How can I set up a dual-site Storage Daemon in Bacula (mirror the backup)

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Published on 2011-06-27T15:15:04Z Indexed on 2011/06/27 16:24 UTC
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On site A, I have sucessfully set up a bacula director on one host, several File Daemons on the hosts I want to backup, and finally one Storage Daemon where the backup actually is stored.

If disaster struck the building Site A, I want a second Storage Daemon on another site, Site B.

The Filesets, Director etc would be the same, except the jobs will be stored on the other Storage Daemon as well.

Are there any best practises on this?

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