On 01/04/2012 09:24 AM, Rob Crittenden wrote: > Erinn Looney-Triggs wrote: >> On 12/27/2011 04:01 PM, Craig T wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a hot backup technique for IPA? From my reading the best >>> solution is to setup a replication server then shut the replication >>> server down and do a backup? >>> >>> cya >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Freeipa-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users >> >> >> >> Yeah this seems to be a bit of a problem. I am currently working through >> the same thing and all I can find is advice like, "back everything up", >> because there are files used by IPA all over the place. That seems a bit >> ridiculous to me, so I am trying to piece together what it really does, >> and what files are really needed. >> >> One part I have found so far is the hot backups for the directory >> servers (note the plural, PKI has its own instance). You need to use the >> db2bak.pl (not the db2bak script which requires dirsrv to be stopped) >> script to do a hot backup of the directory server. The general idea can >> be found in these docs here: >> >> http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9.0/html/Administration_Guide/Populating_Directory_Databases-Backing_Up_and_Restoring_Data.html >> >> >> >> Under section 4.3.1.2. Unfortunately, those docs are wrong about how to >> run the db2bak.pl script, so to figure that out you have to read here: >> >> http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9.0/html/Configuration_Command_and_File_Reference/Perl_Scripts.html#Perl_Scripts-db2bak.pl_Create_backup_of_database >> >> >> >> So far that is all I have, just remember to back up both your domain >> instance of the LDAP db, as well as the PKI instance. You can then >> easily copy those backup files, using your backup tool of choice. As >> well as taking a copy of /etc/dirsrv/ and all it contains. >> >> -Erinn > > This covers just one piece of IPA. There are also config files, SSL > certificates, etc, for many different services. > > Backing up is easy. Restoring to a new bare metal machine and having it > actually work is hard. Better to back up too much than too little. > > rob
Yeah folks, that is why I say "one part". I am pointing out how to deal with one, and only one, piece of your setup. If I had unlimited storage I would back everything up all the time, forever, because more is better than less. -Erinn
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