Server Backups
New Backup Method
All servers are now virtualized. See more information here. We replicate all virtual machines to a secondary VM host using Nakivo Backup & Replication.
Nakivo has a web interface for configuring jobs. It can be accessed at https://192.168.0.36:4443 by using the typical administrator password.
Our license file can be found here or at \\server20081\Documents and Software\Software Installation Backup\Nakivo\PRO v5.0.0 license for 'Audina;Andrew Davis;ajdavis@audina.net;' (1360550665749790679).license
A backup of the Nakivo configuration can be found here.
Old Backup Method
Exchange Server (replaced by Office 365 subscription)
Daily Routine
Verify Backups by following these steps:
- Connect to EXCHANGE server using Remote Desktop Connection (Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications).
- Select computer “EXCHANGE”.
- Login as Administrator (using domain credentials).
- Run “Symantec Backup Exec” (Start > Programs > Symantec Backup Exec for Windows > Backup Exec 11d for Windows).
- Check that daily backups were performed (should have a checkmark beside the daily entry).
Weekly Routine
- Change hard drives for daily backups. This requires swapping HDD units BUD1 and BUD2 (Backup Unit Drive). Perform every Friday.
File and Database Servers
- Connect to server RAS (Start > Run As:
\\NAS
). Login as a regular user (using domain credentials) or Administrator. - Open
\\NAS\Backup
share to verify that daily backups where performed for CRMServer (OnContact server), Fileserver (main file server), Infuserv (Infusion server). - Use MS Backup to restore (or create new backups).
WWW Server (Main Website)
Linux Bash script located in /etc/cron.daily
to backup files daily:
#!/bin/bash ## removes old backup file #rm -rf /data/backup/* ## backup the following directories: rm -f /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz /var/spool/mail rm -f /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz /home rm -f /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz /var/www/html rm -f /data/backup/mysql-data.backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/mysql-data-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/mysql rm -f /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz /etc ## send reminder to sysadmin to pull the tarball from the server. #mail ttran -s "Get the backup tarball off the server"
SWDEV Server
Linux Bash script located in /etc/cron.daily
to backup files daily:
#!/bin/bash ## removes old backup file #rm -rf /data/backup/* ## backup the following directories: rm -f /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/mail-backup.tar.gz /var/spool/mail rm -f /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/home-backup.tar.gz /home rm -f /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/website-backup.tar.gz /var/www/html rm -f /data/backup/mysql-data.backup.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/mysql-data-backup.tar.gz /var/lib/mysql rm -f /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/etc-dir.tar.gz /etc rm -f /data/backup/projrepos.tar.gz tar -czvf /data/backup/projrepos.tar.gz /data/repos ## send reminder to sysadmin to pull the tarball from the server. #mail ttran -s "Get the backup tarball off the server"
Directories to Backup
Resource | Path | Backup Incidence | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Website, Config & Database Backup | \\WWW\data\backup | Daily | Website, system configuration and database backups (tar & gzipped). |
Subversion Repositories | \\SWDEV\data\repos | Daily | All software development projects' source control versioning resides here. |
Config & Database Backup | \\SWDEV\data\backup | Daily | System configuration and database backups (tar & gzipped). |
File Repositories | \\SWDEV\installers, \\SWDEV\programming, \\SWDEV\pub | Weekly | File repositories with software development tools. |
Synchronizing Backups with SyncBack
Download SyncBack from http://www.filehippo.com/download_syncback