Topic: Dar Backup

[ronaldson40]

I am running a virutal machine using VMWARe.

I have scheduled a dar backup of certain folders everyday at 2:00 am in the morning.

Now VMware stores its virtual machines in the folder  /opt/vmmachines
I have added this to the folders included for backup.

However i need to stop the vm machine when the backup starts and restart it when the backup finishes.

Regards
Ronald

DAR OUTPUT

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Connecting to /mnt/bigdisk
Expanding /etc/dar2/serverbackup template
Creating destination /datahub.sns.local/serverbackup dir
Creating /mnt/bigdisk/datahub.sns.local/serverbackup/db.zip
Expiring old backups
Executing pre-backup event
Verbose logging is off
Performing serverbackup backup
No terminal found for user interaction. All questions will be assumed a negative answer (less destructive choice), which most of the time will abort the program.

WARNING! File modified while reading it for backup: /opt/vmmachines/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmdk


 --------------------------------------------
 14613 inode(s) saved
 with 20 hard link(s) recorded
 1 inode(s) changed at the moment of the backup
 0 inode(s) not saved (no inode/file change)
 0 inode(s) failed to save (filesystem error)
 257 inode(s) ignored (excluded by filters)
 0 inode(s) recorded as deleted from reference backup
 --------------------------------------------
 Total number of inode considered: 14871
 --------------------------------------------


[ronaldson40]

Any ideas..? Can I insert a script before the dar script runs?? Can this be within the dar script... i.e add a stop to vmware services and once backup done start vmware services... I think it should be possible...


I need to backup the vmx since it is hosting my company accounting data... if anythin happens to it... it will hurt us bad....

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

[dmay]

Any ideas..? Can I insert a script before the dar script runs??.

This feature is already provided for you via the SME default pre-backup and post-backup events. Simply add action scripts for whatever you need to occur into these two default events. Read the developer manual for guidelines on actions/events.

Darrell

[ronaldson40]

So is this what I do

1. Create S60stopvmware having the following contents in the directory /etc/e-smith/events/pre-backup

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#!/bin/sh
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware stop


2. Create S60startvmware having the following contents in the directory /etc/e-smith/events/post-backup

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#!/bin/sh
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware start


3. Run

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signal-event post-upgrade

Am I correct?

[dmay]

3. Run

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signal-event post-upgrade
Am I correct?

There is no need to run the above _unless_ you are performing an upgrade. If you are just performing a backup, simply perform the backup. Nothing further required. The backup scripts executes the pre/post backup events.

Darrell

[ronaldson40]

Thank you....it worked....