Bareos

Role to setup BareOS server and clients.

Variables

Server

Note: More options can be seen in defaults/main.yml

• bareos_install_server - Install packages valid for server (false). Note that this also installs postgresql!
• bareos_setup_db - Check if postgresql DB bareos exists. If not, create and fill with data (false)
• bareos_setup_db_sensu - Creates sensu DB user for monitoring (false)
• bareos_sensu_postgres_pass - Set pass for user sensu to postgresql
• bareos_email - Email address used for messages (Daemon, Standard) and Catalog bootstrap
• bareos_dir_ip_eth - Director ethernet IP address
• bareos_dir_max_concurrent_jobs - [Optional] Director-level maximum concurrent jobs, defaults to 50
• bareos_director - If you need to override backup director IP address on your client's /etc/hosts
• bareos_repo - Defaults to Bareos Community Repository. Can be changed to use the Bareos Subscription Repository
• bareos_sd_max_concurrent_jobs - [Optional] SD-level maximum concurrent jobs, defaults to 50

bareos_director:
  ip: 10.0.0.1
  name: backup

• bareos_clients - List of clients in following format:

bareos_clients:
  - name: some-hostname
    ansible_delegate_hostname: some-hostname
    address: 10.1.1.1
    password: MySuperSecretPassword
    enable_backup_job: true
    state: present                      # optional
    autostart: true                     # optional
    director_ip: 10.0.0.1               # optional
    director_name: backup               # optional
    max_job_bandwidth: 1 mb/s           # optional
    max_concurrent_jobs: 42             # optional, defaults to '20'

• bareos_filesets: List of filesets in following format:

bareos_filesets:
  - name: FilesetFoo
    description: "Backup Foo"
    include_files:
      - /home/foo
    exclude_files:
      - /home/foo/bar

Warning

The bareos_filesets[*].include_file is deprecated and replaced by bareos_filesets[*].include_files that allows to define a list of File path to include.

Warning

The bareos_filesets[*].exclude_file is deprecated and replaced by bareos_filesets[*].exclude_files to reflect the ability to exclude a list of File path.

• bareos_pools: List of pools in following format:

bareos_pools:
  - name: FullFoo
    retention: "365 days"               # optional
    max_vol_bytes: 50G                  # optional
    max_vol: 1000                       # optional
    next_pool: FullFooOffsite           # optional
    label: "FullFoo-"
    storage: FileFoo                    # optional if defined at the JobDefs level
  - name: IncrementalFoo
    retention: "365 days"
    max_vol_bytes: 50G
    max_vol: 1000
    label: "IncrementalFoo-"
    storage: FileFoo                    # optional if defined at the JobDefs level

bareos_dir_storage: List of storages in following format:

bareos_dir_storage:
  - name: FileFoo
    device: FileStorageFoo
    bareos_dir_ip: 10.0.0.1
    media_type: File2                   # optional, defaults to 'File'
    max_concurrent_jobs: 42             # optional, defaults to '50'

device can also become devices if you have multiple devices :

bareos_dir_storage:
  - name: FileFoo
    devices:
        - FileStorageFoo
        - FileStorageBar
    bareos_dir_ip: 10.0.0.1
    media_type: File2                   # optional, defaults to 'File'
    max_concurrent_jobs: 42             # optional, defaults to '50'

bareos_devices: List of devices in following format:

bareos_devices:
  - name: FileStorageFoo
    archive_device: /backup
    block_device: /dev/mapper/backup    # optional
    fstype: 'ext4'                      # default
    mode: '0750'                        # default
    opts: ''                            # optional, for ansible.posix.mount
    state: 'mounted'                    # default, for ansible.posix.mount
    media_type: File2                   # optional, defaults to 'File'
    max_concurrent_jobs: 42             # optional, defaults to '50'

Warning

The bareos_devices[*].arch_device is deprecated and replaced by bareos_devices[*].archive_device.

bareos_schedules: List of schedules in following format:

bareos_schedules:
- name: ScheduleFoo
  full: "Full on 1 at 02:23"
  incr: "Incremental daily at 02:25"

bareos_jobdefs: List of jobdefs in following format:

bareos_jobdefs:
  - name: JobDefFoo
    level: Incremental
    client: foo-fd
    fileset: FilesetFoo
    schedule: ScheduleFoo
    storage: FileFoo                    # optional
    pool: IncrementalFoo
    full_pool: FullFoo
    incr_pool: IncrementalFoo
    type: JOB_TYPE                      # optional, defaults to 'Backup'
    max_concurrent_jobs: 42             # optional, defaults to '50'

bareos_jobs: List of jobs in following format:

bareos_jobs:
  - name: JobFoo
    jobdef: JobDefFoo
    client: foo-fd

NOTES:

• ansible_delegate_hostname must match inventory_hostname in ansible inventory list. Some tasks will be delegated from backup server to this client
• enable_backup_job - Will create backup job DefaultJobLinux
• state - When set to absent, client will be removed from server config (default: present)
• autostart - Schedule first backup right away (default: true)
• director_ip - [Optional] Same as bareos_director, just different place to setup
• director_name - [Optional] Same as bareos_director, just different place to setup

Client

• bareos_install_client - Install packages for client (false)

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: bareos-client
  become: true
  roles:
    - { name: bareos, tags: bareos }

- hosts: bareos-server
  become: true
  roles:
    - { name: bareos, tags: bareos }

License

GNU GPL

Author Information

Jan Michalek a.k.a. VeselaHouba