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+The configuration of the backups is done in an .ini file,
+by default /etc/tis/tisbackup-config.ini:
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+[global] section
+Here are the mandatory parameters of the global section.
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+the beginning of the global section starts with:
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+specify directory where to store backups:
+backup_base_dir = /backup/data/
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define the maximum age of the backups (variable used by the cleanup function):
+backup_retention_time=140
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define the maximum time in hours between each backup.
+When this time is exceeded, then checknagios goes critical:
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+Another non-mandatory parameter allows to define the rsync compression level:
+compression_level=7.
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to test with a Windows box
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Globally, the backups are done through an SSH connection and the steps are:
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+creating the section in the configuration file;
installing ssh on the Linux client;
making an ssh key exchange between the tisbackup server
+and the client to back up;
+Here are the different types of backup possible with tisbackup.
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+Backing up a MySQL database
+[srvintranet_mysql_mediawiki]
+type=mysql+ssh
+server_name=srvintranet
+private_key=/root/.ssh/id_dsa
+db_name=mediawiki
+db_user=user
+db_passwd=password
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Mandatory parameters:
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+[srvintranet_mysql_mediawiki]: name of the section starts
+with the name you give to it;
type: specifies the backup type for the Mysql database dump;
server_name: defines the server to be backed up
+by its DNS name or IP address;
private_key: defines the name of the private key to be used
+to connect to the client;
db_name: defines the name of the database to dump;
db_user: defines the name of a user with the right to dump on the basis of;
db_passwd: defines the user’s password;
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+Backing up a PostgreSQL database
+[srvasterisk-pgsql]
+type=pgsql+ssh
+server_name=srvasterisk
+private_key=/root/.ssh/id_rsa
+db_name=asterisk
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+[srvasterisk-pgsql]: name of the section starts
+with the name you give to it;
type: specifies the backup type for the Mysql database dump;
server_name: defines the server to be backed up
+by its DNS name or IP address;
private_key: defines the name of the private key to be used
+to connect to the client;
db_name: defines the name of the database to dump;
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+Backing up a file server
+[srvfiles-home]
+type=rsync+ssh
+server_name=srvfiles
+remote_dir=/home
+private_key=/root/.ssh/id_dsa
+exclude_list=".mozilla",".thunderbird",".x2go","*.avi"
+bwlimit = 100
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Mandatory parameters:
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+[srvfiles-home]: name of the section starts
+with the name you give to it;
type: specifies the backup type for the Mysql database dump;
server_name: defines the server to be backed up
+by its DNS name or IP address;
remote_dir: defines the folder on the remote host to backup;
private_key: defines the name of the private key to be used
+to connect to the client;
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In case of Windows client, specificities are to be expected:
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By default we use the root user for backups, for windows we will use
+the Administrator account (pay attention to the sensitive box).
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remote_user=Administrator
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Through cygwin, the directory to be backed up will always start
+with /cygdrive, so it must be specified
+in the remote_dir parameter.
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remote_dir=/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/
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Other non-mandatory parameters can be used. The listdrivers option
+allows you to see them. The two most frequently used parameters are:
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Backing up a XenCenter virtual machine
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+On local storage
+[wsmanage]
+type=xen-xva
+xcphost=srvxen1
+server_name=wsmanage
+password_file=/root/xen_passwd
+backup_retention_time=2
+halt_vm=True
+enable_https=False
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Mandatory parameters:
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+[wsmanage]: name of the section starts
+with the name you give to it;
type: specifies the backup type for the Mysql database dump;
xcphost: defines the XCP server where the VM is found by its DNS name or IP;
server_name: defines the server to be backed up
+by its DNS name or IP address;
password_file: defines a file where are stored the user and the password
+to be used for exporting the .xva file;
backup_retention_time: defines the maximum number of exports
+for the virtual machine;
halt_vm: True = stop the virtual machine then export,
+False = snapshot the virtual machine then export the xva
+without stopping the virtual machine;
enable_https: activate or deactivate https protocol for transfer;
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+[srvads-copy]
+type=copy-vm-xcp
+server_name=srvxen1
+vm_name=srvads
+storage_name=iscsi-sr1
+password_file=/root/xen_passwd
+network_name=test-dcardon
+max_copies=3
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Mandatory parameters:
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+[srvads-copy]: name of the section starts
+with the name you give to it;
type: specifies the backup type for the Mysql database dump;
server_name: defines the server to be backed up
+by its DNS name or IP address;
vm_name: defines the virtual machine to be backed up
+(its name-label in XCP);
storage_name: defines the storage to where to copy the virtual machine
+(its name-label in XCP);
password_file: defines a file where are stored the user and the password
+to be used for exporting the .xva file;
network_name: defines the network to which to copy the VM
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