Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/snapshot-backup.adp =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/snapshot-backup.adp,v diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.2.1 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/snapshot-backup.adp 25 Apr 2018 08:38:28 -0000 1.4 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/snapshot-backup.adp 2 Mar 2019 19:30:06 -0000 1.4.2.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -{/doc/acs-core-docs {ACS Core Documentation}} {Manual backup and recovery} +{/doc/acs-core-docs/ {ACS Core Documentation}} {Manual backup and recovery} Manual backup and recovery

  • Setup the export directory; this is the directory where backups -will be stored. We recommend the directory /ora8/m02/oracle-exports.

    [root ~]# mkdir /ora8/m02/oracle-exports
-[root ~]# chown oracle:dba /ora8/m02/oracle-exports
-[root ~]# chmod 770 /ora8/m02/oracle-exports
+will be stored. We recommend the directory /ora8/m02/oracle-exports.
    [root ~]# mkdir /ora8/m02/oracle-exports
+[root ~]# chown oracle:dba /ora8/m02/oracle-exports
+[root ~]# chmod 770 /ora8/m02/oracle-exports

  • Now edit /usr/sbin/export-oracle @@ -83,25 +83,25 @@

  • -PostgreSQL.  -Create a backup file and verify that it was created and has a -reasonable size (several megabytes).

    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ pg_dump -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+PostgreSQL. Create
+a backup file and verify that it was created and has a reasonable
+size (several megabytes).
    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ pg_dump -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ ls -al /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp 
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ ls -al /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp 
 -rw-rw-r-x    1 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME  $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME   4005995 Feb 21 18:28 /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ exit
 [root root]#
-su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
-pg_dump -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp openacs-dev
-ls -al /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp
-exit
+su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+pg_dump -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp openacs-dev
+ls -al /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/before_upgrade_to_4.6.dmp
+exit

  • -Back up the file system.  Back up all of +Back up the file system. Back up all of the files in the service, including the database backup file but excluding the auto-generated supervise directory, which is unnecessary and has complicated permissions.

    In the tar command,

      @@ -117,25 +117,25 @@ backed up by the service owner. These files are autogenerated and we don't break anything by omitting them.

    • The --file clause specifies the name of the output file to be generated; we manually add the -correct extensions.

    • The last clause, /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/, +correct extensions.

    • The last clause, /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/, specifies the starting point for backup. Tar defaults to recursive backup.

      • -
    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+
    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ tar -cpsz --exclude /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools/supervise \
-   --file /var/tmp/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ tar -cpsz --exclude /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools/supervise \
+   --file /var/tmp/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/
 tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$

  • Suffer a catastrophic failure on your production -system.  (We'll simulate this step)

    [root root]# svc -d /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+system. (We'll simulate this step)
    [root root]# svc -d /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 [root root]# mv /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/ /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.lost
 [root root]# rm /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 rm: remove symbolic link `/service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME'? y
 [root root]# ps -auxw | grep $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 root      1496  0.0  0.0  1312  252 ?        S    16:58   0:00 supervise $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
-[root root]# kill 1496
+[root root]# kill 1496
 
 [root root]# ps -auxw | grep $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 [root root]# su - postgres
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@
 this with standard backup processes or by keeping copies of the
 install material (OS CDs, OpenACS tarball and supporting software)
 and repeating the install guide. Recreate the service user
-($OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME).
  • -

    Restore the OpenACS files and database backup file.

    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+($OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME).
  • +

    Restore the OpenACS files and database backup file.

    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ tar xzf /var/tmp/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME-backup.tar.gz
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chmod -R 775 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chmod -R 775 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.web$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.web$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
  • @@ -170,14 +170,14 @@

    Oracle. 

    1. Set up a clean Oracle database user and tablespace with the same names as the ones exported from (more information).

    2. -

      Invoke the import command

      imp $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME FILE=/var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/nighty_backup.dmp FULL=Y
      +

      Invoke the import command

      imp $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME FILE=/var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/nighty_backup.dmp FULL=Y

  • -Postgres.  If the database user does not -already exist, create it.

    [root root]# su - postgres
-[postgres ~]$ createuser $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+Postgres. If the
+database user does not already exist, create it.
    [root root]# su - postgres
+[postgres ~]$ createuser $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
 Shall the new user be allowed to create databases? (y/n) y
 Shall the new user be allowed to create more new users? (y/n) y
@@ -189,25 +189,25 @@
 create any out-of-order database objects. Next, restore the
 database from the dump file. The restoration will show some error
 messages at the beginning for objects that were pre-created from
-the OpenACS initialization script, which can be ignored.
    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+the OpenACS initialization script, which can be ignored.
    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ createdb $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ createdb $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
 CREATE DATABASE
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ psql -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/postgresql.sql $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ psql -f /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/postgresql.sql $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 (many lines omitted)
-[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ psql $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME < /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/database-backup.dmp
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ psql $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME < /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/database-backup/database-backup.dmp
 (many lines omitted)
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME ~]$ exit
 [postgres ~]$ exit
 logout
  • -

    Activate the service

    [root root]# ln -s /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+
    Activate the service
    [root root]# ln -s /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 
 [root root]# sleep 10
-[root root]# svgroup web /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[root root]# svgroup web /service/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME