[Fedora-directory-users] Re: backup/dump--restore/import

[Linux Admin]

The restore worked, yet it killed admin server.
had manually fix it by copying over adm.conf and admpw files
Great mail list! Thanks you!!!


On 10/24/07, Linux Admin <sysadmin.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> On 10/24/07, Richard Megginson <rmeggins at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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* <rmeggins at redhat.com
> > > <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com>> 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* <sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com >
> > >     > <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com>>> 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* < gholbert at broadcom.com
> > >     <mailto:gholbert at broadcom.com>
> > >     >     <mailto: gholbert at broadcom.com
> > >     <mailto:gholbert at broadcom.com>>> 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.
> > >     >
> > >     >
> > >     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
> > >
> > >     >
> > >     >         > 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* < sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto: sysadmin.linux at gmail.com>
> > >     >         <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto: sysadmin.linux at gmail.com>>
> > >     >         > <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com >
> > >     >         <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com
> > >     <mailto:sysadmin.linux at gmail.com>>>> wrote:
> > >     >         >
> > >     >         >     Please forgive the newbee question here.
> > >     >         >     What is the best way to
> > backup/dump--restore/import a
> > >     >         fedora ldap
> > >     >         >     server
> > >     >         >     (without downtime)
> > >     >         >     TIA
> > >     >         >
> > >     >         >
> > >     >         >
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