Not entirely out there, I do the same for Windows snapshots I take. I've never personally seen any issues with snapshots. Either way, snapshots are certainly the best option. On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Bill Hatcher <wchatc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I do the same thing, only I will do a graceful shutdown of the server > before I take the snapshot. Call me paranoid, but I so some squirrelly > things going on until I started doing it that way. > > > > *From:* ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com [mailto: > ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com] *On Behalf Of *Tanner Ezell > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:56 PM > *To:* Tim Smith > *Cc:* ccie_voice@onlinestudylist.com > *Subject:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] clone vs snapshot vs any better method?? > > > > Use snapshots. > > What the snapshot does is essentially mark where your server is currently, > even capturing the memory at that moment. So after a snapshot is made, > changes to the server are all logged. So what i typically do is install > CUCM, snapshot after i verified the install and made sure it was working. > Then, I will in the future as I lab off workbook one, snapshot after each > lab session. > > So for instance, my snapshots would look like, > > Initial Install --> Lab1A --> Lab1B --> etc, etc > > So, if say you screw up during a lab or for whatever reason you want to > revert back to before you started, you restore the snapshot, and continue on > from the *exact* place you took it [the snapshot]. > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Tim Smith <thsglo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you tried using BARS or DRS? Again not sure on your CCM version. > > Cheers, > > Tim. > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Joel Jose <joeljose...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i am so sick and tired with this... the main problem for which i thot > vmware had a solution is still stinking me... how do i do a proper backup > and restore?? i mena i have pub and sub... my pub had a db connectivity > error(due to an abrupt power failure)...sub was fine... i had already cloned > all my vmwares into another backupdir.. so i copied the pub clone and thot i > was done... first of all.. the db wipes clean.. yeah..yeah..obviously.. but > now i cant even find the sub as an available node for my cucm-group.. > however all sub configurations can be changed and is reflected on the pub > gui itself... yes i have cross checked the serviceablity for both nodes and > thats fine.... > > > > my backup strat is pretty boring i know.. i still havent figured what the > snapshots do... if anyone can suggest a better way to backup my servers it > would be great.. my head is spinning on the thoughts of a cucm reinstall > from dvd... even a quadcore q9550 with 8gb ram has its limits on sluggish > algorithms(redhat-cisco-installation-scripts) u see ;( . > > -- > "it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." > Abraham Lincoln > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > >
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