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#Install the [[DAR2]] package on the SME8 system, if still on the Beta release you'll need to switch the contribs repo as per: [[SME8.0_Contribs_QA]]. Note that a reboot after you do switch the repo will switch it back to the SME8 one which at this moment does not have any contribs in it, as they have not yet been released for SME8 (although a lot of them do work - see [[SME8.0_Contribs_QA]]).

#Install the [[DAR2]] package on the SME8 system, if still on the Beta release you'll need to switch the contribs repo as per: [[SME8.0_Contribs_QA]]. Note that a reboot after you do switch the repo will switch it back to the SME8 one which at this moment does not have any contribs in it, as they have not yet been released for SME8 (although a lot of them do work - see [[SME8.0_Contribs_QA]]).

#Plug in the external USB Hard Drive and restore the dar2 database as per [[DAR2#Manual_restore_of_DAR2_configuration]]

#Plug in the external USB Hard Drive and restore the dar2 database as per [[DAR2#Manual_restore_of_DAR2_configuration]]

#Do a restore using the [[DAR2]] package panel in server-manager.  You'll need to get the data format right, it corresponds to the directory name on the USB HD.  

#Do a restore using the [[DAR2]] package panel in server-manager.  You'll need to get the data format right, it corresponds to the directory name on the USB HD. My backup took about 3 hours, the restore took about 1.5 hours. I have about 250gb of data.

My backup took about 3 hours, the restore took about 1.5 hours. I have about 250gb of data.

#The Server manager package says "success" when it means it thinks it might be running! Get into a terminal window and use ''tail -F /var/log/messages'' to monitor the activity.  It will leave a message in here when the restore is finished.

#The Server manager package says "success" when it means it thinks it might be running! Get into a terminal window and use ''tail -F /var/log/messages'' to monitor the activity.  It will leave a message in here when the restore is finished.

#When it has done, then do a ''Signal-event post-upgrade'' and ''signal-event reboot'' and check that the data is correct and that your server does the job you expect of it.

#When it has done, then do a ''Signal-event post-upgrade'' and ''signal-event reboot'' and check that the data is correct and that your server does the job you expect of it.

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#Another alternative for returning to 7.5 is to re-install 7.5 on the system, then install [[DAR2]], then restore the data from the USB hard Drive backup.

#Another alternative for returning to 7.5 is to re-install 7.5 on the system, then install [[DAR2]], then restore the data from the USB hard Drive backup.