplier.

I have the server in a remote location plugged directly into our core switch via a spare fibre pair with a media converter at the openfiler end.

Ben

Geoff · 09-10-2008, 10:06 AM

1) No idea.
2) Yes, both.
3) Amanda is included in Openfiler.
4) Again, Amanda is the answer here.
4a) Encryption - The Open Source Backup Wiki (Amanda, MySQL Backup)

plexer · 09-10-2008, 10:20 AM

Geoff what do you backup to openfiler and what do you use? amanda?

Ben

Geoff · 09-10-2008, 10:29 AM

I have a duplicate setup. So I backup from my 'Live' openfiler to a duplicate system elsewhere onsite. I use amanda.

plexer · 09-10-2008, 10:35 AM

I see what sw do you use on your servers? do you back them up to a share or iscsi?

Ben

Geoff · 09-10-2008, 10:37 AM

The most of the servers are Linux boxes so they amanda as well...

pete · 09-10-2008, 02:31 PM

Are you running 2.2 Geoff? 2.3 has Bacula, but no Amanda in the repos. There's a distinct lack of info as to whether bacula is being used by openfiler or if it's there as a whim of the developers.

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pete Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In the server room, with the lead pipe. Posts: 2,071 Thanks: 118 Thanked 202 Times in 152 Posts Rep Power: 65	A few OpenFiler questions I set up OpenFiler 2.3 for a test run yesterday and backed up one of our fileservers overnight via iscsi as a test run. I'd messed around with it before at home as a quick way of making mounts for vms, but this was the first time I'd used it in anger and I'm rather impressed. So questions: 1) Is the paid-for manual worth it? If it's full of useful info I can't get anywhere else/glean from the forums I'll happily pay, but I wondered if anyone else had bought it and could comment? 2) For those using it with iSCSI targets, do you vlan it off and/or use a dedicated switch? 3) (if you're using it as a backup device) How are you backing up to it? 4) Tape drives - can it handle them or can it be modified to handle them? 4a) If the answer is "yes", have you tried encrypting tapes?

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09-10-2008, 10:06 AM	#2
plexer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 6,201 Thanks: 111 Thanked 360 Times in 312 Posts Rep Power: 86	I currently just backup to an smb share on it using backupassist on top of ntbackup. I have tried using an iscsi target before and then copying that to the share my reason for doing it this was that if I need to restore something from the backup I can do it from the share from anywhere and don't have to connect to the isci target. I didn't buy the manual but then I bought the server so get support from the supplier. I have the server in a remote location plugged directly into our core switch via a spare fibre pair with a media converter at the openfiler end. Ben

09-10-2008, 10:06 AM	#3
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 10,754 Thanks: 93 Thanked 381 Times in 327 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 98	1) No idea. 2) Yes, both. 3) Amanda is included in Openfiler. 4) Again, Amanda is the answer here. 4a) Encryption - The Open Source Backup Wiki (Amanda, MySQL Backup)

09-10-2008, 10:20 AM	#4
plexer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 6,201 Thanks: 111 Thanked 360 Times in 312 Posts Rep Power: 86	Geoff what do you backup to openfiler and what do you use? amanda? Ben

09-10-2008, 10:29 AM	#5
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 10,754 Thanks: 93 Thanked 381 Times in 327 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 98	I have a duplicate setup. So I backup from my 'Live' openfiler to a duplicate system elsewhere onsite. I use amanda.

09-10-2008, 10:35 AM	#6
plexer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 6,201 Thanks: 111 Thanked 360 Times in 312 Posts Rep Power: 86	I see what sw do you use on your servers? do you back them up to a share or iscsi? Ben

09-10-2008, 10:37 AM	#7
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 10,754 Thanks: 93 Thanked 381 Times in 327 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 98	The most of the servers are Linux boxes so they amanda as well...

09-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#8
pete Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In the server room, with the lead pipe. Posts: 2,071 Thanks: 118 Thanked 202 Times in 152 Posts Rep Power: 65	Are you running 2.2 Geoff? 2.3 has Bacula, but no Amanda in the repos. There's a distinct lack of info as to whether bacula is being used by openfiler or if it's there as a whim of the developers.

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