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

[George Holbert]

Hmm...
If you mean your production server can't be restored from any of your 
backups,
it might be worth it to give RedHat a call and book some professional 
services to assist in the recovery.

Linux Admin wrote:
> I can not really create a new dir on the original. I am doing DR.
> So if that does not work, what are my options in building the DR?
>
>
> On 10/24/07, *George Holbert * <gholbert at broadcom.com 
> <mailto:gholbert at broadcom.com>> wrote:
>
>     db2bak (binary backup) is pretty specific to the machine on which
>     it was
>     created.
>     At least a few dependencies:
>     - architecture of the machine (e.g., sparc to intel, or 32 to 64 bit).
>     - hostname is sprinkled throughout o=NetscapeRoot.
>     - index and other configuration in the server's cn=config.
>
>     Unless you're restoring on an identical machine with identical
>     directory
>     server configuration, I would expect quirks when attempting what
>     you've
>     described.
>     On the bright side, since it does work on the new server, it
>     sounds like
>     you've isolated the problem to something with the original server.
>     What happens when you create a fresh new directory server instance on
>     the original, and try to backup and restore that instance?
>
>
>     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
>     >
>     >
>     > 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>
>     >        
>     <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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