Backup using tape backup

Hi all

I have a tape backup, But I need to make the backup of zimbra on a Tape backup IBM SCSI, somebody know a shell script ??

Regards

This is (adapted from) the simplest script I use. I use SSH to another server rather than tape.

Code:

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#!/bin/bash
ZIMBRADIR=/opt/zimbra
BACKUPDIR=/opt/zbackup
TAPE=/dev/tape
OPTS=-zcf

# Timestamp start
echo ==
echo == Backup started: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Live sync before stopping Zimbra to minimize sync time with the services down
rsync -aHK --delete $ZIMBRADIR $BACKUPDIR

# Timestamp server stop
echo ==
echo == Zimbra services stopped: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Stop Zimbra
su - zimbra -c"/opt/zimbra/bin/zmcontrol stop"
sleep 15
kill -9 `ps -u zimbra -o "pid="`

# Cold sync to bring backup directory up-to-date
rsync -aHK --delete $ZIMBRADIR $BACKUPDIR

# Restart Zimbra
su - zimbra -c"/opt/zimbra/bin/zmcontrol start"

# Timestamp server start
echo ==
echo == Zimbra services started: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Tarball the Zimbra files onto the tape
tar $OPTS $TAPE $BACKUPDIR

# Timestamp finish
echo ==
echo == Backup finished: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

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I run this as a cron job with output redirected to a file, then e-mail the file at about 6AM. As it is it'll use compression, change to "OPTS=-cf" for uncompressed (quicker/larger) backups.

Thats about as simple as I can make it. Hope it's of use.

Jon

You should probably take a look at the scripts here as well:
Backup and Restore Articles - Zimbra :: Wiki

Hi,


just take care here with:
kill -9 `ps -u zimbra -o "pid="`

Not all zimbra process run under "zimbra" user, for example: mta (postfix) is running by postfix users and the postfix master process is launched by root !

best regards

Quote:

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Originally Posted by jonallport

This is (adapted from) the simplest script I use. I use SSH to another server rather than tape.

Code:

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#!/bin/bash
ZIMBRADIR=/opt/zimbra
BACKUPDIR=/opt/zbackup
TAPE=/dev/tape
OPTS=-zcf

# Timestamp start
echo ==
echo == Backup started: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Live sync before stopping Zimbra to minimize sync time with the services down
rsync -aHK --delete $ZIMBRADIR $BACKUPDIR

# Timestamp server stop
echo ==
echo == Zimbra services stopped: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Stop Zimbra
su - zimbra -c"/opt/zimbra/bin/zmcontrol stop"
sleep 15
kill -9 `ps -u zimbra -o "pid="`

# Cold sync to bring backup directory up-to-date
rsync -aHK --delete $ZIMBRADIR $BACKUPDIR

# Restart Zimbra
su - zimbra -c"/opt/zimbra/bin/zmcontrol start"

# Timestamp server start
echo ==
echo == Zimbra services started: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

# Tarball the Zimbra files onto the tape
tar $OPTS $TAPE $BACKUPDIR

# Timestamp finish
echo ==
echo == Backup finished: $(date +"%d/%m/%Y %H:%I:%S") ==
echo ==

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I run this as a cron job with output redirected to a file, then e-mail the file at about 6AM. As it is it'll use compression, change to "OPTS=-cf" for uncompressed (quicker/larger) backups.

Thats about as simple as I can make it. Hope it's of use.

Jon

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