[cobalt-users] Backup Procedure - mySQL and nameserver config

["Simon Pierce" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Here's the step by step backup procedure for a RaQ 3 I posted last week. I
still don't know if it works as I have no means of trying it!

I have a question: what should I add to the following to ensure that I
backup the mySQL server, and Nameserver configuration? Or should I just do a
Admin Panel backup of all server configuration before doing these steps?

I'm doing this instead of using raqbackup.sh because I don't have a second
server to backup to.

Cheers!

Simon


Backup Procedure

1)Telnet in and su to root. Type the following commands.

cd /
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/etc.tar.gz etc

cd /
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/var.tar.gz var

cd /
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/root.tar.gz root

cd /usr/
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/usr-admserv.tar.gz admserv

cd /usr/
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/usr-local.tar.gz local

cd  /home/log/
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/home-log-httpd.tar.gz httpd

cd  /home/
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/home-spool.tar.gz spool

cd /home/
tar -cpvz -f /home/backup/sites.tar.gz sites

2)Using FTP, browse to the /home/backup/ folder, and copy the TARs to a safe
place.
3)Disaster hits!
4)On a new RaQ, create the folder /home/backup/ and copy the TARs accross.
5)Telnet in and su to root. Type in the following commands:

cd /
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/etc.tar.gz

cd /
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/var.tar.gz

cd /
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/root.tar.gz

cd /usr/
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/usr-admserv.tar.gz

cd /usr/
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/usr-local.tar.gz

cd  /home/log/
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/home-log-httpd.tar.gz

cd  /home/
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/home-spool.tar.gz

cd /home/
tar -xfpvz /home/backup/sites.tar.gz

6) Restart RaQ and hope for the best!