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You can restore an SME server simply by restoring from a desktop backup. This is usefull for instance when upgrading a version (I used it to upgrade from 7.51 to 8.0). Restoring from a backup file is a quick and useful method for instance in VMware environments, since using USB disks or CD-rom or DVD adds complications you might not need.
You can restore an SME server simply by restoring from a desktop backup. This is usefull for instance when upgrading a version (I used it to upgrade from 7.51 to 8.0 in vmware esxi 4.1).
In this mini-howto I will show howto restore a desktop backup to a new server. In stead of using an USB-stick we will transport the backup using SSH (scp or secure copy).
In this mini-howto I will show howto restore a desktop backup to a new server. In stead of using an USB-stick we will transport the backup using SSH (scp or secure copy).
== Restore smeX in vmware using winscp ==
1. Make backup from original server to desktop
1. Make backup from original server to desktop
2. install sme8.x from iso in vmware
2. install new SME server (sme8.x) from iso in vmware
- do not use vmx network cards, but use e1000 nic's instead, see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7197
- log in via web-management console http://ip/server-manager and change remote acces so you can log in via ssh as root from internal network
3. install vmware tools, see http://wiki.contribs.org/VMware_Tools#SME_Server_8.0_Guest_on_ESXi_4.0_Update_1
3. install vmware tools, see http://wiki.contribs.org/VMware_Tools#SME_Server_8.0_Guest_on_ESXi_4.0_Update_1
in my case: SME Server 8.0 Guest on ESXi 4.0 Update 1
SME Server 8.0 Guest on ESXi 4.0 Update 1
Download the required packages
Download the required packages
log in via ssh
log in via ssh
cd /root
cd /root
mkdir vmtools
mkdir vmtools
cd vmtools
cd vmtools
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
Install the packages and dependencies (some dependencies might be downloaded, click Y)
Install the packages and dependencies (some dependencies might be downloaded, click Y)
/usr/bin/yum localinstall \
/usr/bin/yum localinstall \
vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
Link the start script to run level 7
Link the start script to run level 7
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
Start the service
Start the service
service vmware-tools start
service vmware-tools start
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4. update the new SME server to latest packages before restoring
4. update packages
- before update set yum straight
- before update set yum straight
check if this is still needed here:
check if this is still needed here: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,49362.0.html
yum clean all
yum clean all
rpm -Uhv \
rpm -Uhv \
http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/\
http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/\
/8.0/smeupdates/i386/RPMS/smeserver-yum-2.2.0-20.el5.sme.noarch.rpm
/8.0/smeupdates/i386/RPMS/smeserver-yum-2.2.0-20.el5.sme.noarch.rpm
signal-event yum-update
signal-event yum-update
- update
- update
yum update
yum update
it will make a list, say Y
it will make a list, say Y
wait while downloading lots of stuff & installing
wait while downloading lots of stuff & installing
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
4. restore with backup
4. restore with the backup file
- first make a snapshot in vmware, so you have a snapshot with updated packages (in case something goes wrong)
- copy sme.tzg to / directory new sme server (for instance form windows desktop with [winscp]http://winscp.net/eng/index.php (= cp via ssh) )
- log into the new SME server via SSH and run commands below
cd /
cd /
signal-event pre-restore
signal-event pre-restore
tar -C / -xzvf smeserver.tgz
tar -C / -xzvf smeserver.tgz
If you are replacing an original server that is still running,
If you are replacing an original SME-server that is still running,
shut it down before rebooting the new server
shut it down NOW before rebooting the new restored server!
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot
After reboot login to admin-console to change IPs to suit network
After reboot login to admin-console to change IPs to suit network
login to the restored server as admin and choose configure this server
Save & Reboot
Save & Reboot
Delete backup file
Delete backup file
cd /
cd /
rm smeserver.tgz
rm smeserver.tgz
System should now be online & operational,
System should now be online & operational,
- check email (send & retrieve)
- check email (send & retrieve)
- check connections & websites
- check connections & websites
- in Vmware make sure the new server boots after a shutdown of the vmware host
