Zimbra

GiZiM · #1 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 12:31 PM

I have Zimbra Open Source running on a ESX with the message store also on the same VM. I would like to move the store to a FreeNAS server and from there do some rsync redundancy to another hard drive....

Is that possible?

The mail server look on another server storing the message store?

bdial · #2 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 06:28 PM

you mean move /opt/zimbra/store ? without the db it wouldn't be very useful.

i wouldn't use nfs mounts for zimbra, but if freenas can do iscsi, or you use nfs at the esx level and just create a virtual disk on freenas that would be fine.

vavai · #3 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GiZiM

I have Zimbra Open Source running on a ESX with the message store also on the same VM. I would like to move the store to a FreeNAS server and from there do some rsync redundancy to another hard drive....

Is that possible?

The mail server look on another server storing the message store?

Why don't you mount the FreeNAS/SAN as data store and then create a new virtual harddisk, attach the harddisk to the VM and then copy/move all data into new virtual disk.

I don't think that it's a good idea to have a good backup only for message store. I would recommend to have a redundancy backup for all of Zimbra data (/opt/zimbra) folder, not for message store only.

ccelis5215 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 07:06 PM

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I would recommend to have a redundancy backup for all of Zimbra data (/opt/zimbra) folder, not for message store only.

Why you don´t just put your /opt/zimbra in the NAS ?

vavai · #5 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ccelis5215

Why you don´t just put your /opt/zimbra in the NAS ?

That what's I recommend to GiZiM

ccelis5215 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 07:13 PM

It's pretty obviuous... let's the storage do the work..

And, of course.... do your backups.

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GiZiM · #7 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 08:05 PM

Thanks guys, ill work on this tomorrow I am really out of my element here. I told someone at work I have some linux exp and now I've been told to make a email server and we are using it as our primary system... just need a great backup and redundant solution.

GiZiM · #8 (**permalink**) 12-28-2011, 06:36 AM

So suggesting that I mount the FreeNAS volume in the ESX using over nfs.
Then connecting that to the mail servers VM and mounting it and backing up the /opt/zimbra folder and the other message store /media/store1 as well to the new volume?

phoenix · #9 (**permalink**) 12-28-2011, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GiZiM

So suggesting that I mount the FreeNAS volume in the ESX using over nfs.
Then connecting that to the mail servers VM and mounting it and backing up the /opt/zimbra folder and the other message store /media/store1 as well to the new volume?

Read the second paragraph in this article: NFS Support - Zimbra :: Wiki