Hi I'm wanting to test and make certain of the integrity of my backups for a full restore of system config/user data/mysql files.
I am using DAR2 to backup the server every night with a full backup done every sat night. I use DAR2 as this is more configurable and flexible.This is an intermediate solution until i can set-up and configure Affa correctly- I'm a noobie!
My production server is a version 7.5. The backup is to a external USb drive (250GB)
The total backup size of the backup is appx 35GB.
I would like to confirm that i can restore my system from fresh using the dar2 backup.
I need to confirm a few things.
1. I have a 7.2 SME on disk and am trying to get the OS up and running on the previous version- will this cause issues regarding attempting to restore to a previous version of SME?
2. I have attempted to install DAR backup onto my 7.2SME but displays that it cant source the repository- Internet connection is fine? (using the DAR2 contrib instructions regarding installing the software)- is this due to the same problem- I have a previous version and need to install all the updates?
3. Is it possible to restore a full DAR2 backup to a current running version- i am aware of the recommendation to restore to a "fresh" system but have come across Michael Weinbergs instructions regarding how to restore to a running system- this hasn't worked for me. I get to the part where it prompts for a backup file to restore after booting but the system cannot find the backup - Ive confirmed that the usb disk is mounted.
4. Are there any procedures that I have left out- installing updates before restoring??
My thoughts maybe scattered but a feel a little bit lost??- any help would be appreciated.
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