I've been, totally independently, also using Bacula and doing instance filesystem backups, not objects. I also have only needed to restore file-level restores occasionally as a result of end-user error. I use snapshots before major upgrades or migrations but these are all manual. The only other difference is I copy bacula volumes are stored off-site in AWS Glacier with a 6 month retention. It checks the boxes for DR and gets tested semi-regularly by end-user errors.
peter
On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 02:03 PM, Tim Holloway wrote:
I'm using Bacula on the Ceph filesystem. Not presently backing up object
store since I really only experiment with it, but Bacula can handle that.
Bacula is probably not the most polished system I could use, but unlike
some commercial ones I've used, it has always delivered and has the
virtue that in case of Total Nuclear Destruction I can still restore
backups using offline utilities. And is part of the standard package set
for Red Hat family distros.
Because Ceph has proven so reliable, I really have only needed it to
recover goofed-up files rather than from host failure. a local git
archive helps in really critical stuff, too.
My systems back up incrementally (ceph and local filesystems) at around
4am local time daily with a full backup once a week. First-stage backup
is to a local server local disk, then offline copies go out to other
media. I'd love to have a robotic tape library like I used to have, but
current economics make that solution impossible.
Now if I could just archive to holographic diamond storage...
Tim
On 8/13/25 12:36, Anthony Fecarotta wrote:
Hello,
I'm curious how the community handles backup and disaster recovery planning with Ceph in production environments. Does running Ceph fundamentally change your backup strategy compared to traditional storage solutions?
Specifically, I'm interested in:
- Are you backing up at the RBD level, or relying on application-level backups?
- How do you handle cross-site replication for disaster recovery?
- Any tools or practices you'd recommend for automated backup scheduling?
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