Utilização do Bacula como ferramenta livre para gestão de backup

Abstract

This work showed the applicability of bacula community version as a free and free tool for professional management of backup (backup) in the area of technology of companies, in addition to its ability to add value to organizations, for this, in this work, information was conceived as one of the main and most valuable assets owned by the organization, which provides its main competitive factor , that is, explained the importance of backup and keeping this information secure, identified the main types of backup, the main pillars of information security that lead to the theme “backup”, and the strategies most used in organizations today as GFS -Grandfather-Father-Son, also showed the main types of storage media currently used by companies. In addition to the conceptual aspects, it was also analyzed and presented in practice the operation of the free bacula backup tool in Linux and Windows environments, explained its operation and how it can be useful in organizations, adding value and allowing agility in backup processes. It was also presented the graphical interface Baculum that allows the monitoring and administration of Bacula through an internet browser, which can be installed on any device, whether fixed or mobile. In addition to the user-friendly interface of Baculum web, it has also been shown the Baculum API allows developers to create other interfaces, modules or applications, bringing more versatility to the project. Showed that the bacula client module that is installed on the machines where it will be backed up can be installed on any operating system, be it Linux, Windows or Mac. After analyzing all the modules and processes of Bacula, as well as its standard graphical interface, it was found that together, they form a single complete backup solution that can help companies a lot, especially the smaller ones where you do not have só many resources and investments to apply in backup infrastructure, since Bacula is free and licensed by the GPL License ­ General Pubic License. The result was satisfactory because at the end of this work one has with illustrations in practice, a complete and functional solution that can be implemented anywhere considering its proportions.