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Restore from desktop to vmware (view source)
Revision as of 20:16, 8 January 2013
, 20:16, 8 January 2013moved Restore from desktop backup to Restore from desktop to vmware: vmware specific
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==Restore smeX in vmware using a desktop backup and winscp==
This method is usefull for a restore or 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 backup made to the desktop into a new SME server. In stead of using an USB-stick we will transport the backup using SSH (scp or secure copy). Since many sme-servers run in vmware, and using usb or iso-files can be complicated or impossible on ESX servers using SSH is a good alternative to transport the backup to the server.
==Forum discussion==
This how-to can be discussed on the forums [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,49417.0.html here]
==Make backup from original server to desktop in the server-manager==
go the http://ip/server-manager and backup to desktop
==Install new SME server (sme8.x) from iso in vmware==
Give it a temporary IP-adddress. When restoring it will get the ip-adresses from the server that was backed-up===
- 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
==Install vmware tools in the newly installed sme-server==
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 into the new 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 downloaded 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
# VM communication interface socket family: [FAILED]
# VM communication interface socket family: [FAILED]
# Guest operating system daemon: [ OK ]
# Guest operating system daemon: [ OK ]
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==Update the new SME server to latest packages before restoring from backup==
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
==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) )
- run comnmands below
log into new SME-server with winscp
copy sme.tgz to / directory
- log into the new SME server via SSH and run commands below
log into the new SME-server with ssh
cd /
signal-event pre-restore
tar -C / -xzvf smeserver.tgz
If you are replacing an original SME-server that is still running,
shut it down NOW before rebooting the new restored server! The ip-addresses will be the same and that will cause troubles on the network
After unpacking the backup with tar now signal the new SME-server to devour the backup
signal-event pre-restore
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/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,
Run tests if all works:
Run tests if all works:
- 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
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