[Box Backup] backup to remote filesystems?

[Ben Summers]

"Tobias Heinzmann" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I wonder if its possible to give bbstored a share as backup-directory
> instead of a local directory. Lets say a cifs, or nfs? If yes, what  
> about the
> block size?

The block size only matters if you are running in software RAID,  
which these days isn't recommended as your OS will provide something  
better.

As Chris said, there are potential issues with locking. To make sure  
it's going to work, build then run make test on the share. This will  
check everything works OK -- if the tests pass locking works. If  
you're using Linux, you'll need to use the binary built on the share  
to make sure you get the right FS options. (this issue will go away  
in the new release, I think)

Do not do this to avoid running bbstored at the location where you  
want your backups to live. The bandwidth efficiency relies on  
bbstored running close to the discs where the backup files are stored.

Ben