RE: [cobalt-users] FW: RaQ2 Restore Problems

["Richard Feist" <richard.feist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

H'mmm looks like my problem... I wasn't happy that this was ok so I fell
back to relying on the Legato client kindly included, except it to doesnt
work... I am currently also seeking a backup solution in a ISP dedicated
server hosting scenario as described

Richard Feist
nyxtec

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of pwc
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:34 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] FW: RaQ2 Restore Problems
>
>
> At 16:35 22/02/00 -0000, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	Lawton,L,Lewis,MGD6 LAWTONL R
> >> Sent:	22 February 2000 16:34
> >> To:	'cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> >> Subject:	RaQ2 Restore Problems
> >>
> >> A few weeks ago RyRuns @aol.com reported problems restoring a cpmplete
> >> server back up  I could not find a reply in the user group.
>
> Maybe nobody backs up the whole server - only user files.Oh Dear!
> >>
> >> I am evaluating RaQ2 for a private clients intranet.  I wanted
> to provide
> >> a number of RaQs on line for web serving with one RaQ as on
> site Standby.
> >> As part of my testing I tried to restore a complete server backup which
> >> had been FTP'd to another RaQ i was using as an FTP server.  I
> moved the
> >> back .raq file back to the admin directory of a Raq and then tried to
> >> restore using the browser interface and got the same results
> as ryan  eg
> >> little evidence of activity and the characters <!-- in the
> otherwise blank
> >> browser window.
> >>
> >> I have tried (in vain) to run the restore.cgi from the command
> line after
> >> telnetting into the box.  I supplied the following parameters
> >> mode = "admin"
> >> group = ""
> >> stage = "0"   (i now know that this means full non selective restore)
> >> homedirarchive = filename of the backup.raq file
> >>
> >> no success so far.  Have you managed to sort anthing out.  I
> find it hard
> >> to believe cobalt don't have an instant answer for this
>
> All I want to do is to push a button and backup config files, and
> then to be able to press a button marked "restore" and have the
> config files
> restored  - and then see that the backup has worked.
> A week ago I identified a very helpful chap employed I believe by cobalt
> europe.
> After some effort we eventually managed to do scheduled backups of config
> files
> to the raq2 itself, and then downloading them to a remote PC. This was
> fine, I
> thought we had solved the problem. Yesterday I received the
> dreaded message -
> the attempt to restore the config files to a standby raq2 had failed. The
> problem
> had been passed to a cobalt specialist in US of A and an answer expected
> today.
> No message yet.
>
> You find it hard to believe, Lew. I find it unbelievable.This is
> elementary
> stuff
> you would have thought. I desperately need an answer to my very simple
> problem.
> What chance have you got.
>
> Peter
> Moorland
> (pwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
>
>
>
> >>
> >> Lew Lawton
> >
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