Complete Guide to install Bacula on Centos

http://www.unixmen.com/install-and-configure-bacula-server-in-centos-6-4-rhel-6-4/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2yNzErhaM

Installed using these two links and some settings are changed, because of the issues i faced so all the problems solved and published, So hope u enjoy Bacula....

1.	Install Bacula on Centos In this how-to i am using MySQL for database, you can use either PostgreSQL or MySQL. My Backup server hostname and IP Address are “server.unixmen.local” and “192.168.100.207/24″ respectively. Change the values as per your scenario. This how-to was tested on CentOS 6.5, although it should work with RHEL, Scientific Linux 6.x versions too. First let us install Bacual and mysql server using command: # yum install bacula-director-mysql bacula-console bacula-client bacula-storage-mysql mysql-server mysql-devel –y Install bacula bat as well #yum install bacula-console-bat Start MySQL service and create root password for mysql. Note: In this tutorial, i am using password as “centos” wherever i need to setup password . Define your own. # service mysqld start # chkconfig mysqld on # mysqladmin -u root password centos To see whether chkconfig on # chkconfig –list |grep mysql* If want to remove Firewall Systems -> Administration -> Firewall and disable Next run the following commands one by one to create database and necessary tables for Bacula. Here “-u root”means that login with root account and “-p” means prompt for mysql root password i.e “centos” in my case. # /usr/libexec/bacula/grant_mysql_privileges -u root -p # /usr/libexec/bacula/create_mysql_database -u root -p # /usr/libexec/bacula/make_mysql_tables -u root -p # /usr/libexec/bacula/grant_bacula_privileges -u root -p Now set bacula user password on MySQL. To do that, log in to your MySQL server with command: # mysql -u root -p And set password as shown below: mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD("centos") WHERE user='bacula'; Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec) Rows matched: 2 Changed: 2 Warnings: 0 mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> exit Bye Now update all Bacula configuration files with new password and addresses as shown below. Update Bacula Director Edit file /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf Update Bacula server hostname, bacula mysql user password, Bacula console password, Bacula file daemon password etc. Be mindful that you should use a fully qualified domain name for adding clients or simply use the IP address instead. [...] Director { # define myself Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 # where we listen for UA connections QueryFile = "/usr/libexec/bacula/query.sql" WorkingDirectory = "/var/spool/bacula" PidDirectory = "/var/run" Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1 Password = "centos" # Console password Messages = Daemon [...] Backup location of the client computer # Standard Restore template, to be changed by Console program # Only one such job is needed for all Jobs/Clients/Storage ... # Job { Name = "RestoreFiles" Type = Restore Client=bacula-fd FileSet="Full Set" Storage = File Pool = Default Messages = Standard Where = /tmp/bacula-restores } # # List of files to be backed up FileSet { Name = "Full Set" Include { Options { signature = MD5 Compression = GZIP } Backup location # disk storage during initial testing. # File = "c:/Backup" not "c:\Backup" or client is linux File = /Backup } # Client (File Services) to backup Client { Name = bacula-fd Address = 192.168.100.206 #client’s ip address FDPort = 9102 Catalog = MyCatalog Password = "centos" # password for FileDaemon File Retention = 30 days # 30 days Job Retention = 6 months # six months AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files } [...] # Definition of file storage device Storage { Name = File # Do not use "localhost" here Address = 192.168.100.207 # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here(server ip) SDPort = 9103 Password = "centos" Device = FileStorage Media Type = File } [...] # Generic catalog service Catalog { Name = MyCatalog # Uncomment the following line if you want the dbi driver # dbdriver = "dbi:sqlite3"; dbaddress = 127.0.0.1; dbport = dbname = "bacula"; dbuser = "bacula"; dbpassword = "centos" } [...] #comment this all lines if there is any problems appear Console { Name = bacula-mon Password = "centos" CommandACL = status, .status } #Console { # Name = bacula-mon # Password = "@@MON_DIR_PASSWORD@@" # CommandACL = status, .status #} Update libexec vi /usr/libexec/bacula/make_catalog_backup.pl exec("HOME='$wd' mysqldump -f -u$args(db_user) -p$args(db_password) --opt $args{db_name} > '$wd/$args{db_name}.sql'"); Update Bacula Console Edit file /etc/bacula/bconsole.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bconsole.conf Change the console password: Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = localhost or ip address of the server Password = "centos" } Update Bat Edit file /etc/bacula/bat.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bat.conf Change the console password: Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = localhost or ip address of the server Password = "centos" } Update Storage Daemon Edit file /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf Update the password, Find the red lines and delete them, do not uncomment them. Also set your Archive device path. [...] Director { Name = bacula-dir Password = "centos" } ##Delete the following lines (Do not uncomment). As i installed centos minimal server, i don't have a GUI mode, so that i deleted the following section## # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the # status of the storage daemon # Director { Name = bacula-mon Password = "@@MON_SD_PASSWORD@@" Monitor = yes } [...] Device { Name = FileStorage Media Type = File Archive Device = /mybackup LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media Random Access = Yes; AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it RemovableMedia = no; AlwaysOpen = no; } [...] Only for client Update file daemon Edit file /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf Update the password and delete the lines shown in red colour. # List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon # Director { Name = bacula-dir Password = "centos" } ##Delete (do not uncomment) these lines if you only using CUI mode in Backup server ## # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the # status of the storage daemon # Director { Name = bacula-mon Password = "@@MON_SD_PASSWORD@@" Monitor = yes } As i mentioned in the above configuration, my archive device path is “/mybackup”. So let me create a directory called “mybackup”. # mkdir /mybackup # chown bacula /mybackup Now we finished all passwords and address modifications. Next restart all bacula daemons and make them to start automatically on every reboot. # service bacula-dir start # service bacula-fd start # service bacula-sd start # chkconfig bacula-dir on # chkconfig bacula-fd on # chkconfig bacula-sd on
2.	Install webmin Bacula has been successfully installed and configured. You can now add clients, jobs and volumes by updating the bacula config files. Alternatively you can use webmin to make the work more simple. It is quite easier then updating the config files manually. Manage Bacula With Webmin Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Download and install the latest version of webmin from here. # wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/webadmin/files/webmin/1.660/webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm # rpm -Uvh webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm # service webmin start # chkconfig webmin on Adjust Firewall/Router If you want to access the bacula server through from a remote system, allow the webmin port “10000″ and bacula ports “9101″, “9102″, “9103″ through your firewall or router. Edit file /etc/sysconfig/iptables, # vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables Add these following lines in your iptables config file. [...] -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 9101 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 9102 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 9103 -j ACCEPT [...] Restart iptables: # service iptables restart Access Webmin Now you can login through webmin by “//http://server-ip-address:10000″ or “http://domain-name:10000/”. Login to webmin using your root user and its password. You will find the Bacula Backup System in the left pane of webmin console under System -> Bacula Backup System. If not is found there, try in the “unused modules” section. Click on the “Bacula Backup System” link. Initially the Bacula server won’t start automatically. To start Bacula server click on “Module Configuration” link on the right of the “Bacula Backup System” page. Select the database i.e “MySQL” in this case and enter the bacula database user password. Then click save. Now you will get the window like shown below. That’s it. From here you can add Backup clients, Volumes and schedule jobs etc.
3.	Client Configuration - Linux Install bacula-fd #yum –y install bacula-client bacula-console bacula bacula-console-bat Update file daemon Edit file /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf, # vi /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf Update the password and delete the lines shown in red colour. # List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon # Director { Name = bacula-dir Password = "centos" } ##Delete (do not uncomment) these lines if you only using CUI mode in Backup server ## # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the # status of the storage daemon # Director { Name = bacula-mon Password = "@@MON_SD_PASSWORD@@" Monitor = yes } # service bacula-fd start # chkconfig bacula-fd on # nano /etc/bacula/bconsole.conf Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = 192.168.100.207 Password = "centos" } # nano /etc/bacula/bat.conf Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = 192.168.100.207 Password = "centos" }
4.	Client Configuration - Windows All programs -> Bacula -> Configurations Edit Bat Configuration # # Bacula Administration Tool (bat) Configuration File # Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = 192.168.100.207 #server ip address Password = "centos" } Edit Command Console Configuration # # Bacula User Agent (or Console) Configuration File # Director { Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 address = 192.168.100.207 #server ip address Password = "centos" } Edit Client Configuration  Open All programs -> Bacula -> Bat Please let me know if there is any confuses.... Hope enjoy bacula.. Thanks!

Conclusion

Bacula is a set of Open Source, computer programs that permit you (or the system administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula is relatively easy to use and very efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. In technical terms, it is an Open Source, network based backup program.
According to Source Forge statistics (rank and downloads), Bacula is by far the most popular Open Source program backup program.