Azure VM Plugin: Installation

Bacula Enterprise Only

This solution is only available for Bacula Enterprise. For subscription inquiries, please reach out to sales@baculasystems.com.

The Microsoft Azure Plugin can work on any machine with a Bacula File Daemon.

Since all backup/restore interactions are network based, any Bacula Enterprise File Daemon with access to the necessary Microsoft Azure endpoints can be used to run the plugin.

Dependencies

The Microsoft Azure plugin needs two additional software to work

After the installation the final step is to log into Azure CLI by running az login or az login --use-device-code if the plugin runs on a server with no GUI.

Note

When using az login --use-device-code, Azure-CLI may prompt the user to visit: https://microsoft.com/devicelogin for login, however, the page is no longer available. The user should instead go to: https://aka.ms/devicelogin.

Prerequisites

The Plugin Directory directive of the File Daemon resource in /opt/bacula/etc/bacula-fd.conf should point to the location where the azure-vm-fd.so plugin is installed. The default directory is: /opt/bacula/plugins

FileDaemon {
  Name = bacula-fd
  Plugin Directory = /opt/bacula/plugins
  ...
}

Installation of the Plugin

Note

See the List of Bacula Enterprise Plugins for plugin package names and information on where to install each plugin.

For more information about plugin installation see Linux: Install File Daemon (Client) and its Plugins.