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Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: Salmoneus on March 26, 2007, 08:55:03 AM

We are using HP Data Protector as a (remote) backup system, and we want to include our SME server in that system. The system consists of a backup agent installed on the SME and a central server. Basically a remote file backup.

Installation of backup agents is not a problem, and taking backups works fine. Restoring individual "data files" in user folders and ibays works too. But restoring a complete system does not work at all.

I suspect that a few signal-events are required, but I need to know which.

What is required before and after a backup?

What is required before and after a restore?


Thanks!

/Per

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: Salmoneus on March 29, 2007, 07:50:02 AM

No-one?

Come on, this must be standard stuff.

/Per

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: pfloor on March 29, 2007, 08:12:30 AM

Quote from: "Salmoneus"

No-one?

Come on, this must be standard stuff.

/Per

It is standard stuff and has been answered MANY times. A search would have netted you many topics and this being the most recent:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35673.0

This thread outlines what happens during a system backup, what directories are backed up and what happens during a restore.

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: Salmoneus on April 03, 2007, 08:17:43 AM

Thanks! I have searched, but most hits covered the "native" backup solutions.

A few related questions:

I have moved parts of the pre- and post-backup events, to prevent tape-related commands to be run, as we do not have a tape unit connected to the server. Are there any downsides to that?

When the pre-backup event runs, I get this in the eventlog. I do not see that on another server with the same SME version. Is that normal?

Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Running event handler: /etc/e-smith/events/pre-backup/S25gentle-ldap-dump
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapcat: Could not open/create id2entry.gdbm
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: slapcat: could not open database.
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[2842]: slapd shutdown: waiting for 0 threads to terminate
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[2836]: slapd stopped.
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME ldap: slapd shutdown succeeded
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Stopping slapd: ^[[60G[   ^[[1;32mOK^[[0;39m   ]^M
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Creating LDIF dump:
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[3180]: daemon: socket() failed errno=97 (Address family not supported by protocol)
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[3188]: slapd starting
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME ldap: slapd startup succeeded

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: pfloor on April 03, 2007, 08:44:53 AM

Quote from: "Salmoneus"

Thanks! I have searched, but most hits covered the "native" backup solutions.

A few related questions:

I have moved parts of the pre- and post-backup events, to prevent tape-related commands to be run, as we do not have a tape unit connected to the server. Are there any downsides to that?

There is no need to do that.  The scripts will only attempt to rewind/eject a tape if there is one present.

Quote from: "Salmoneus"

When the pre-backup event runs, I get this in the eventlog. I do not see that on another server with the same SME version. Is that normal?

Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Running event handler: /etc/e-smith/events/pre-backup/S25gentle-ldap-dump
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapcat: Could not open/create id2entry.gdbm
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: slapcat: could not open database.
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[2842]: slapd shutdown: waiting for 0 threads to terminate
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[2836]: slapd stopped.
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME ldap: slapd shutdown succeeded
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Stopping slapd: ^[[60G[   ^[[1;32mOK^[[0;39m   ]^M
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME e-smith[3126]: Creating LDIF dump:
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[3180]: daemon: socket() failed errno=97 (Address family not supported by protocol)
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME slapd[3188]: slapd starting
Apr  2 10:39:40 SERVERNAME ldap: slapd startup succeeded

/etc/e-smith/events/pre-backup/S25gentle-ldap-dump is not part of a stock SME7. Where did it come from?

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: Salmoneus on April 03, 2007, 09:42:16 AM

My bad. That server is an SME 6. Still, are those messages "normal"?

Title: Backup and restore using "third-party" products
Post by: pfloor on April 03, 2007, 05:55:29 PM

Quote from: "Salmoneus"

My bad. That server is an SME 6.

Yes, that would definitely be "your bad" (in more ways than one).  SME6 is depreciated and no longer being maintained/supported.  You "Need" to upgrade ASAP.

Quote from: "Salmoneus"

Still, are those messages "normal"?

I don't know.  The backup/restore routine has changed and I don't have a running SME6 server anymore and don't remember how it worked.

You posted in the SME7 forums and is assumed that if you post in the version 7 forum that you have version 7.  All the information I gave you relates to SME7 and may or may not be valid for SME6.  

In any case, you are posting in the wrong forum.  I am moving this topic to the SME6 section.  Maybe you can get some help there.