Backup and restore in Zimbra opensource

[rajeshkodali]

Hi,

I am looking out solutions on backup and restore on open source edition. I know there are solutions in Network edition. Please help

[phoenix]

Backup and Restore Articles - Zimbra :: Wiki The forums and wiki search function would have found that for you.

[sternfan]

Hi Phoenix,

The one OE doc mentions using cp -rp /opt/zimbra [location of backup]/zimbra_backup. I thought we should be using RSYNC?

Also - not to be a pain - but a while ago you had posted a response to me using webmin to backup the /opt/zimbra location. This is what I have been doing, but would like your input on this (it is using TAR for instance).

Thanks,
Rob

[mmorse]

I'll let Bill respond to whatever webmin thing he has you doing, but in general, rsync is way faster because it won't exert too much work on the 2nd sync (it can skip already transfered/unchanged material), which makes it great for backing up locally or to another machine. A_Simple_Shell_Script_Method - Open Source Edition Backup Procedure - Zimbra :: Wiki

[sternfan]

mmorse - thanks. Looking at the link you just sent me, it is very close to the procedure I attempted to use when moving to another server.

Would rsync -avr /opt/zimbra /backup/zimbrabackup work as well?

Rob

[mmorse]

Moving to new server - Please verify this is OK.