CBMR for Linux v6.2.x User Guide
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1. 1 Executive Figure 1 Before you start a D R 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 Page 8 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Tape Drive lf you are using a tape drive this can be automatically detected by selecting the SCAN NEW BACKUP LOCATIONS option from the Backup Locations menu as shown Figure 2 Main Menu Backup Locations Scan New Backup Locations Create New Backup Location Figure 2 Edit Backup Location Delete Backup Location Set CSM Server Set TSM Server Set Default Backup Location Exit Vo a ae n a ee a a A Any new devices found will be listed and will then be available to choose as default device Here figure 3 the new Backup Location is named LocalTape0 Cristie Data Products Ltd CEMR 2 0 B3 LocalTape Adapter aic7xxx Interface 0 i SCSIID 4 Figure 3 SCSILUN 0 DriveID 6 Inguiry ARCHIVE Python 28388 XXX5 72 Press Enter to continue Other types of device should be configured manually by selecting CREATE NEW BACKUP LOCATION from the Backup Locations menu see figure 2 resulting in the menu shown in figure 4 File Backup Location A File Backup Location is a file that is formatted like a tape If you wish to backup to a file probably located on a network share2. CBMR version 6 2 x supports Linux Kernels RHEL4 and SUSE8 and above though generally speaking CBMR supports Linux Kernel version 2 4 and above 3 1 Hardware Requirements CBMR for Linux requires at least 16Mb of free disk space and 256Mb of RAM Page 5 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 4 0 Installation Installation files can be downloaded by completing the form on the Cristie website http www cristie com support downloads Or they can be found in the directory linux install on the CBMR installation CD There are 2 available versions to support both glibc 2 2 and 2 3 contained in the linx install compat and linux install main directories respectively If you do not know which version of glibc your Linux distribution uses there are readme txt files in both directories explaining which common distributions are supported by which files Alternatively the command lib libc so 6 will identify the version of the GNU C library 4 1 Load Login as root Create a mount point for the CD ROM with mkdir mnt cdrom Mount the installation CD by typing mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom Modify this appropriately if your CD ROM drive is a different device node 4 2 Install The simplest way install CBMR is via Redhat Package Manager RPM The RPM package is contained in both the main and compat directories depending on the version you need please see the read me file in each for more information T
3. choose FILE BACKUP LOCATION figure 4 Creating the file backup location does not create the file itself this is created when you start the first backup Page 9 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Cristie gubax CBAR 6 2 1 Main Menu Backup Locations Backup Location Type File Backup Location Figure 4 TSM Backup Location Library Backup Location Cascaded Backup Location Exit W G M A S a e BS os Gh LP fe Lal Pal ed Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 2663 2669 Then fill in the form with your details Please note that the entries shown in figure 5 below are for example only and do not apply to any other system Cristie gubax CBAR 6 2 1 Create File Backup Location Name FileBackup Path mnt share backup cbar vtdll 5izeInMB Figure 5 Remote Cancel Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 27003 2009 The Path which is case sensitive defines the file via its mount point which must already be mounted It is recommended that you leave both SizeInMB and Remote fields blank or set to zero Size InMB 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 The Remote field is used to indicate that Cristie Storage Manager is being used If you do set the maximum size of the file and the backup and the file reaches that size and needs to writ
4. Ltd CBMR 6 2 1 Connected to backup Location ExampleFile Block Size 512 ime Created Tue Sep 29 14 13 22 2009 Figure 14 oLume Number 6 Building file list for SubDirs The backup completes with a summary message as shown in figure 15 Page 16 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Figure 15 The information shown in the above example is for logging level 4 default There is a manual page for gubax available by typing man gubax Example Script scripts are held in etc cristie scripts cbmr scp will backup the whole machine and contains the following commands Script Text Meaning Use dataset 0 Normally it is a waste of time and space to backup temporary files These can be excluded by adding the line tmp Xclude afterthe Subdirs If you wanted to backup a single sub directory you should add the following after Subdirs opt Xclude Jopt tivola and this would just backup the tivoli subdirectory and no others within opt Other features which may affect your backup are e The parameter LocalFS 1 Is set in ubax ini and this ensures that the backup will only include local file systems CD ROM and network shares will be excluded e The ubax command line option local fs 0 may be used to override the LocalFS parameter at run time e The ubax command line option same filesystem 1 will limit the backup to the same filesystem as each included directory and
5. This includes details of hard disks and network interfaces CBMR recognises three components needed for 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 e Configuration data defining the structure of the machine and its network characteristics e D R Backup data required to recover the operating system on that structure e Application data required to recover the applications and user data on top of the basic operating system The main steps when performing the D R Backup for the first time are e Create a Backup Location e Save Configuration Data e Perform a D R Backup The main steps when performing a recovery of the operating system are e Boot the recovery OS e Establish Network connection e Load Configuration Data e Recreate the disk structures e Restore the OS files from the DR Backup e Reboot to the recovered OS Thereafter you should recover the Application data 2 1 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 Page 4 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 3 0 Prerequisites amp Supported Software CBMR downloads and distribution media is provided in 2 forms e For x86 or x64 32 bit or 64 bit operating systems Please ensure you have the correct media for your system
6. on dev sda to a floppy disk and backs up to a file device mounted using SMB at mnt backups use cbmrcfg b grub d dev sda filedev mount target 10 0 0 36 cbmr filedev_ mount options username administrator password password There is a manual page for comrcfg available by typing man cbmrcfg 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 file devices using SMBFS or NFS 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 below 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 name service 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 defaults to using lilo because the boot location does not need to be specified for it The grub bootloader on the other hand must have the location of bootloader defined there can be no default value The name of the bootloader used by your machine will usually appear briefly when it is bo
7. product uses various open source programs hereafter referred as Programs including but not limited to GNU General Public License GPL GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL MIT and BSD The source code for all the Programs can be obtained free of charge from Cristie Software Limited New Mill Chestnut Lane Stroud GLS 3EH United Kingdom or by sending an email to support cristie com Shipping charges may apply The list of Programs along Figure 16 With their licenses can be found in etc copyright These Programs can be copied modified and distributed freely in accordance with and subject to their respective licenses Enter X to boot in graphical mode Enter T to boot in text mode boot _ Cristie recommends that you choose the graphical mode which loads the Cristie Recovery Console CRC so enter x and press Enter sseixi 1863 MB s sselx2 2496 MB s sse2xi 3593 MB s sse2x2 4613 MB s using algorithm sse2x2 4613 MB s raid6 personality registered for level 6 raidS personality registered for level 5 raid4 personality registered for level 4 raidS automatically using best checksumming function pIII_sse plii_sse 4796 8808 MB sec raidS using function pIII_sse 4796 809880 MB sec mad md driver 8 98 3 MAX_MD_DEVS 256 MD_SB_DISKS 27 P mad bitmap version 4 39 Figure 17 device mapper ioctl 4 11 6 ioctl 2666 89 14 initialised dm devel redhat com TCP bic registered NET Registered protocol fam
8. recovery Shows a list of log and error report files from which indimdual ones can be selected for viewing in notepad Lets you copy all the log and error report files to a removable media or network location for support purposes Will close this console and reboot the system Cristie Recovery Console Copyright C 2009 Cristie Software Limited S United Kingdom httpo www_cristie com cristiec 1 1 Version This document relates to CBMR for Linux version 6 2 x 1 2 Limitations There are limits to what this version of CBMR for Linux will handle It will NOT handle e Platforms other than Intel or PPC Dissimilar hardware for P Series or Slackware e Multi boot operating systems e Incremental and differential backups e Backup of open files Page 3 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 2 0 About CBMR for Linux Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR will recover your Linux machine in the event of a disaster It can backup to tape drives virtual tape drives IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM and cascaded devices Extra modules are available to support tape libraries and autochangers and Cristie Storage Manager CSM devices The processes may be run either from the Command line or a GUI interface D R 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
9. there is a need to email and log files to Cristie for support purposes OK Cancel Figure 34 In the CRC main menu you can click on the To button to view the log files You should now re start the recovered machine by clicking on the CRC Menu Page 26 cristie Cristie Software Ltd New Mill Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 3EH U K Tel 44 0 1453 847 000 Fax 44 0 1453 847 001 email sales cristie com
10. CBMES Cristie Bare Machine Recovery CBMR for Linux v6 2 x User Guide cristie Software Version 6 2 x www cristie com Date Published October 2009 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Contents Section No Section Title Further Information Hardware Requirements EREE 42 e s1 Creating a Backup locaton 5 11 Creating a Backup Location using a Command ine terface e 5 1 2 Creating a Backup Location using a Graphical Userinterace GUBAX e Copyright 2003 2009 Cristie Software Ltd All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of Cristie Software Ltd it is 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 mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Cristie Softw
11. Location or by editing the configuration file ubax ini Once you have confirmed that the default location is correctly defined you may back up the machine using the default script by using the following ubax b etc cristie scripts cbmr scp Page 14 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 The Backup Location definitions are held in the file etc cristie devices ini Each location defini tion starts with the symbolic name of the location e g ExampleLocation The file etc cristie ubax ini must contain the symbolic name of the default location in the following form 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 5 3 3 Performing a D R Backup using the Graphical User Interface gubax Before you perform a D R backup you need to make sure that you have completed the instructions in section 5 1 Creating a Backup Location page 8 Type gubax from a command line this will show the main menu figure 1 page 8 Select the EXECUTIVE menu and then choose BACKUP A list of available scripts is shown figure 11 Cristie gubax CBMR 6 2 1 Main Menu Executive Backup Script cbmr scp i Fi ure 11 n Exit 6 Compare with script 7 Compare everything 8 Exit VR ee ee e a A Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 2003 2009 The default backup script cb
12. are Ltd IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM and TIVOLI are trademarks of the IBM Corporation PC Bax Cristie Storage Manager CSM SDB TBMR Bare Machine Recovery for TSM and CBMR Cristie Bare Machine Recovery are trademarks of Cristie Software Ltd Cristie Software Ltd New Mill Chestnut Lane Stroud GL5 3EH UK 44 0 1453 847000 E Mail sales cristie com Website http www cristie com Page 2 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 1 0 Using this Guide This guide is split into sections in the order in which you are likely to use them The sections describe how you e Install CBMR e Create a Storage Device e Perform a Disaster Recovery D R Backup e Save Configuration Data e Perform a Disaster Recovery More information is available from man pages for each of the CBMR components ubax gubax and cbmrcfg When using this guide please be aware of the following Text in italic characters like this shown in boxes display any relevant additional information as well as more detailed instructions where necessary for certain sections Examples of screen shots that are seen during installation are also shown in this guide Cristie Recovery Console starts the automatic recovery wizard which will take you through the steps necessary to recover your system i Starts the manual recovery wizard which will let you do sa individual recovery steps Lets you run various tools relevant to the
13. chines which are running the CRC simultaneously by checking the corresponding tick boxes beside the machine s IP address These machines may be recovered using the currently loaded configuration or other configurations retrieved from the selected backup location Select which backup configuration you wish to use from the drop down menu below the IP address tick boxes CBMR will default to the one that you have just created as in the example shown here figure 29 When you are satisfied that all options are correct click Next to begin recovering your machine s Recovery Status mt slash usr share a2ps sheets 68000 ssh 1590 a2psrc ssh 1835 ada ssh 3260 asnl ssh 2605 autoconf ssh 1366 awk ssh 1784 b ssh 2843 be ssh 1665 c ssh 2340 caml ssh 985 aoe Your recovery will now begin You will see the files being ale u Tae recovered in the Recovery Status window figure 30 clisp ssh 2711 coqv ssh 2130 cpp ssh 1330 csh ssh 1719 cxx ssh 1946 dc_shell ssh 2522 eiffel ssh 2727 elisp ssh 2988 eps ssh 1401 for fixed ssh 1388 f Figure 30 Page 24 Recovery Status mass html 20612 name based html 17478 mt slash var www usage msfree png 1478 webalizer png 1253 mmt slash var yp nicknames 185 Warnings Errors 0 Time taken 923 seconds Installation finished No error reported This is the contents of the device map mt slash boot grub device Check if this
14. configuration information is held with the backup data if however you have chosen to store it in another location you can browse for configuration files stored on a network share or a local device by selecting the Stored in the Following and then clicking the Browse button to enter where the configuration data is stored From the resulting dialogue box figure 21 you can browse any configuration files stored on a local de vice or on a network share If necessary any required network shares may be mounted by clicking Mount Network Shares filling in the form figure 22 and clicking OK Make sure you enter the full network path in Share 7imnticonfig Mount Network Shares Mount Network Shares Mountpoint Share C3 01 Oct 2009 08 56 14 Username Wi create New Directory Password IP Address OK Cancel Figure 21 Figure 22 Click Next when you have completed this task You will then be asked which type of backup that you wish to restore select the CBMR radio button as shown in figure 23 then click Next Page 21 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Please select the type of backup to recover from O tar cpio Select Next to proceed Figure 23 lt Back Next gt Cancel The New Backup Location Wizard dialogue box will now show At this point you must tell CBMR where your backup file s are located In this example we will c
15. d which will take you oll through the steps necessary to recover your system amp starts the manual recovery wizard which will let you do oll individual recovery steps Lets you run various tools relevant to the recovery shows a list of log and error report files from which individual ones can be selected for viewing in notepad Copy Log Files Lets you copy all the log and error report files to a removable media or network location for support purposes Will close this console and reboot the system Cristie Recovery Console Copyright C 2009 Cristie Software Limited United Kingdom http www cristie com You will now return to the CRC main menu cristic Figure 33 Regardless of whether or not your restore has been successful you should now copy your log files to a separate location where they can be accessed 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 Page 25 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Copy Logfiles Specify the location where the logfiles need to be copied Copy the logfiles to the following location Select the Copy Log Files as shown in figure 33 Click Browse to select a location to copy the log files to Make sure this is a location which can be easily accessed in case
16. e more you will get the message Please mount Volume 1 There is no way to extend the current file or to 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 Page 10 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 TSM Backup Location An TSM node is a port to a network storage system Currently 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 orocess 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 as shown below Figure 6 Main Menu Backup Locations Backup Location Type File Backup Location Figure 6 ure 6 TSM Backup Location Library Backup Location Cascaded Backup Location Exit Ve ee a a a A Bo m LA h WN l Then fill in the form with the device details that apply to your system Again please remember the text entered in the screen shot below figure 7 is purely an example Create TSM Backup Location Name TSH N
17. erver SErvernane TS4 Server TCPServeraddress 16 16 17 1 TCPPort 1500 Figure 9 Cancel Set TSM Server Set Default Backup Location Exit Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 2003 2009 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 vir tual 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 is not particularly useful in a CBMR context where speed of recovery is important Page 12 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 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 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 You may check that the selection has taken effect by selecting the SET DEFAULT BACKUP LOCATION menu Figure 10 FileBackup 7 Set D 5 2 Saving Config
18. for CBMRCFG disrec ini Building file list for CBMRCFG lvm SubDirs Moving to data area a aiig A It will look like the example shown here figure 28 usr local disrec ini 15535 Files 1 Click Next to continue Skipped 2 Directories 2 Bytes 15535 Warnings 0 Errors 0 Time taken 1 seconds k Abort lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 28 Page 23 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Start Recovery Specify the restore settings like the version of backup to restore and the dataset here Backup Location backup Backup location chosen earlier Backup version E E tion Key T N ka r 7 ee ss Encryption options Encryption Key D Numbe fo oe NCIS Dissimilar Hardware Support Dissimilar hardware support Number of disks to a Current machine recover 127 0 0 1 This machine Machines to recover C 192 168 152 130 Additional machine which may be backup v recovered to Backup configurations for additional machine restoration lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 29 You are now almost ready to start the recovery You should select the relevant encryption options from the drop down menu if you chose to encrypt your backup If you are not recovering to dissimilar hardware you must un check the box for Dissimilar Hardware Support Not doing so can cause problems when restoring to similar hardware You can choose to recover several ma
19. hoose File Location the other options are explained in figure 24 For all other options a related dialogue will open Welcome to New Backup Location Wizard Please select a category Allows you to scan for SCSI or IDE interfaces IDE SCSI Location File Location Choose a file location for your backup O Cascaded Location Create a Cascaded location with up to 10 devices 7 Library Auto changer Location O TSM Location Allows you to choose a Library Location with and client information Figure 24 lt Back Next gt Cancel Setup File Location ia S This dialog will allow you to set up a File Location File locations can have 7 a maximum size limit in megabytes Name backup You can browse to where your backup file s are oe ae located by clicking the Browse button you can also ize information tin a n Comses mount any required network shares as shown in figure Maximum Size 2 1 You do not need to fill in the size information When you have finished entering your data click Next to continue lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 25 Page 22 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Select the backup location to be used with this operation You can manage backup locations by selecting the Manage button Backup Location ES iT v Manage The next dialogue box figure 26 will ask you which backup location you
20. ily 1 NET Registered protocol family 17 882 10 VLAN Support v1 8 Ben Greear lt greearb candelatech com gt All bugs added by David 5 Miller lt davem redhat com gt Using IPI Shortcut mode Freeing unused kernel memory 228k freed i t AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as class input input tsc clocksource has been installed ImPS 2 Generic Wheel Mouse as class input inputi ou Wish to load the yvmxnet driver Y N Load any drivers specific to your system when asked by pressing y In most cases you should load every driver that is requested The exceptions are when there are SAN drivers which you may not want to load if you do not wish the recovery process to have access to your SAN disks Page 19 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 You will be presented with the license screen Click I Accept if you agree with the CBMR licensing terms Cristie Recovery Console 2 Auto Recovery Wizard bT Stats the automatic recovery wizard which will take you a _ through the steps necessary to recover your system Vianual Recovery Wizard Stats the manual recovery wizard which will let you do indmdual recovery steps Tools Lets you run various tools relevant to the recovery shows a list of log and error report files from which Figure 18 individual ones can be selected for viewing in notepad Copv Loa Files Lets you copy all the log and error report files to a removable media or ne
21. is correct or not If any of the lines is incorrect fix it and re run the script grub install this device map was generated by anaconda hd0 dev sda Figure 31 Upon completion of the recovery you will see the message shown in figure 31 You should copy your log files as the message suggests this will be covered in the next stage of this guide Click OK to clear the message CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Recovery Status msfree png 1478 webalizer png 1253 mmt slash var yp nicknames 185 mt slash var yp binding Files 98201 Skipped 41 Directories 8049 Bytes 2437661487 Warnings 0 Errors 0 Time taken 923 seconds Installation finished No error reported This is the contents of the device map Gib Tins 19 Incorrect Check if this is correct or not If any of the lines is incorrect fix it and re run the script grub install this device map was generated by anaconda hd0 dev sda mt slash boot unmounted umount mnt slash Device or resource busy Recovery finished Figure 32 Check the summary information at the bottom of the recovery status report for any errors Check the contents of the device map as the report suggests if this is incorrect or you are unsure that the recovery has been completed correctly then you should run it again Click Close to finish Cristie Recovery Console starts the automatic recovery wizar
22. kup requires three steps e Create a Backup Location which defines where the backup data will be stored section 5 1 e Save the Configuration Data section 5 2 e Perform a D R Backup to the storage device section 5 3 5 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 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 D R Backup and the Configuration Data It only needs to be created once 5 1 1 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 Si1zeInMB 0 Remote 0 However it is not recommended that this be done with an editor Backup Locations are best defined using the GUI 5 1 2 Creating a Backup Location using a Graphical User Interface GUBAX To run gubax type gubax in a command line This will show the main menu Figure 1
23. mr scp will backup all local file systems Note that if you wanted to include mounted CD ROMs for example then they would need to be included specifically All scripts are located in etc cristie scripts You can create your own script with the GUI by selecting SCRIPTS then CREATE NEW SCRIPT figure 12 This will open a new script with the vi editor Cristie gubax CBMR 6 27 1 Hain Menu Scripts 1 Create New Script 2 Edit Script Figure 12 3 Delete Script 4 Exit User Manual Exit 1 Ze a 4 gt 6 T 8 g Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 2663 27669 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Select the script you require see figure 11 and the backup will begin as follows Volume Header information Figure 13 can be specified if you wish Volume Header Name l Comments Encryption Figure 13 Key Type Cancel The Volume Header information is simply any names or comments 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 here the Volume Header information has been left blank so the screen in figure 14 will reflect this Cristie Software
24. o install from an RPM package enter cd mnt cdrom linux install main glibc2x then either rom i cbmr 6 2 1 i386 rpm for install with TSM client Or rpm i nodeps cbmr 6 2 1 i386 rpm for install without TSM client If you use this command and the ITSM Client has NOT been previously installed you will see the erro noting that libApiDS so is missing If you are using CBMR with ITSM the ITSM client should be installed first If you do not have RPM available you may install the gzipped tar file as follows cd tmp tar xvzf mnt cdrom linux install main glibc2x cbmr 6 2 1 linux i686 tar gz cd cbomr install Page 6 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 4 3 Licence Following the installation instructions in section 4 2 will install all the relevant files and a 30 day trial licence Cristie provides a 30 day trial license so that the product can be fully evaluated before purchase If you have purchased a full licence you will have been sent a 12 character licence key XXXXXXXXXXXX This may be applied with the command ubax licence cbmr XXXXXXXXXXXX 4 4 Uninstall To uninstall the RPM package enter rpm e cbmr To uninstall the package use the install script with u option for example install u Page 7 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 5 0 Performing a D R Backup As discussed in section 2 0 page 4 the process of performing a D R bac
25. ode ServerName TSH Server NodeName New CBMR Password hie oe tie he Figure 7 FSName f Remote a OK Cancel 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 Page 11 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 For a TSM Backup Location you also need to provide connection information for the TSM Server so that it can be accessed This data is specified in dsm sys If you have not already created the file you may do so by selecting SET TSM SERVER from the menu figure 8 If you do use this function it will overwrite any existing dsm sys The file is created in the opt tivoli tsm client api bin directory Cristie gubax CBMR 6 2 1 Main Menu Backup Locations Scan New Backup Locations Create New Backup Location n Edit Backup Location Figure 8 Delete Backup Location Set CSM Server Set TSM Server Set Default Backup Location Exit Ve D a S A e a A N a D a gt B a B Redraw L Copyright C Cristie Software Ltd 2003 2009 The displayed form figure 9 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 Cristie gubax CBMR 6 2 1 TSM S
26. oted Choosing the wrong bootloader will mean that the recovered machine will not boot 5 3 Performing the D R Backup Files may be backed up from the command line program ubax or graphical program gubax 5 3 1 TSM Options If you wish to backup to an TSM Backup Location and need more than the basic parameters for connect ing to your TSM server you should configure your TSM API client outside gubax To set up the TSM API client you should edit the TSM dsm opt user options and dsm sys system options files Note that the TSM BA client may use separate files in the opt tivoli tsm client ba bin directory The default location for TSM API client setup files is opt tivoli tsm client api bin The files should be edited to point to the TSM server with additional parameters that you wish to use inux system running enter the following command before running the backup to bypass the SELinux restrictions cheon t textrel shilib t usr lib libct cu so usr lib libdmapi so usr lib libgpfs so 5 3 2 Performing a D R Backup using the Command Line Interface ubax To use the command line backup program ubax you should first configure a storage device using gubax see page 8 onwards in the previous section 5 1 Creating a Backup Location This only needs to be done once Once the device has been configured it must be set as the default device you can do this via gubax see page 10 in the previous section 5 1 Creating a Backup
27. twork location for support purposes ose amp Reboot Will clase this console and reboot the system Cristie Recovery Console Copyright C 2009 Cristie Software Limited United Kingdom http www cristie com cristie The quickest way to begin the recovery is by clicking on the Auto Recovery Wizard button see figure 18 for an explanation of the buttons on the CRC menu which will result in the following screen Welcome to the Recovery Wizard This wizard will take you through the steps to fully recover your system from the saved configuration information and a recovery backup Select Next to proceed Figure 19 lt Back Next gt Cancel The configuration files containing details of the machine should be loaded before the recovery can begin These files may be stored in the backup location on a remote network share or on a removable device Click Next on the first dialogue box figure 19 you will then be presented with a box that will allow you to enter where your backup configuration information is stored figure 20 Page 20 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 Specify the location where the configuration settings for this computer are stored Stored with the backup data Stored in the following location Path Network Setup Copy Key Repository Figure 20 lt Back Next gt Cancel Cristie normally recommend that
28. uration Data Configuration information including details of disks and network cards 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 a command line program cbmrcfg may be used The most common way to store the configuration is as part of the backup As with previous versions of CBMR you can also use the command mkdisrec to access the same utility 5 2 1 Saving Configuration Data using cbmrcfg from the Command Line Interface To use the command line configuration saving program type cbmrcfg followed by the required options Some examples are shown here e To save the configuration information as part of the backup use the a parameter e g cbmrcfg a b grub d dev hda This will cause the configuration data to be recreated and saved along with the backup data when the D R Backup is run e To save configuration information from a machine that boots using LILO to a unique floppy disk use Comrcr Gg I e To save configuration information from a machine that boots using GRUB in stalled on dev hda to an NFS mounted share nfs configs use cbmrcfg b grub d dev hda c nfs configs Page 13 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 e To save configuration information from a machine that boots using GRUB installed
29. will not descend into mount points There is no equivalent setting in ubax ini e For more examples type man ubax Page 17 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 5 4 Housekeeping In order to ensure that you can recover to the latest version of the operating system that was installed on you Linux machine you must ensure that a fresh D R backup is performed every time the operating system files change This is not always possible so Cristie recommend that the D R Backup be performed once a week However you should choose a period which reflects the rate of change in your own organization Although the configuration data will change less frequently than the operating system it is a wise precaution to update this regularly Page 18 CBMR for Linux User Guide Version 6 2 x Published October 2009 6 0 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 is in four or five stages e Boot into Recovery OS e Read Configuration Data e Restore Files e Load additional drivers if necessary e Reboot into recovered OS Boot the machine using the CBMR bootable CD ROM You will be presented with the screen shown in figure 16 Cristie Recovery Console V 6 2 1 Copyright c 2809 Cristie Software Limited UR This
30. wish to use Choose the one you created in the last screen In this example the backup is called backup You should make sure you enter your own information as the one in this guide is an example only lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 26 Restore Configuration You will then be presented with the Restore Configuration dialogue box Figure 27 Specify the restore settings like the version of backup to restore and the dataset here Backup Location backup The name of the backup location you just created will a appear under Backup Location Encryption Key Type None v Encryption Key i l l T TETI You may specify any version number of a particular backup that you need restored 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 Under normal circumstances you should leave lt Back Next gt Cancel Dataset Number as 0 Click Next to continue Figure 27 Copy Configuration From Backup AREA HEADER Name Comments Compression Method 0 Time Created Thu Sep 10 16 04 06 2009 Volume Number 0 meee aoe ans mae ade You will then be presented with a screen which Buffer Size 16384 F A a 3 summarises the copying of the Configuration from the Moving to directory area a a Reading directory information backup file you just selected Building file list
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