Backup them as reference.
some files are created by xcatd installation.
some files will be created/replaced after you run mknb and
nodeset/rinstall command depends netboot method for each node.
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Casandra Hong Qiu
Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291
Office: Building 8, 3-B-04
cxh...@us.ibm.com
From: Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 09/18/2020 01:04 PM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [xcat-user] Question on backup/restore of
management nodes and networking
Since you mentioned that files in /tftpboot directory do not need to be
restored , do they get regenerated after the restoring setup from backup?
Sorry, I was not clear on why do we need to backup if we are not restoring
them(?).
thanks
On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 6:49 AM Casandra H Qiu <cxh...@us.ibm.com> wrote:
the files under /tftpboot are the boot files. they are created from mknb,
and nodeset/rinstall, you can back up them as reference and don't need to
restore.
Thanks,
Casandra Qiu
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Casandra Hong Qiu
Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291
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Inactive hide details for Imam Toufique ---09/17/2020 12:12:13
AM---Actually, a follow-up question. the backup document statesImam
Toufique ---09/17/2020 12:12:13 AM---Actually, a follow-up question. the
backup document states that we should backup /tftpboot directory
From: Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 09/17/2020 12:12 AM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [xcat-user] Question on backup/restore of
management nodes and networking
Actually, a follow-up question.
the backup document states that we should backup /tftpboot directory.
But the restore document does not have any mention on restoring /tftpboot
directory. Actually, that was one of my original questions. Can you
help answer this?
thanks
On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 9:05 PM Imam Toufique <techie...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks everyone, this is very helpful. I do most of it already, I
have to add the missing parts. :-)
On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 11:59 AM Casandra H Qiu <cxh...@us.ibm.com>
wrote:
Right, follow the Migration link,
https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/migration/index.html
to backup/restore the MN.
xCAT also introduce xcat-inventory to do the source control, you
can check here: https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-inventory
https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced/xcat-inventory/index.html
This will work. `makedhcp -n` will add this network to the
dhcpd.conf.
I assume I can set up another network in
the networks table, create a virtual
interface in the MN with that vlan
Thanks,
Casandra Qiu
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Casandra Hong Qiu
Phone: (845) 433-9291, t/l 293-9291
Office: Building 8, 3-B-04
cxh...@us.ibm.com
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PM---Re #1, have you seen https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/u
Michael Green ---09/16/2020 02:05:23 PM---Re #1, have you seen
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From: Michael Green <mishagr...@gmail.com>
To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 09/16/2020 02:05 PM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [xcat-user] Question on backup/restore of
management nodes and networking
Re #1, have you seen
https://xcat-docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/migration/index.html
?
Michael
On Sep 16, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Imam Toufique
<techie...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone,
It has been a while I have asked questions
in the forum, hope you all are well.
Got a couple of questions, would greatly
appreciate if you can help out with all
your collective wisdom.
question #1
We have xcat version 2.15 MN running on
centOS 7.7, and I am looking into
backup/restore of the setup. Currently I am
only using /opt/xcat/sbin/dumpxCATdb to
backup the database. I also backup
the /install directory of the system. If
there anything else I should be backing up
in the system? How about /tftpboot , all
the DNS information? In case of a total
system failure ( of the MN ) , I am
thinking about how to bring the system back
to its original working state.
Also, what is the recommended method of
restoring a system like this? I would guess
- a. build the OS b. install base xcat rpms
c. restore DB backup d. may be
restore /tftpboot e. restore /install
directory ?
question #2
So, we currently have a single network
defined to build systems in the MN. I need
to be able to build systems from another
network. How does one get to do this? I
assume I can set up another network in the
networks table, create a virtual interface
in the MN with that vlan, assign a DHCP
scope and do makedhcp? Would that work? Or
do I need to do anything else?
Any help/reference/guidance is very helpful
and appreciated.
thanks
--imam toufique
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