raidfile-config
8
Box Backup
Box Backup
0.11
raidfile-config
Configure Box Backup's RAID files
raidfile-config
config-dir
blocksize
dir1 dir2 dir3
Description
raidfile-config creates a raidfile.conf file for Box Backup. This
file holds information about the directories used to store backups in. Box
Backup supports userland RAID, in a restricted RAID5 configuration, where
3 and only 3 'drives' are supported. You can read more about RAID5 (and
other RAID-levels) here.
Parameters
The parameters are as follows:
config-dir
The directory path where configuration files are located.
Usually this is /etc/box.
raidfile.conf will be written in this
directory.
blocksize
The block size used for file storage in the system, in
bytes. Using a multiple of the file system block size is a good
strategy. Depending on the size of the files you will be backing
up, this multiple varies. Of course it also depends on the native
block size of your file system.
dir1
The first directory in the built-in RAID array.
dir2
The second directory in the built-in RAID array. If you are
not using the built-in RAID functionality, this field should be
ignored. You should not use the built-in RAID if you have a
hardware RAID solution or if you're using another type of software
RAID (like md on Linux).
dir3
The third directory in the built-in RAID array. The same
notes that apply to dir2 also apply to
dir3.
Note that there are currently no way to add multiple disk sets to
the raidfile.conf file using command line tools, etc. See
raidfile.conf
5
for details on adding more disks.
Bugs
If you find a bug in Box Backup, and you want to let us know about
it, join the mailing
list, and send a description of the problem there.
To report a bug, give us at least the following information:
The version of Box Backup you are running
The platform you are running on (hardware and OS), for both
client and server.
If possible attach your config files (bbstored.conf,
bbackupd.conf) to the bug report.
Also attach any log file output that helps shed light on the
problem you are seeing.
And last but certainly not least, a description of what you are
seeing, in as much detail as possible.
Files
raidfile-config generates the
raidfile.conf
5
file.
See Also
bbstored-config
8
,
bbstored.conf
5
,
raidfile.conf
5
Authors
Ben Summers
Per Thomsen
James O'Gorman