disaster recovery prep

[adriandurden]

My company is currently running the Network edition 5.0.16. I want to know what I need to make a recoverable backup. i can supply a second server with the same os and version of zimbra.

I currently have nightly rsyncs making an off site backup of /opt/zimbra/backup

If i lose my current server will i be able to restore everything with just /backup or will I need other files and directories?

also when i restore from backups do i need to install zimbra with the same passwords and hostnames or can i do ./install -s to install from a backup?

i've read the wikis on restoring and migrating but have not found the answers to what i'm trying to do. any input would be greatly appreciated.

[iway]

We do it the same way (syncing /opt/zimbra/backup) and had to do disaster recovery twice.
It works, you don't need anything else.
Just be sure to use the same passwords, note them somewhere.

[adriandurden]

Originally Posted by iway

We do it the same way (syncing /opt/zimbra/backup) and had to do disaster recovery twice.
It works, you don't need anything else.
Just be sure to use the same passwords, note them somewhere.

Do i install zimbra with the same passwords in the config or do I make a /opt/zimbra/backup drop the backup in there then install?

[iway]

We installed it first, then sync the backup directory into there.

[adriandurden]

thanks, I'll be testing this today, hope all goes well

[LMStone]

To make the disaster recovery process a little more conforming, you may also want to do things like back up /opt/zimbra/conf, your SSL certificates, and some of the log files Zimbra deposits in /tmp.

Not all of that is needed, but...

Hope that helps,
Mark

[adriandurden]

Is there a way to install zimbra on the backup server using the conf on the running server? I have passwords to the current server but i didn't isntall it so i don't know exactly what in the install got changed.

[LMStone]

Originally Posted by adriandurden

Is there a way to install zimbra on the backup server using the conf on the running server? I have passwords to the current server but i didn't isntall it so i don't know exactly what in the install got changed.

Perhaps these will help:

Network Edition Disaster Recovery - Zimbra :: Wiki
Ajcody-Disaster-Recovery-Specific-Notes - Zimbra :: Wiki
Ajcody-Notes-Multi-Server-Restore-DR - Zimbra :: Wiki
5.0.x Network Edition Backup and Restore - Zimbra :: Wiki

Mark