Changes

Hp tape drives come bundled with Data Protector Express Single Server Edition 3.x (DPE) that is the Hp branded version of Yosemite Backup 8.x Single Server (YB). You may be interested in using one of this software for their graphical interface, for their extended scheduling capabilities or for their ability to interact (in full version) with other servers with installed tape drives (you could backup your data on a tape drive that is physically on another server).

Hp tape drives come bundled with Data Protector Express Single Server Edition 3.x (DPE) that is the Hp branded version of Yosemite Backup 8.x Single Server (YB). You may be interested in using one of this software for their graphical interface, for their extended scheduling capabilities or for their ability to interact (in full version) with other servers with installed tape drives (you could backup your data on a tape drive that is physically on another server).

<BR>First of all follow Hp/Yosemite instructions to install the product for a RedHat distribution. At the end of the installation process the software will be installed in:

<BR>First of all follow Hp/Yosemite instructions to install the product for a RedHat distribution. At the end of the installation process the software will be installed in:

 

  /usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup (Yosemite Backup)

  (Yosemite Backup): /usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup

  /usr/local/hp/dpx (Hp DPE)

 

  (Hp DPE): /usr/local/hp/dpx

 

Then you have to create services:

Then you have to create services:

 

/usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytlinsvc -i (Yosemite Backup)

/usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytlinsvc -i     (Yosemite Backup)

or:

or:

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dplinsvc -i (Hp DPE)

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dplinsvc -i     (Hp DPE)

Then you must instruct your SME server to autostart this service. To do so add a script in this folder:

Then you must instruct your SME server to autostart this service. To do so add a script in this folder:

/etc/e-smith/events/local

/etc/e-smith/events/local

containing the command to start the service:

containing the command to start the service:

usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytlinsvc -s (Yosemite Backup)

usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytlinsvc -s     (Yosemite Backup)

or:

or:

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dplinsvc -s (Hp DPE)

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dplinsvc -s     (Hp DPE)

You could have the capability to manage the software using a “clipper style” console very similar to Novell Netware applications panels, but this is not very practical (when starting this managemente console a warning will appear saying that this kind of interface is no longer supported); anyway the commands to do this are:

You could have the capability to manage the software using a “clipper style” console very similar to Novell Netware applications panels but this is not very practical (a warning will appear on your console saying that this kind of interface is no longer supported); anyway the commands to do this are:

usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytadmin (Yosemite Backup)

usr/local/yosemite/yosemitebackup/ytadmin     (Yosemite Backup)

or:

or:

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dpadmin (Hp DPE)

/usr/local/hp/dpx/dpadmin     (Hp DPE)

better try to use those command inside a linux terminal or putty console instead the server console.

better try to use those command inside a putty console instead the server console.

The more practical way to manage the software is installing again the software in console/remote only mode on a Windows or Linux desktop: when installing you will be asked to specify the hostname/ip address of the backup server you want to manage. You can now configure your backup sets. Remember to select the files to backup in the same way SME does for its backup on tape or disk: this command will give a listing of the files & folders included in a standard backup & restore, as per a default install of SME server:  

The more practical way to manage the software is installing again the software in management only mode on a Windows or Linux desktop: when installing you will be asked to specify the hostname/ip address of the backup server you want to manage; do not install services on your workstation: is not needed. When installation has completed you can launch your console to connect to YB/DPE service running on your SME server.<BR>

You can now configure your backup sets following the YB/DPE manual: basically protect the admin access with a password (both YB and DPE manage their own security and users).<BR>

perl -e 'use esmith::Backup; $b = new esmith::Backup;print join("\n",$b->restore_list)'

Remember to select the files to backup in the same way SME does for its backup on tape or disk: this command will give a listing of the files & folders included in a standard backup & restore, as per a default install of SME server:  

perl -e 'use esmith::Backup; $b = new esmith::Backup;print join("\n",$b->restore_list)'

Which on a sme7.x server shows:  

Which on a sme7.x server shows:  

home/e-smith<BR>etc/e-smith/templates-custom<BR>etc/e-smith/templates-user-custom<BR>etc/ssh<BR>root<BR>etc/sudoers<BR>etc/passwd<BR>etc/shadow<BR>etc/group<BR>etc/gshadow<BR>etc/samba/secrets.tdb<BR>etc/samba/<BR>smbpasswd<BR>etc/smbpasswd<BR>

home/e-smith

etc/e-smith/templates-custom

etc/e-smith/templates-user-custom

etc/ssh

root

etc/sudoers

etc/passwd

etc/shadow

etc/group

etc/gshadow

etc/samba/secrets.tdb

etc/samba/smbpasswd

etc/smbpasswd

This is the list of files to be selected when creating a backup job in Data Protector or Yosemite Backup jobs (You must backup also the catalog/database of the backup software).

This is the list of files to be selected when creating a backup job in Data Protector or Yosemite Backup jobs (You must backup also the catalog/database of the backup software).