Thanks Richard, George, Ivan for all you help. I will do some more testing, so far I did manage to get it work on new server with the same identifier. <div>On 10/24/07, Richard Megginson <<a href="mailto:rmeggins@redhat.com">rmeggins@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Linux Admin wrote: > DR is disaster recovery. > Copy is OK...I tar the file and sftp to the server. > backup/restore work ok from CLI for me too, but only if backup is done > of the original server and resotre is done on the same server. > Tring taking backup of server A and restore it to vanilly server B > does not. Will that work for anyone? It should work, assuming the same suffix/database/index configuration on both servers, and assuming the architecture of both machines are the same. > > > On 10/24/07, *Richard Megginson* <<a href="mailto:rmeggins@redhat.com">rmeggins@redhat.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:rmeggins@redhat.com">rmeggins@redhat.com</a>>> wrote: > > Linux Admin wrote: > > It get really bad: > > on new clean server: > > Backup from CLI: db2bak > > Restore CLI: works OK > > then I bring the dir produce by db2bak from the server I am > trying to > > restore to new box and teh same restore commad fails > Then there must be something going wrong with the copy. Because > backup/restore from cli works ok. > > > > > > On 10/24/07, *Linux Admin* <<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com </a>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote: > > > > Using the refernace for redhat site even command line does work > > error 43: Failed to read backup file set > > > > > > > > On 10/24/07, * George Holbert* < <a href="mailto:gholbert@broadcom.com">gholbert@broadcom.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:gholbert@broadcom.com">gholbert@broadcom.com</a>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:gholbert@broadcom.com"> gholbert@broadcom.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:gholbert@broadcom.com">gholbert@broadcom.com</a>>>> wrote: > > > > Backup/Restore: Creates / restores from a copy of the > > server's binary > > database files. > > Export/Import: Creates / imports from ASCII text LDIF > files > > representing the data in the directory server. > > > > It's actually a good idea to do both (if possible), as this > > will give > > you the most flexibility when you're in the heat of a > restore. > > > > > <a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147">http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147 </a> > > < > <a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147">http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147</a>> > > > > > I get error 53 (failed to read the backup file set) > > > > Is the backup file set still there? > > > > > > Linux Admin wrote: > > > If I want to do through GUI: which option do I use: > > Backup/Restore or > > > Import/Export > > > When I sued Backup....I tried to restore into vanilla > LDAP > > specifying > > > the top level directory which contains NetascapeRoot > and userRoot > > > subdirs, I get error 53 (failed to read the backup > file set) > > > > > > > > > On 10/18/07, *Linux Admin* < <a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto: <a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com"> sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>>> > > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com </a>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > Please forgive the newbee question here. > > > What is the best way to backup/dump--restore/import a > > fedora ldap > > > server > > > (without downtime) > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > > <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>> > > <mailto: <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>>> > > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> > > < > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a>> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > > <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com"> Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> > <<a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a>> > > > > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com"> Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users </a> > -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> </blockquote></div>