Difference between revisions of "Restore from desktop to vmware"

go the http://ip/server-manager and backup to desktop

log into the new  via ssh
cd /root
mkdir vmtools
cd vmtools
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm

/usr/bin/yum localinstall \
vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm

ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools

service vmware-tools start

yum clean all
rpm -Uhv \
http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/\
/8.0/smeupdates/i386/RPMS/smeserver-yum-2.2.0-20.el5.sme.noarch.rpm

signal-event yum-update

yum update
it will make a list, say Y

signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

log into new SME-server with winscp
copy sme.tgz to / directory

log into the new SME-server with ssh
cd /
signal-event pre-restore
tar -C / -xzvf smeserver.tgz

/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot

login to the restored server as admin and choose configure this server
Save & Reboot

cd /
rm smeserver.tgz

- check email (send & retrieve)
- check connections & websites
- in Vmware make sure the new server boots after a shutdown of the vmware host

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-You can restore an SME server simply by restoring from a desktop backup.
+{{Level|Developer}}
-This is usefull for instance when upgrading a version (I used it to upgrade from 7.51 to 8.0).
+==Restore smeX in vmware using a desktop backup and winscp==
-Restoring from a backup file is a quick and useful method for instance in VMware environments, since using USB disks or CD-rom or DVD adds complications you might not need.
+This method is usefull for a restore or upgrading a version (I used it to upgrade from 7.51 to 8.0 in vmware esxi 4.1).
+In this mini-howto I will show howto restore a backup made to the desktop into a new SME server. In stead of using an USB-stick we will transport the backup using SSH (scp or secure copy). Since many sme-servers run in vmware, and using usb or iso-files can be complicated or impossible on ESX servers using SSH is a good alternative to transport the backup to the server.
+==Forum discussion==
+This how-to can be discussed on the forums [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,49417.0.html here]
+==Make backup from original server to desktop in the server-manager==
+ go the http://ip/server-manager and backup to desktop
+==Install new SME server (sme8.x) from iso in vmware==
+Give it a temporary IP-adddress. When restoring it will get the ip-adresses from the server that was backed-up===
+- do not use vmx network cards, but use e1000 nic's instead, see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7197
+- log in via web-management console http://ip/server-manager and change remote acces so you can log in via ssh as root from internal network
+==Install vmware tools in the newly installed sme-server==
+See http://wiki.contribs.org/VMware_Tools#SME_Server_8.0_Guest_on_ESXi_4.0_Update_1
+in my case: SME Server 8.0 Guest on ESXi 4.0 Update 1
+Download the required packages
+ log into the new  via ssh
+ cd /root
+ mkdir vmtools
+ cd vmtools
+ wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
+ wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
+ wget http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.0u1/rhel5/i686/vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
+Install the downloaded packages and dependencies (some dependencies might be downloaded, click Y)
+ /usr/bin/yum localinstall \
+ vmware-open-vm-tools-kmod-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
+ vmware-open-vm-tools-common-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm \
+ vmware-open-vm-tools-nox-8.0.2-208167.el5.i686.rpm
+Link the start script to run level 7
+ ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools
+Start the service
+ service vmware-tools start
+(((((((((((((((((((( oeps, there is something wrong, must see into this later. Errors are:
+# service vmware-tools start
+#   Checking acpi hot plug                                  [  OK  ]
+#Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
+#   Switching to guest configuration:                       [  OK  ]
+#  Paravirtual SCSI module:                                [FAILED]
+#   Guest memory manager:                                   [FAILED]
+#   VM communication interface:                             [FAILED]
+#   VM communication interface socket family:               [FAILED]
+#   Guest operating system daemon:                          [  OK  ]
+((((((((((((((((((((
+==Update the new SME server to latest packages before restoring from backup==
+Before update set yum straight
+check if this is still needed here: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,49362.0.html
+ yum clean all
+ rpm -Uhv \
+ http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/\
+ /8.0/smeupdates/i386/RPMS/smeserver-yum-2.2.0-20.el5.sme.noarch.rpm
+ signal-event yum-update
+- update
+ yum update
+ it will make a list, say Y
+wait while downloading lots of stuff & installing
+ signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
+==Restore with the backup file==
+- first make a snapshot in vmware, so you have a snapshot with updated packages (in case something goes wrong)
+- copy sme.tzg to / directory new sme server (for instance form windows desktop with [winscp]http://winscp.net/eng/index.php (= cp via ssh) )
+ log into new SME-server with winscp
+ copy sme.tgz to / directory
+- log into the new SME server via SSH and run commands below
+ log into the new SME-server with ssh
+ cd /
+ signal-event pre-restore
+ tar -C / -xzvf smeserver.tgz
+If you are replacing an original SME-server that is still running,
+shut it down NOW before rebooting the new restored server! The ip-addresses will be the same and that will cause troubles on the network
+After unpacking the backup with tar now signal the new SME-server to devour the backup
+ /sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
+ /sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot
+After reboot login to admin-console to change IPs to suit network
+ login to the restored server as admin and choose configure this server
+ Save & Reboot
+Delete backup file
+ cd /
+ rm smeserver.tgz
+System should now be online & operational,
+Run tests if all works:
+ - check email (send & retrieve)
+ - check connections & websites
+ - in Vmware make sure the new server boots after a shutdown of the vmware host
+----
+<noinclude>[[Category:Howto]]</noinclude>

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