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=== Description ===

=== Description ===

This is a suite of script intended to help backup and restore when migrating to another box with same SME version or more recent.

This is a script intended to help backup and restore when migrating to another box with the same SME version or newer.

It will create an archive similar to the console usb backup, hence allowing console restore at startup directly after install.

It will create an archive similar to the console usb backup, hence allowing console restore at startup directly after install.

It will backup all the already known by the script locations for every installed contribs.

It will backup all the known configurations and files for every installed contribs.

It will also backup some user space known to have potential manually added files.

It will also backup some user space known to potentially have manually added files.

It will create a list of rpm currently installed and break them down to ease the install later.  

It will create a list of rpm currently installed and break them down to ease the install later.  

A WIP will be to download the rpms from the repos to allow quick reinstall. A script will be used later to allow download from a more recent version.

A WIP will be to download the rpms from the repos to allow quick reinstall. Another script will be used later to allow download from a more recent version.

There is also an exclusion list. By default /home/e-smith/files is in this exclusion list So you can have a server backup and restore faster, It assumes you backup those files separately and restore them manually latter (or have them on a separate mount point you can easily remount latter), as the server can boot without them on install.

There is also an exclusion list. By default /home/e-smith/files is in this exclusion list so you can have a faster server backup and restore. It assumes you backup those files separately and restore them manually later (or have them on a separate mount point you can easily remount latter), as the server can boot without them on install.

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You can then edit the script and  Add you directories or files to include in the '''dir.list''' section, your exclusion in '''exclude.list''' section. Then check all your contribs are listed, and the associated destination are correct.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

You can then edit the script and  Add your directories or files to include in the '''dir.list''' section, your exclusion in '''exclude.list''' section. Then check all your contribs are listed, and the associated destination are correct.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

vim /usr/bin/migratehelper.sh

vim /usr/bin/migratehelper.sh

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Then run the script

Then run the script.

 

 

 

 

 

{{Warning box|When starting this script :

{{Warning box|When starting this script :

it will create the list of files to backup, then it will stop services that could modify your backup

it will create the list of files to backup, then it will stop services that could modify your backup

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It will then process all the files to backup and display the progress on screen. After creating the definitive list depending on installed rpms, it will then Create a list of rpm installed and breakdown them in two easy to restore lists :

It will then process all the files to backup and display the progress on screen. After creating the definitive list depending on installed rpms, it will then create a list of rpm installed and breakdown them in two easy to restore lists :

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