setup a procedure for backing up linode servers
Bug #1006868 reported by
Ben Wyss
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenQuake (deprecated) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Ben Wyss | ||
Bug Description
currently we have many linode servers that in some cases are backed up with the linode internal backup service. It could be considered relevant to backup these servers on independently from linode. We also have the need to backup linode servers if and when we want to shut servers down.
Because of this, we need to document a procedure for backing up linode servers.
Revision history for this message
| Ben Wyss (bmwyss) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in openquake: | |
| milestone: | 0.8.0 → 0.8.1 |
| Changed in openquake: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
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The procedure has been documented, and saved at: https:/
The Doc:
Linode Backup ProcedureNew Page Edit Page Page History
To backup a whole server from linode:
boot linode in Rescue Mode:
log into Linode.com, open up the servers Dashboard
shutdown linode server
click on 'Rescue'
reboot into Rescue Mode
once the server reboots, from the 'Rescue' page you will be provided a ssh link to the LISH environment. log into the LISH environment, set the root password and start the SSH server:
passwd
/etc/init.d/ssh start
mount the disk to a temporary directory:
mkdir /tmp/temp_dir
mount /dev/xvdb /tmp/temp_dir
now log into the destination machine and run:
cd /path/to/
ssh root@<Linode_IP> "cd /tmp/temp_dir ; tar zcf - . " > some_backup.tgz
validate the tar with:
tar zft some_backup.tgz && echo ok
ref: http://