Just completed building a testing box using this method: Install SIPX from ISO then restore config together with Vmail. .. It works just fine. My concern is that Yum update is time consuming and would create extra traffic through the available internet bandwidth on the VM server which would affect other users on the same VM specially if the install in being done during hours
Thank you Saad -----Original Message----- From: sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org [mailto:sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org] On Behalf Of Todd Hodgen Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:38 PM To: 'Discussion list for users of sipXecs software' Subject: Re: [sipx-users] SIPX Backup Have you attempted to build a new server with this method to see if it comes up properly and works without issues? I think Jesse brings up a valid point - 20 minutes to load a new server from ISO, and minutes to restore a backup file. -----Original Message----- From: sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org [mailto:sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org] On Behalf Of Adrien Guillon Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 10:01 AM To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software Subject: Re: [sipx-users] SIPX Backup I use cron scripts with dump, lvm snapshots, and a script to do SQL database dumps. I would have to recreate the VM after a disaster, but that is pretty straight forward. The dump is sent to a staging area (scratch hard drive), where all dumps are written nightly to an LTO-4 drive. On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Becker, Jesse <beck...@sunyulster.edu> wrote: > Saad, > Restoring the whole VM might actually take more time than time than > reinstalling from CD and restoring config from backup. > > We mount a cifs/smb share to /media/backups. We then create a symlink > from the SipX backup directory to the /media/backups directory. This > allows us to use the built in backup but have the files saved onto a different host. > > Backing up your whole machine will most likely require an expensive > enterprise product like backup exec. Keep in mind that your virtual > machines HDD file will be in a constant state of change while running. > So you will need a backup solution that can trigger vmware's > snapshot/save state technology while initiating the backup. > > Jes > > On May 26, 2012 12:03 PM, "S.K.- G" <skhan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Thank you Mike, >> >> What I am trying to achieve is to find a tested way to backup a SIPX >> instance on the VM server .. That should backup everything like SIPX >> software and config, something like the Ghost software that can >> capture a backup image of the running SIPX instance on the VMware. In >> case anything went wrong then we can just restore from this saved >> image to create a new instance that is identical to the corrupted one .. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Saad >> >> >> >> From: sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org >> [mailto:sipx-users-boun...@list.sipfoundry.org] On Behalf Of Michael >> Picher >> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 10:43 AM >> To: Discussion list for users of sipXecs software >> Subject: Re: [sipx-users] SIPX Backup >> >> >> >> All you need to make sure you do is setup backup in the GUI to run >> once a day. >> >> >> >> if you want to get the complete backup off that machine create a cron >> job and copy them from /var/log/sippbx/backup >> >> >> >> Or use the FTP backup option... >> >> >> >> If you tweak any other files in /etc such as named.conf or dhcpd.conf >> you may also want to grab copies of them. >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 8:20 AM, S.K.- G <skhan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I would like to find out if there are any recommended products for >> backing up a SIPX instance installed on a VM Server. Is Granular >> Backup an option? >> >> Thank you >> >> Saad >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Picher, Director of Technical Services eZuce, Inc. >> >> 300 Brickstone Square >> >> Suite 201 >> >> Andover, MA. 01810 >> >> O.978-296-1005 X2015 >> M.207-956-0262 >> @mpicher <http://twitter.com/mpicher> www.ezuce.com >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- >> >> There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand >> binary and >> those who don't. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ _______________________________________________ sipx-users mailing list sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ _______________________________________________ sipx-users mailing list sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ _______________________________________________ sipx-users mailing list sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/
