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== Current Solution == |
== Current Solution == |
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The [http://www.olenepal.org OLE Nepal] team is focusing on |
The [http://www.olenepal.org OLE Nepal] team is focusing on Mondo Rescue and rsync for backing up the XS |
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=== Installing |
=== Installing Mondo Rescue === |
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Here is a [[Image:LiveBackupQuickstart.pdf|thumb|PDF]] that explains how to set up LiveBackup in detail. This pdf was passed to me by a friend. I can't find it online. |
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# Download the RPM's for Mondo Rescue here: http://mondorescue.muskokamug.org/fedora/7/ . You need the RPM's for afio, buffer, mindi, mindi-busybox, and mondo |
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Optional: You may need to change from the OLPC repositories to the fedora repositories. To do this: |
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# Install them using rpm, note you should put mindi-busybox before mindi |
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# edit /etc/yum.conf ''vi yum.conf'' |
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rpm -ivh afio....rpm buffer...rpm mindi-busybox...rpm mindi...rpm mondo...rpm |
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# Comment out ''# reposdir=/etc/yum.repos.olpc.d'' |
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# You're done! |
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# add ''reposdir=/etc/yum.repos.d'' |
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# Install qemu ''yum install qemu'', this is useful for testing your backup |
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=== Using LiveBackup to Restore the XS === |
=== Using LiveBackup to Restore the XS === |
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Revision as of 12:32, 16 March 2008
This page deals with Disaster Recovery for the School Server (XS) and does not deal with backup and disaster recovery for the XO's. There are some ideas for these issues on the Nepal:Redundancy page.
Goals
- The base XS can be restored by non-technical user w/out using the command-line and in less than 5 steps.
- The data on the XS can be backed up without Internet access (May not be feasible)
- Solution does not use backup tapes, zip drives, or other media that are expensive or other unavailable in countries like Nepal
- Backup software must be open-source
The obvious solution is to use a program that backs up all the system files to a liveCD or LiveDVD and back up the data separately. It would be easiest to back up the data directories in /var, /home, and /var/library across the network using rsync. However, this necessitates a working WAN/Internet connection.
Possibilities
- Mondo Rescue
- LiveBackup
- System Rescue CD
- Rsync - for backing up data directories across the network. Are there any alternatives to rsync worth looking at?
Current Solution
The OLE Nepal team is focusing on Mondo Rescue and rsync for backing up the XS
Installing Mondo Rescue
- Download the RPM's for Mondo Rescue here: http://mondorescue.muskokamug.org/fedora/7/ . You need the RPM's for afio, buffer, mindi, mindi-busybox, and mondo
- Install them using rpm, note you should put mindi-busybox before mindi
rpm -ivh afio....rpm buffer...rpm mindi-busybox...rpm mindi...rpm mondo...rpm
- You're done!
Using Mondo Rescue to Backup the XS
- Type