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1. If you have any queries or problems concerning your Cristie Bare Machine Recovery product please contact Cristie Technical Support To assist us in helping with your enquiry make sure you have the following information available for the person dealing with your call CBMR Version Number Installed OS type and version Any error message information if appropriate Description of when the error occurs All Cristie log files relating to the source or recovery machine This is very important to help us provide a quick diagnosis of your problem Contact Numbers Cristie Software UK Limited Technical Support 44 0 1453 847 009 Toll Free US Number 1 866 TEC CBMR 1 866 832 2267 Sales Enquiries 44 0 1453 847 000 Email cbmr cristie com Web www cristie com Support Hours 05 00 to 17 00 Eastern Standard Time EST Monday to Friday Out of Hours support available to customers with a valid Support Agreement Severity 1 issues only UK Bank Holidays classed as Out of Hours Severity 1 issues only Severity 1 issues are defined as a production server failure cannot perform recovery or actual loss of data occurring For details on dates of UK Bank Holidays please see www cristie com support Cristie Software Limited are continually expanding their product range in line with the latest technologies Please contact the Cristie Sales Office for the latest product range Should you have specific requirements for data2. 23 Lau video 01 Feb 2012 16 32 32 New Directory Close UserGuide Performing a Recovery 25 Navigate to the location of your backup and click the required vid file 127 0 0 1 Select File Mozilla Firefox mnt vtd backup och 06 Feb 2012 10 48 06 cbmr vtd 3758328344 06 Feb 2012 11 37 24 New Directory Close You will then be presented with the Setup File Location dialogue box again e 127 0 0 1 Setup File Location Mozilla Firefox ET ET Setup File Location Provide the path to your backup file Path mnt vta backup cbmr vtd Browse Back Next gt Cancel Select Next gt to proceed You will then be presented with the Restore Configuration dialogue box e 127 0 0 1 Restore Configuration Mozilla Firefox 000000 HE Restore Configuration specify the restore settings here Backup Location fle Backup Version Encryption Key Type none Encryption Key Show Dataset Number fo lt Back Next gt Cancel If the backup is encrypted you should select the Encryption Key Type drop down menu select the correct encryption then enter the correct Encryption Key Note under normal circumstances you should leave Dataset Number as 0 Click Next to continue Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery You will then be presented with a screen which summarise
3. View Logfiles Mozilla Firefox Click on a file to view its contents Name Date Time Size recovery log 02 Feb 2012 14 58 12 12933 restore log 02 Feb 2012 09 52 41 3974843 restore err 02 Feb 2012 09 52 41 680 Close Click on the log you wish to view Check the summary information at the bottom of the recovery status report for any errors Click Close to finish Post Recovery Changes If you wish to change the Network Settings in advance of rebooting select Tools from the Main Menu then Post Recovery Changes 127 0 0 1 Tools Mozilla Firefox 2 Load Driver Network Setup Advanced Options JO Manage Backup Locations Copy Key Repository Set Keyboard Layout Post Recovery Changes otart Glose UserGuide Performing a Recovery Select the required Network Configuration tool Post Recovery Changes JO nm connection editor O yast2 Start Close Use the selected Network Configuration tool to enter the required settings or hostname for the recovered system and save your changes Note Select the Network editor that was used on the original system to configure the Network Click Close to return to the Cristie Recovery Console main menu tJ You should now restart the recovered machine by clicking on the Cristie Recovery Console menu Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 38 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 6 Cristie Technical Support
4. enter the TSM Filespace name if you wish alternatively you can click the Browse button to display a list of available TSM Filespaces Filespaces on node cbmr MY SERVER GENTOSS54 GPT GENTOS55 64 SWRAIDBOOT FEDORA1 4 64 FEDORA12 Close Click on the TSM Filespace that you wish to apply Click Next to continue when you are happy the correct TSM Filespace name is specified Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 28 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery You will then see the Restore Configuration dialogue box e 127 0 0 1 Restore Configuration Mozilla Firefox Restore Configuration specify the restore settings here Backup Location ism Backup Version 01 02 2012 14 22 28 Encryption Key Type nne Encryption Key Show Dataset Number Jo lt Back Next gt Cancel You can specify the version of the backup to be used if you have multiple versions stored Click the dropdown menu and select the one you want If the backup is encrypted you should select the Encryption Key Type drop down menu select the correct encryption then enter the correct Encryption Key Note under normal circumstances you should leave the Dataset Number as 0 Click Next to continue UserGuide Performing a Recovery You will then be presented with a screen which summarises the copying of the Configuration from the backup file you just selected Copy Configuration From Backup Mozi
5. menu Cristie Recovery Console CBMR 7 1 1 cristie m Automatic Recovery v Manual Recovery Va Tools Show log files Pe Copy log files to a remote location Reboot Saks 44 1453 847000 email saks crsti com Cristie Software Lid 2014 Cristie recommends using the Auto Recovery Wizard option from the Recovery Console main menu Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 22 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery The New Backup Location Wizard dialogue box will now show At this point you must tell CBMR where your backup file s are located The examples illustrated are those most commonly used File Location and TSM Location e 127 0 0 1 Select Restore Type Mozilla Firefox select Restore Type This wizard will take you through the steps to fully recover your system from a backup select the type of restore File TSM Tape Click Next to continue Network Setup Back Next gt Cancel File Location choose a file location for your backup TSM Location choose a TSM location by entering the server and client information Tape Location allows you to scan for SCSI or IDE tape devces Network Setup defaults to DCHP but can be customised if required UserGuide Performing a Recovery 23 5 1 Backup located in a File Location Enter the location of your backup in the Path field and click Next gt to proceed qim
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7. usually appear briefly when it is booted Choosing the wrong bootloader will mean that the recovered machine will not boot Include cbmrcfg in your backup script to run every time a backup is performed Performing the DR Backup Files may be backed up from the command line program ubax or graphical program gubax Performing a DR Backup using the Command Line Interface To use the command line backup program ubax you should first configure a storage device the steps required for this are explained in the previous section 4 1 1 Creating a Backup Location using a Command Line Interface This only needs to be done once Once you have confirmed that the default backup location is correctly configured you may back up the machine using the default script by using the following ubax b etc cristie scripts cbmr scp The Backup Location definitions are held in the file etc cristie devices ini Each location definition starts with the symbolic name of the location eg ExampleLocation The file etc cristie ubax ini must contain the symbolic name of the default location in the following form UserGuide Performing a DR Backup 15 DefStorageDev ExampleLocation There are many command line options available for ubax which are described in the manual page which is available by typing man ubax 4 3 2 Performing a DR Backup using the Graphical User Interface Before you perform a DR backup you need to make sure that you have comple
8. virtual tape drives files TSM Nodes and cascaded locations The simplest way of creating a device is to use the GUI However you may also create the definition with a text editor The Backup Location definition is used in both the DR Backup and the Configuration Data It only needs to be created once 4 1 4 Creating a Backup Location using a Command Line Interface It is unusual to define storage devices without the GUI However provided that you do not need to enter an encrypted password you may use a text editor to create a devices ini file Only TSM and File Backup Locations can be handled this way The devices ini file which is located in etc cristie could be amended or created with entries like CBMRLinux Class 4 Path mnt windows backups drbackup vtd SizelnMB 0 Remote 0 However it is not recommended that this be done with an editor Backup Locations are best defined using the GUI Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 1 2 Creating a Backup Location using a Graphical User Interface To run GUBAX type gubax in a command line This will show the main menu 1 Executive Before you start a DR Backup or save your Configuration Data you need to configure a Backup Location to define the location to which the data will be backed up Select Backup Locations from the main menu UserGuide Performing a DR Backup Tape Drive If you are using a tape drive th
9. 0 0 1 Setup File Location Mozilla Firefox Setup File Location Zr Provide the path to your backup file Path Browse Back Next gt Cancel If required you can locate where your backup file s are stored by clicking the Browse button it is also possible to mount any required network shares To mount a new network share select Mount Network Share 7imnt log Mount Network Share Device 73 17 Dec 2013 15 26 34 W create New Directory OK Cancel Complete the form with the required details Click OK to proceed e 127 0 0 1 Mount Network Share Mozilla Firefox Mount Network Share mnt vtd Share 10 10 19 107 NetworkShare Username WORKGROUP Administrator Password fran IP Address 7 OK Cancel Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery A summary message will then be displayed informing if the network share was mounted successfully e 127 0 0 1 Mount Network Share Mozilla Firefox Mount Network Share f 10 10 19 107 NetworkShare mounted at mnt vtd Close Select Close to continue The mounted network share details are then displayed e 127 0 0 1 Select File Mozilla Firefox C 7Imnt vtd Mount Network Share 24 Jan 2012 14 41 03 j backup 06 Feb 2012 10 47 16 C contig 01 Feb 2012 16 32 04 J screenshots 01 Feb 2012 16 32 15 tmp 01 Feb 2012 16 32
10. SM Backup Location you also need to provide connection information for the TSM Server so that it can be accessed This data is specified in the file dsm sys Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 12 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery If you have not already created the file you may do so by selecting Set TSM Server from the menu 4 2 Set TSM Server This function will overwrite any existing dsm sys file Depending on your systems architecture this file is located in either the opt tivoli tsm client api bin opt tivoli tsm client api bin64 directory The displayed form allows you to specify the basic parameters for connecting to the TSM server over TCP IP The parameters are written into dsm sys Ensure that you use the same server name as you used on the TSM Backup Location form server a 10 10 2 6 1500 aL Cancel Library Backup Location A locally attached tape library can be used as a Storage device A CBMR library is defined as a drive and a number of tapes You require the CBMR Library Support module to run this Cascaded Backup Location A Cascaded Backup Location is a number of separate Backup Locations that are linked together so that when the first fills it continues to the second and so on Typically one could use this on tape drives or virtual tape drives In order to create a Cascaded Backup Location you need first to create individual Backup Locations that you can then cascade This type
11. aches that size and needs to write more you will get the message Please mount Volume 1 There is no way to extend the current file or attach another file and the process should be restarted If you wish to limit the size of the file because of disk space limitations then consider creating this as one of several files in a Cascaded Backup Location UserGuide Performing a DR Backup 11 TSM Backup Location CBMR can be used in conjunction with TSM to utilize TSMs centralised storage management benifits CBMR treats a node as though it were a tape This means that there are some restrictions to the way in which CBMR can be configured and used with TSM The node must be reserved for sole use by CBMR and may not be shared with any other process particularly the BA Client The node must also be set up with the options Backup Delete Allowed Yes Archive delete Allowed Yes Password Expires 0 If you wish to backup to a node on your TSM server choose TSM Backup Location from the Backup Location Type menu 2 TSM Backup Location Then fill in the form with the device details that apply to your system The example below is for illustration purposes only server a cbmr myserver There is no validity check of the parameters at this time they will be validated when you attempt the first backup The Filespace will also be created by the first backup if it does not already exist For a T
12. ailable options for comrcfg be shown by typing comrcfg help Some examples are shown here To save the configuration information as part of the backup use cbmrcfg This will cause the configuration data to be recreated and saved along with the backup data when the DR Backup is run To save configuration information from a machine that boots using LILO use cbmrcfg bo lilo There is a manual page for cbmrcfg available by typing man cbmrefg Note if you are using a File Backup Location the share to the location must already be mounted and you must also tell CBMR how to mount it during the recovery process CBMR can mount shared or File device share location using SMBFS or NFS Note2 The File Device Mount Target must be identical to the current entry in the mount table So if you have mounted the share using an IP address then the definition below should also use the IP address If you have mounted it with a hostname then the definition should also use the hostname When you decide which method to use remember that the definition may have to be used in a recovery environment that has no DNS If you do not wish to reveal the password omit the password parameter and you will be prompted for it when it is needed There are many different bootloaders available but by far the most common on Intel is grub CBMR detects most bootloaders except elib automatically The name of the bootloader used by your machine will
13. anical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Cristie Software Lid IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM AlX and TIVOLI are trademarks of the IBM Corporation NetWorker and Avamar are trademarks of the EMC Corporation vSphere vCenter and vCloud are trademarks of VMware Inc Cristie Management Console CMC PC BaX UBax Cristie Storage Manager CSM SDB ABMR Bare Machine Recovery for EMC Avamar NBMR Bare Machine Recovery for EMC NetWorker TBMR Bare Machine Recovery for TSM CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Recovery Simulator RS CloneManager and CRISP Cristie Recovery ISO Producer are all trademarks of Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Software Ltd New Mill Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 UK Tel 44 0 1453 847000 Email cbmr cristie com Website http www cristie com Contents Contents 1 Introduction 4 1 1 Document conventions eis ida scu Dudes ERIS DET DIE 4 1 2 Me EO SOT Seas Nisa 4 1 3 Further INTONMAION uin cire iacu 4 2 System Requirements 5 3 Overview Of Using CBMR For Disaster Recovery 6 4 Performing a DR Backup T 4T Creating a Backup Eocallol 1o ndra dess SUC Reve 7 4 1 1 Creating a Backup Location using a Comma
14. cing disk dev sda _ Close Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd ES Cristie Bare Machine Recovery When the recovery has completed it will prompt you to copy the log files 127 0 0 1 Recovery Status Mozilla Firefox Recovery finished remember to copy log files OK UserGuide Performing a Recovery 35 Copy Log Files You should now copy your log files to a separate location where they can be accessed Select the icon from the Cristie Recovery Console main menu Click Browse to select a location to copy the log files to Copy Logfiles Specify the location where the files need to be copied Browse Cancel Here you will have to option to mount a network drive L7 mnt log Mount Network Share Device 3 17 Dec 2013 15 26 34 Wi auc New Directory OK Cancel Ensure this is a location which can be easily accessed in case there is a need to email the log files to Cristie for support purposes Note log files are essential if you require support from Cristie They detail exactly what has happened during the recovery on your system Without them it is very difficult for Cristie to offer meaningful support Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 36 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery View Log Files To view log files select the icon from the Main Menu This will display the list of logfiles e 127 0 0 1
15. cristie software the preferred choice for disaster recovery data backup and data migration Cristie Bare Machine Recovery User Guide For Linux April 2014 Version 7 1 1 Cristie Softw are Ltd Cristie Data Products GmbH Cristie Nordic AB New Mill Nordring 53 55 Gamla V rmd v gen 4 Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 3EH 63843 Niedernberg SE 131 37 Nacka United Kingdom Germany Sw eden Tel 44 0 1453 847000 Tel 49 0 60 28 97 95 0 Tel 46 0 8 718 43 30 Fax 44 0 1453 847001 Fax 49 0 60 28 97 95 7 99 Fax 46 0 8 718 53 40 comr cristie com comr cristie de cbmr cristie se Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of Cristie Software Ltd itis provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited Due to continued product development this information may change without notice The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between Cristie Software Ltd and the client and remains the exclusive property of Cristie Software Ltd If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing Cristie Software Ltd does not warrant that this document is error free No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mech
16. d Cristie Bare Machine Recovery You will be presented with the Licence screen Click I Accept if you agree with the CBMR licencing terms Cristie Recovery Console Cristie Software Limited Licence Agreement PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LICENCE AGREEMENT BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE CONTINUING WITH THIS PROCESS INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS IN THE AGREEMENT PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PRODUCT FOR A REFUND This software is a proprietary product of Cristie Software Limited and is protected by copyright law Any confidential information inherent within the software belongs to Cristie Software Limited who retain title to the ownership of the program You are licensed to use the software on the following terms and conditions This licence is non exclusive and Cristie is free to license other parties on terms it deems fit 1 This software may only be used on a single computer unless a multiple site licence has been agreed The software may not be copied to more than one computer orto any other device except for the purposes of performing a security backup 2 You may not rent or lease the software or otherwise transfer or assign the right to use the software save with the prior written consent of Cristie Software Limited Decline Accept UserGuide Performing a Recovery 21 You will then see the Recovery Console main
17. e To protect a system backups can be taken periodically along with configuration information which includes details of hard disks network interfaces etc This Guide shows the user how to save system configuration information backup and recover a Linux machine using CBMR More detailed information is available from man pages for the CBMR components The man pages are available after installation of CBMR This guide is for CBMR for Linux version 7 1 1 only Note CBMR can be used independently or in conjunction with Tivoli Storage Manager TSM This guide describes how to Create the Backup Location Save Configuration Data Perform a Backup Perform a Disaster Recovery Document conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this guide etc passwd represents command line commands options parameters directory names Basar filenames Nets gt used to used to signify clickable buttons ona GUI dialogue Cs clickable buttons on a GUI dialogue Note describes something of importance related to the current topic Limitations There are limits to what this version of CBMR for Linux will support It will NOT support Platforms other than Intel x86 x64 or PPC Multi boot operating systems Incremental and differential backups Further Information Further information and advice on using CBMR may be found in the Cristie Knowledge Base at http support cristie com cgi bin kb cgi U
18. em files change This is not always possible so Cristie recommend that the DR Backup be performed regularly However you should choose a period which reflects the rate of change in your own organisation Although the configuration data will change less frequently than the operating system it is a wise precaution to update this regularly This can be achieved by creating a cron job for your schedule including cbmrcfg in your backup script UserGuide Performing a Recovery 19 5 Performing a Recovery When a machine has crashed it can be recovered using the CBMR bootable CD ROM This is the same CD from which you installed the software You should ensure your machine s BIOS is set up to boot from CD ROM The process encompasses the following stages Boot into Recovery environment and configure as required Read Configuration Data from your backup Restore Files from your backup Load additional drivers if necessary Reboot into recovered OS Boot the machine using the CBMR bootable CD ROM or ISO You will be presented with the screen below Windows based Linux recovery environment Text based Linux recovery environment Boot from local Hard disk show Licence Automatic boot in 24 seconds Normal recovery environment for Linux machines Cristie recommend that you choose the graphical X Windows recovery environment mode which loads the Cristie Recovery Console CRC Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Lt
19. is can be automatically detected by selecting the Scan New Backup Locations option from the Backup Locations menu as shown 3 Scan New Backup Locations Any new devices found will be listed and then be available to choose as a default device Other types of device should be configured manually by selecting Create New Backup Location from the Backup Locations menu 1 Create New Backup Location 4 i Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd to Cristie Bare Machine Recovery File Backup Location A File Backup Location allows you to save your complete system to a file location of your choice If you wish to backup to a file probably located on a network share choose File Backup Lc Note creating the file backup location does NOT create the file itself this is created when you start the first backup 1 File Backup Location Complete the form with your details and select OK to confirm The entries shown in the example below are for illustration only FullBackup mnt cifs sharel FullBackup vtd Cancel The path which is case sensitive defines the file via its mount point which must already be mounted It is recommended that you leave SizeInms blank SizeInMB Will set a maximum size to the file by leaving this blank it will allow it to expand until it is complete or there is no more space on the disk Note if you do set the maximum size of the file and the backup and the file re
20. is not particularly useful in a CBMR context where speed of recovery is important UserGuide Performing a DR Backup Default Backup Location Once you have configured the backup location you should set it as the default Do this from the Set Default Backup Location option on the Backup Locations menu 6 Set Default Backup Location The device name marked with an asterisk is the current default device Select the device that you want to be the Default and press Enter ExampleFile You may check that the selection has taken effect by selecting Set Default Backup Location from the menu 4 2 Saving Configuration Data Configuration information including details of disks and network configuration must be saved for each machine to be recovered This may be saved to a unique external disk drive for each machine or to a central configuration store located on a network share To save the configuration information for each machine the command line program cbmrcfg is used The Cristie recommended way to store the configuration is as part of the backup This will save the configuration to a folder on the root file system and automatically included as part of the backup Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 2 1 4 3 4 3 1 Saving Configuration Data Using CBMRcfg To use the command line configuration saving program type cbmrcfg followed by the required options The av
21. lla Firefox Copy Configuration From Backup Dataset number D AREA HEADER Name Comments Compression Method D Time Created Mon Apr 14 10 06 05 2014 Volume Number 0D Backup Version 7 1 1 Buffer Size 16364 Moving to directory area Reading directory information Building file list for CEMRCFG disrec ini Moving to data area Restoring 3 fete cristie disrec ini 23830 Files 1 Skipped 3 Directories 2 Bytes 23630 Warnings D Errors D Time taken D seconds E Abort Back Next gt Cancel Click Next to continue Further details on the Recovery process are included in Continuing the Recovery Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 5 3 Continuing the Recovery e 127 0 0 1 Start Recovery Mozilla Firefox start Recovery Specify the restore settings here Backup Location 7 Backup Version M Encryption Key Type none Encryption Key Show Dataset Number jo Dissimilar Hardware For recovering to different machine types SELinux Relabel Reset SELinux on recovered system Verbose Logging For support and problem solving purposes Stop On Warnings O Stop recovery if a non fatal warning occurs Recovery Options Hecovery Options Machines to recover 127 0 0 1 This machine Back Next gt Cancel The Start Recovery screen contains the previously specified informati
22. nd Line Interface 7 4 1 2 Creating a Backup Location using a Graphical User Interface esses 8 4 2 Saving Contiguratron Dalai etna Tue oo mede En no peu Tse AASE S SRS 13 4 2 1 Saving Configuration Data Using CBMRCfg 14 43 Performing the 2222 sne vai dou DEO DU EU DEP ce G 14 4 3 1 Performing a DR Backup using the Command Line Interface eeeeeeeeeeee eene nennen nnn nnns 14 4 3 2 Performing a DR Backup using the Graphical User Interface 15 FIOU SE KEG DING mer sne DENS 18 5 Performing a Recovery 19 5 1 Backup located in a File Eocallon dE Mes CE RAA P RRA ARR 23 5 2 Backup located in a TSM onc RAA RR RAR RKA RR RAR one t RAR RR RR 21 5 9 CONUMUING ING RECOVETY a aM aep R ug 30 6 Cristie Technical Support 38 Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Lta 4 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 Introduction Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR for Linux provides disaster recovery capability for Linux based systems It is possible to recover the original system to the same or dissimilar hardwar
23. o Filesystems k ext3 k oot ext3 mnt sdb1 ext3 lt mnt sdb2 ext3 J imnt sdbs ext3 mnt sdb4 ext3 mnt sdb5 ext3 _OK Cancel When you are satisfied that all options are correct click OK to confirm Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 32 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery To begin your recovery click Next gt on the Start Recovery menu e 127 0 0 1 Start Recovery Mozilla Firefox start Recovery Specify the restore settings here Backup Location fle Backup Version Encryption Key Type none M Encryption Key 333 Show Dataset Number D Dissimilar Hardware For recovering to different machine types SELinux Relabel Reset SELinux on recovered system Verbose Logging L For support and problem solving purposes Stop On Warnings J Stop recovery if a non fatal warning occurs Recovery Options Hecovery Options Machines to recover 127 0 0 1 This machina lt Back Next gt Cancel The recovery will commence UserGuide Performing a Recovery 33 Recovery Status Mozilla Firefox Recovery Status disrec c Cristie Software Ltd 2004 2014 hostname CEME File descriptor 4 var log cristic recovery log leaked on wvgremowve invocation Parent PID 2237 sh Logical volume LogvolDO0 successfully removed Logical volume LogvolD1 successfully removed Volume group VoelGroupt0t successfully removed HardDiskO 1 000000x Syn
24. on Backup Location Backup Version if previous versions exist Encryption options Dissimilar Hardware support Recovery Options You should select the relevant encryption options from the dropdown menu if you chose to encrypt your backup earlier If you are not recovering the dissimilar hardware you must un check the box for Dissimilar Hardware Support Not doing so can cause problems when restoring to similar hardware Note if you are recovering to dissimilar hardware CBMR will find the required module s automatically Normally this will happen with no further user intervention If CBMR cannot find the required module you will be prompted at the end of the recovery to provide a location that contains the required module s SELinux Relabel is required to ensure successful recovery of your system Do not untick this box unless instructed to do so by Cristie support UserGuide Performing a Recovery 31 If you wish you may customise your disk layout by clicking on the Recovery Options button Recovery Options Mozilla Firefox Recovery Options Map Disks The original and new disks are shown below If required drag a new disk to a different row to customise the proposed layout Dragging a new disk onto a row which already has a new disk will swap those entries Recover Originat disk Newdisk E dev sda 16GB dewsdasGB o 3 Volume Groups EF VolGroupo
25. or the recovery of any computer Each of these elements will change at a different rate and is therefore best backed up on separate schedules They are Configuration data defining the structure of the machine and its network characteristics DR Backup data required to recover the operating system on that structure Application data required to recover the applications and user data on top of the basic operating system The main steps when performing the DR backup for the first time are Create a Backup Location Save Configuration Data Perform a DR Backup The main steps when performing a recovery of the operating system are Boot the Cristie Recovery Environment Establish Network connection Load Configuration Data Recreate the disk structure Restore the OS files from the DR Backup Reboot to the recovered OS Thereafter you should recover the Application data UserGuide Performing a DR Backup 4 Performing a DR Backup The process of performing a Data Recovery backup requires three steps Create a Backup Location which defines where the backup data will be stored See Creating a Backup Location e Save the Configuration Data see Saving Configuration Data Perform a DR Backup to the storage device See Performing the DR Backup 4 1 Creating a Backup Location A Backup Location is a definition of the entity to which you will backup data CBMR can backup to tape drives tape libraries
26. rming a DR Backup The backup completes with a summary message var www usage msfree png 1478 webalizer png 1253 var yp nicknames 185 var yp binding Files 110773 Skipped 3 Directories 9105 Bytes 2599877945 Warnings Errors 3 Time taken 1624 seconds Press Enter to continue All scripts are located in etc cristie scripts You can create your own script with the GUI by selecting Scripts then Create New Script This will open a new script with the wi editor Main Menu Create New Script Edit Script Delete Script Exit Manual Example Script cbmr scp Will backup the whole machine and contains the following commands Script Text Meaning Mode Overwrite Overwrite the previous contents SNumber 0 Use dataset 0 7 SubDirs Backup from with all subdirectories Typically you would not wish to backup temporary files These can be excluded by adding the line tmp Xclude below the Subdirs If you wanted to backup a single sub directory you should add the following below Subdirs opt Xclude lopt tivolr and this would just backup the tivoli subdirectory and no others within opt Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 4 4 Housekeeping In order to ensure that you can recover to the latest version of the operating system that was installed on your Linux machine you must ensure that a fresh DR backup is performed every time the operating syst
27. s the copying of the Configuration from the backup file you just selected Copy Configuration From Backup Mozilla Firefox Copy Configuration From Backup Dataset number D AREA HEADER Name Comments Compression Method D Time Created Mon Apr 14 10 06 05 2014 volume Number D Backup Version 7 1 1 Buffer Size 16364 Moving to directory area Reading directory information Building file list for CEMRCFG disrec ini Moving to data area Restoring 3 etc cristie disrec ini 23830 Files 1 Skipped 3 Directories 2 Bytes 23630 Warnings D Errors D Time taken D seconds E Abort Back Next gt Cancel Click Next to continue Further details on the Recovery process are described in the section Continuing the Recovery UserGuide Performing a Recovery 5 2 Backup located in a Location If you have chosen a TSM location for your backup location you be presented with the Setup TSM Location dialogue box Setup TSM Location Provide TSM Server and Client information TSM Server Details Server Address 10 10 2 6 Port 1500 TSM Client Details Node Name Ebmr Password IE Filespace Name mysewer Browse lt Back Next gt Cancel Fill in all your TSM information you must complete every field in order to continue Contact your TSM administrator if you are unsure of any of the required information You can
28. serGuide System Requirements 5 2 System Requirements CBMR for Linux can be installed on a x86 x86 64 or PPC Linux machine lif using TSM the system should have TSM API client version 5 5 or later already installed A minimum memory of 1GB RAM is required for booting the recovery environment and running a recovery CBMR Version 7 1 1 Supports the following Linux platforms RedHat Enterprise 4 x to 6 5 SUSE 10 x to SUSE 11 SP3 At the time of release the TSM Client versions supported are 5 5 0 6 to 7 1 0 0 inclusive At the time of release the TSM Server versions supported are 5 5 x x to 7 1 0 0 inclusive The CBMR installation is currently available in English only Before CBMR can be used it must also be correctly licensed Cristie provides a 30 day trial license with the product Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd 6 Cristie Bare Machine Recovery 3 Overview Of Using CBMR For Disaster Recovery Cristie CBMR will recover your Linux machine in the event of a disaster It can backup to tape drives files IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM and cascaded devces The process may be run either from the Command line or a GUI interface Backups can be taken periodically to reflect the changing content of the machine In order to be able to recover this data the machine configuration information must also be saved This includes details of hard disks and network interfaces CBMR recognises three components needed f
29. ted the instructions in Creating a Backup Location Type gubax from a command line this will show the main menu Select the Executive menu and then choose Backup A list of available scripts is shown cbmr scp The default backup script cbmr scp will backup all local file systems Note if you wanted to include mounted CD ROMs for example then they would need to be included specifically Copyright 2003 2014 Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Select the script you require Then Volume Header information can be specified if you wish Volume Header backup Comments daily backup Encryption lt Use Default gt Key Type Passphrase Key Key The Volume Header information is simply any names or comments that you wish to associate with the backup If you wish to encrypt the backup you may toggle through the method of encryption by pressing the up and down arrow keys when you are on the Encryption field You will need to enter a key if you are encrypting your backup After pressing Enter on OK the backup will begin an initial screen will be shown In the example below the Volume Header information has been left blank Cristie Software Ltd CBMR 7 1 1 Connected to backup Location FullBackup Block Size 512 VOLUME HEADER Name backup Comments daily backup Time Created Mon Apr 14 11 07 26 2014 volume Number D Building file list for SubDirs UserGuide Perfo
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