We would love to have you try out the backup and restore scripts. They are in the subversion repository. Details on how to access it are on fossology.org under "source code". Vincent can also provide more details.

Dan

On Dec 11, 2009, at 7:16 PM, Furosh One <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks for the info Dan.

As I looked over some of that doc, and I did see the fo-backup fo- restore scripts mentioned so I went looking for them. I didn't seem to find any on my fossology machines, or on the source.tgz file I downloaded, or online - which is why I believe you said in "v1.2" release.

Is it possible to download any of your fo-backup/restore and any other pertinent scripts related to backups/restoring fossology data at this time?

Pretty please???

I'd like to work with them and/or check them out...

Please advise, thanks!

-Regards,
Gibran Marquez

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Dan Stangel <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Gibran

I'm pleased to tell you that a comprehensive backup and restore plan is going to be part of our 1.2 release early next year. You already saw most of this work in your search on fossology.org.

The main things are, you need to back up your Postgres database, and your file repository.

You can do both of these things today using standard tools like rsync.

One thing we will add in 1.2 is the ability to back up only your gold files, and have FO restore the unpacked files on demand.

Dan

On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Furosh One <[email protected]> wrote:

I just did a search for 'backup' on your site and found some interesting information I think it's what I was looking for. I found these:

task:fossology_data_backup_and_restore_instruction_-_gold_files: 72 Hits

task:fossology_data_backup_and_restore_instruction_-_all_files: 71 Hits

task:fossology_data_backup_and_restore_design: 66 Hits

task:define_test_implement_full_backup_recovery_process_for_rfo: 60 Hits

task:define_test_implement_full_backup_recovery_process: 12 Hits

Is this all the information I need?
Is there anything else like a Postgresql dump/backup & restore you guys use in any of your scripts?

I'm going to go through all these docs to see how I can perform backups/restores of our fossology setup.

-Gibran

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Furosh One <[email protected]> wrote:
Hey guys,

So our multi.fossology setup has been going strong for about almost 2 weeks now. Going through tons and tons of packages and providing us with the information that our Licensing Disclosure and Intellectual Property team is looking for.

Since everything is now working, now they want to make sure it's all being backed up and we're able to restore all this in the event our machines were to die somehow.

I'm guessing I can look up information about setting up Postgresql dumps/backups and restoring if needed with psql books or on-line.

But wanted to ask you guys in the event our main Scheduler/Web/DB server were to go down has anyone got information about backups/ restoring fossology? (server and/or agent(s))

What is critical to backup?
Just the fossology DB?
What about the Repo's themselves?
-Should the distrubted repos get backed up to a network share or something?

Obviously backing up all config files for /etc/fossology, /etc/ fstab, /etc/exports, /etc/hosts, etc. will make restoring much easier but else?

What about Restoring any of this?
Any write-ups? or other information of how to accomplish a restore in the event of something bad?

I did look at ALL your docs on fossolgy.com and nothing under maintenance/admin or anything else. I know these docs are a nice to have and you guys have your hands full with full-time jobs and higher-level fixes/improvements for fossolgy. But I'm tasked with backing up all this and knowing how to restore, besides nobody cares if you can backup-only if you can restore!!! =)

-Regards,
Gibran Marquez

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