Let’s have a look at the main components of Bacula Enterprise and how the data and commands flow between them.
Bacula Enterprise is composed of five main components:
- The Director which supervises all the backup, restore, verify and archive operations.
- The Storage Daemon is the software that performs the storage of the file attributes and data to the physical backup media.
- The File Daemon or Client is installed on each machine to be backed up.
- The Catalog is responsible for maintaining the file indexes for all files backed up.
- The Consoles allow the user to interact with the Director. It is available in two versions:
- A text-based console interface, called bconsole.
- A web interface, called BWeb Management Suite.
These modules have an architecture for security in a way that other Cloud, Appliance and software backup vendors cannot match. For more detailed information, please contact us or refer to our main manual.
During the Bacula Enterprise Trial, you may want to read two documents related to specific features:
- The Global EndPoint Deduplication plugin whitepaper: gives deeper insight into Bacula Enterprise’s deduplication feature for both the Storage Daemon and the File Daemon (the agent). If needed, you can download the technical datasheet here.
- Cloud Connectivity: an overview into architecture and gateways.
