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| [http://dar.linux.free.fr/ DAR homepage] | | [http://dar.linux.free.fr/ DAR homepage] |
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| + | {{Note box|'''Important''' - Be aware of the concepts and issues as described in this section https://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_server_config#Backup_and_Restore_concepts.2C_issues_and_other_information}} |
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| ===Typical scenarios=== | | ===Typical scenarios=== |
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| each set". | | each set". |
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− | if you want a fixed number of increments in each set, then choose "Full backup
| + | If you want a fixed number of increments, less than a multiple of 7, in each set, then choose "Full backup |
− | is allowed on" = Anyday. | + | is allowed on" = Everyday. eg Daily backups in each set = 6 will result in 1 Full backup and 5 incremental backups, on each full backup all backups are deleted including the incrementals. |
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| ===Adding/Excluding Directories and Files from the backup list=== | | ===Adding/Excluding Directories and Files from the backup list=== |
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− | {{Warning box|The e-smith-backup panel is designed to be used as a full disaster recovery backup & restore method for your sme server, and as such relies on the correct directories being included in the backup. Do not delete any of the default directories from 40go-into as these are all essential for a successful full Restore of your backup to a clean install of the sme server operating system (you will need to reinstall add on apps or contribs). You can safely add directories eg /opt, as indicated, but that should typically be the extent of changes made.}} | + | {{Warning box|The e-smith-backup panel is designed to be used as a full disaster recovery backup & restore method for your sme server, and as such relies on the correct directories being included in the backup. Do not delete any of the default directories from 40go-into as these are all essential for a successful full Restore of your backup to a clean install of the sme server operating system (you will need to reinstall add on apps or contribs). You can safely add directories eg /opt (without leading '/' ), as indicated, but that should typically be the extent of changes made.}} |
| ====Adding Files and Directories==== | | ====Adding Files and Directories==== |
| The default backup does not include /opt | | The default backup does not include /opt |
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| mount /dev/sdc1 /media/BackupDrive1/ | | mount /dev/sdc1 /media/BackupDrive1/ |
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− | You can mount the configured CIFS/SMB destination using<syntaxhighlight> | + | You can mount the configured CIFS/SMB destination using<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" > |
− | mount -t cifs //$(config getprop backupwk SmbHost)/$(config getprop backupwk SmbShare) /mnt/smb -o credentials=/etc/dar/CIFScredentials | + | mount -t cifs //$(config getprop backupwk SmbHost)/$(config getprop backupwk SmbShare) $(config getprop backupwk Mount) -o credentials=/etc/dar/CIFScredentials |
− | </syntaxhighlight>List available backup sets using<syntaxhighlight> | + | </syntaxhighlight>List available backups<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" > |
− | ls /mnt/smb/$(config get SystemName).$(config get DomainName)/
| + | find $(config getprop backupwk Mount)/$(config get SystemName).$(config get DomainName) -name "*.1.dar" | sed s/\.1\.dar$// |
| </syntaxhighlight> | | </syntaxhighlight> |
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| {{Note box|Unmount the backup destination after any manual exploration: | | {{Note box|Unmount the backup destination after any manual exploration: |
− | umount /mnt/smb}} | + | umount $(config getprop backupwk Mount)}} |
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| [[Category: Backup]] | | [[Category: Backup]] |
− | [[Category:Howto]] | + | [[Category: Howto]] |