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Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ4] Test backup not possible to restore!

Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ4] Test backup not possible to restore!
From: Malcolm McLeary <mmcleary@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun Feb 18 08:33:57 2001
List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Hi Mike,

on 12/2/01 7:29 PM, Mike Mulder at mike.mulder@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> For testing purposes, I setup a virtual website with users and mail clients,
> created a full backup through FTP, cleared the Cobalt (rm -rf /, always
> wanted to do this ;-))and restored the Cobalt OS with the Restore CD, and
> now I wish to restore it to the state it was.
> 
> I restored the .raq backupfile to the RaQ4 through the browser, and it shows
> a long list of the files and directories which are restored afterwards.
> 
> But what's next? I don't see any differences and the server configuration is
> still the same. I tried a reboot, but it boots as if there is nothing
> restored.
> 
> Next thing I tried was to copy the .raq backupfile to the cobalt, stripped
> the headers and un-tar-red the files to their original locations. Now the
> system seems restored, but a lot of errors occurred. The server doesn't
> function properly now (Internal server error).
> 
> So I wonder what is the right procedure to backup and restore?

Seems like a reasonable thing to do, but I have never trusted the built-in
backup capability.  The ONLY backup tool I trust is Dantz Retrospect Backup.

I have been using Retrospect for a long time with Macs and Windows PCs and
recently with Qubes, but it has only been able to backup samba and netatalk
shares.  Dantz are working on a Linux client, but since it is x86 based I
have not been able to try it until the Qube3 was released.

Today I installed the Retrospect Linux client on an operational Qube3 and
did a full backup.  I then took a fresh Qube3, installed all the patches
available via BlueLinQ, installed the Retrospect Linux client and did a full
restore from the backup of the first Qube3.  I did it in 3 passes, /, /home,
and /var followed by a reboot.

I now have two identical Qube3s.  IMHO disaster recovery with the aid of
Dantz Retrospect Backup is possible.

Here is the Retrospect Log for the exercise ...

+    Retrospect version 5.2-a1
    Launched at 14/02/2001 12:53
*    qube3.tdasys.com.au: first access
*    vfm-online.tdasys.com.au: first access

+    Normal backup using RaQ4 - VFM Online at 14/02/2001 1:02
    To backup set RaQ4 - Site1...

-    14/02/2001 1:02:14: Copying site1 on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:02:14: Connected to vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:02:20: Snapshot stored, 95 KB
    14/02/2001 1:02:20: Comparing site1 on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:02:23: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 421 files, 1,970 KB, with 62% compression
        Performance: 38.4 MB/minute (28.8 copy, 57.7 compare)
        Duration: 00:00:08 (00:00:02 idle/loading/preparing)

        Can't export "", error -1101 (file/directory not found)
    Quit at 14/02/2001 1:02

+    Retrospect version 5.2-a1
    Launched at 14/02/2001 1:02

+    Normal backup using RaQ4 - Complete Server at 14/02/2001 1:05
    To backup set RaQ4 - Complete [001]...

    14/02/2001 1:05:58: Connected to vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
*    Resolved container vfm-online.tdasys.com.au to 3 volumes:
        / on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
        home on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
        var on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au

-    14/02/2001 1:05:58: Copying / on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
        File "/dev/initctl": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient
permissions)
        File "/dev/log": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient permissions)
        File "/dev/printer": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient
permissions)
    14/02/2001 1:15:21: Snapshot stored, 6,672 KB
    14/02/2001 1:15:33: Comparing / on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:22:06: 3 execution errors
        Completed: 34589 files, 549.9 MB, with 47% compression
        Performance: 74.5 MB/minute (66.9 copy, 83.9 compare)
        Duration: 00:16:08 (00:01:27 idle/loading/preparing)

-    14/02/2001 1:22:07: Copying home on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
        File "/home/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432": can't read, error -1017
(insufficient permissions)
    14/02/2001 1:23:25: Snapshot stored, 648 KB
    14/02/2001 1:23:26: Comparing home on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
        File "/home/log/httpd/adm_access": different modify date/time (set:
9/02/2001 11:03:16, vol: 9/02/2001 11:05:44)
    14/02/2001 1:24:25: 2 execution errors
        Completed: 3023 files, 96.3 MB, with 47% compression
        Performance: 93.1 MB/minute (90.2 copy, 97.8 compare)
        Duration: 00:02:17 (00:00:13 idle/loading/preparing)

-    14/02/2001 1:24:25: Copying var on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:24:37: Snapshot stored, 66 KB
    14/02/2001 1:24:37: Comparing var on vfm-online.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:24:42: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 241 files, 12.1 MB, with 69% compression
        Performance: 120.7 MB/minute (103.5 copy, 144.9 compare)
        Duration: 00:00:16 (00:00:04 idle/loading/preparing)

    14/02/2001 1:24:49: 5 execution errors
    Total performance: 76.6 MB/minute with 47% compression
    Total duration: 00:18:44 (00:01:45 idle/loading/preparing)
    Quit at 14/02/2001 1:24

+    Retrospect version 5.2-a1
    Launched at 14/02/2001 1:25

+    Normal backup using Qube3 - Complete Server at 14/02/2001 1:27
    To backup set Qube3 - Complete [001]...

    14/02/2001 1:27:04: Connected to qube3.tdasys.com.au
*    Resolved container qube3.tdasys.com.au to 3 volumes:
        / on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        home on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        var on qube3.tdasys.com.au

-    14/02/2001 1:27:04: Copying / on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        File "/dev/initctl": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient
permissions)
        File "/dev/log": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient permissions)
        File "/dev/printer": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient
permissions)
        File "/usr/sausalito/cced.socket": can't read, error -1017
(insufficient permissions)
    14/02/2001 1:35:39: Snapshot stored, 6,631 KB
    14/02/2001 1:35:49: Comparing / on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/connectnum": different modify date/time
(set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:00)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Admserv.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:07)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Apache.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:06)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/AppleShare.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/CPU.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:06)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Disk.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:06)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/DNS.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Email.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/FTP.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:06)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/IMAP.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Memory.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:06)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Network.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:07)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/POP3.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/RAID.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:02, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:09)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/SMTP.lastRun": different modify
date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/Telnet.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:00, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:04)
        File "/usr/sausalito/codb/objects/13/WinShare.lastRun": different
modify date/time (set: 9/02/2001 10:59:01, vol: 9/02/2001 11:14:08)
    14/02/2001 1:41:48: 21 execution errors
        Completed: 34288 files, 537.2 MB, with 46% compression
        Performance: 76.4 MB/minute (66.5 copy, 90.0 compare)
        Duration: 00:14:44 (00:00:45 idle/loading/preparing)

-    14/02/2001 1:41:49: Copying home on qube3.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:51:29: Snapshot stored, 2,930 KB
    14/02/2001 1:51:35: Comparing home on qube3.tdasys.com.au
    14/02/2001 1:58:18: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 13780 files, 597.0 MB, with 9% compression
        Performance: 78.0 MB/minute (69.5 copy, 88.8 compare)
        Duration: 00:16:29 (00:01:10 idle/loading/preparing)

-    14/02/2001 1:58:20: Copying var on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        File "/var/run/ndc": can't read, error -1017 (insufficient
permissions)
    14/02/2001 1:58:39: Snapshot stored, 41 KB
    14/02/2001 1:58:39: Comparing var on qube3.tdasys.com.au
        File "/var/log/retropds.log": different modify date/time (set:
9/02/2001 11:13:50, vol: 9/02/2001 11:39:52)
    14/02/2001 1:58:47: 2 execution errors
        Completed: 133 files, 25.1 MB, with 75% compression
        Performance: 150.2 MB/minute (125.2 copy, 187.8 compare)
        Duration: 00:00:27 (00:00:06 idle/loading/preparing)

    14/02/2001 1:58:58: 23 execution errors
    Total performance: 77.4 MB/minute with 28% compression
    Total duration: 00:31:43 (00:02:02 idle/loading/preparing)
    Quit at 14/02/2001 2:03

+    Retrospect version 5.2-a1
    Launched at 14/02/2001 2:05
*    qube.local: first access

+    Executing Restore from Backup at 14/02/2001 2:11
    14/02/2001 2:11:34: Connected to qube.local
    To volume / on qube.local...

-    14/02/2001 2:11:34: Restoring from Qube3 - Complete [001]
    14/02/2001 2:13:17: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 2255 files, 7,432 KB
        Performance: 4.8 MB/minute
        Duration: 00:01:42 (00:00:13 idle/loading/preparing)

+    Executing Restore from Backup at 14/02/2001 2:14
    14/02/2001 2:14:10: Connected to qube.local
    To volume home on qube.local...

-    14/02/2001 2:14:10: Restoring from Qube3 - Complete [001]
    14/02/2001 2:35:12: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 13326 files, 591.4 MB
        Performance: 28.1 MB/minute
        Duration: 00:21:01

+    Executing Restore from Backup at 14/02/2001 2:35
    14/02/2001 2:35:58: Connected to qube.local
    To volume var on qube.local...

-    14/02/2001 2:35:58: Restoring from Qube3 - Complete [001]
    14/02/2001 2:36:17: Execution completed successfully
        Completed: 130 files, 25.1 MB
        Performance: 88.3 MB/minute
        Duration: 00:00:18 (00:00:01 idle/loading/preparing)
    Quit at 14/02/2001 2:37

The host vfm-online.tdasys.com.au is actually a development RaQ4 and I'll be
running some more tests on it, but for the moment I'm pretty happy that it
works for a Qube3.

Please note that Retrospect 5.2-a1 and the Linux client are still in beta
test, so they are not readily available.  However if you ask the right
person, you might be granted access to the download site.

    Paul Mackinney
    Dantz Development
    925.253.3098
    paul_mackinney@xxxxxxxxx

Cheers,  Malcolm

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