[rancid] Copying configs to a fileserver

[G***@l-3com.com]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability to
copy device configs to a fileserver? We want to do this so that we can
have a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure. We
currently do not back up the rancid server as we don't have a license to
do so.



George Nussbaum | Sr. Systems Administrator | L-3 Communications SDS
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[John Jetmore]

Post by G***@l-3com.com
Hi,
Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability to
copy device configs to a fileserver?  We want to do this so that we can have
a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure.  We currently do
not back up the rancid server as we don’t have a license to do so.

linux is pretty easy:

rsync -av $RANCIDHOME/var $BACKUPUSER@$BACKUPHOST:$REMOTEBACKUPDIR

eg:

rsync -av /home/rancid/rancid/var ***@fileserver:/backups/rancid

If you have a windows server, you could mount it via samba and then
use rysnc to the mounted filesystem, eg:

rsync -av /home/rancid/rancid/var /mnt/backups/rancid

--John

[G***@l-3com.com]

Thanks for all of the tips. I actually set up samba on my rancid box and connect via a separate win server and copy the files up in a batch file I put in scheduled tasks.

Thanks again.

 
 
George Nussbaum | Sr. Systems Administrator | L-3 Communications SDS
10E Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Jetmore [mailto:***@pobox.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:41 PM
To: Nussbaum, George @ SDS
Subject: Re: [rancid] Copying configs to a fileserver

In fact, for what it's worth, I'm doing exactly what you asked to an

# df -k /dbbackup

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
mon-filer-02.local:/vol/dbbackup
268435456 199574208 68861248 75% /dbbackup

# rsync -av --del /var/lib/mysql /dbbackup/

--John

What protocols do you have licensed?  We would mount it via NFS and
use the second example I showed.
BTW, Netapps can speak samba/cifs just fine, but you have to pay for a
CIFS protocol license.  using NFS from a linux/*nix box is much, much
easier
--John

Thanks John.  My fileserver is a NetApp appliance so I don't think Samba will work.
George Nussbaum | Sr. Systems Administrator | L-3 Communications SDS
10E Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [rancid] Copying configs to a fileserver

Post by G***@l-3com.com
Hi,
Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability to
copy device configs to a fileserver?  We want to do this so that we can have
a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure.  We currently do
not back up the rancid server as we don't have a license to do so.

If you have a windows server, you could mount it via samba and then
rsync -av /home/rancid/rancid/var /mnt/backups/rancid
--John

[Gallardo, Winfred C]

you can use a NFS mounted drive or use AMANDA which is free. Another option if your fileserver is running windows is to create a samba share drive from the device configs directory, mount that directory on the windows fileserver and use windows scheduled tasks to copy them to a different location.



Chris Gallardo
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On 10 , Aug 2010, at 11:23 AM, <***@l-3com.com<mailto:***@l-3com.com>>
wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability to copy device configs to a fileserver? We want to do this so that we can have a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure. We currently do not back up the rancid server as we don’t have a license to do so.



George Nussbaum | Sr. Systems Administrator | L-3 Communications SDS
10E Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
O: 781.939.3866 | M: 781.985.5081 | F: 781.939.3996 | Email: ***@L-3com.com<mailto:***@L-3com.com> | www.sds.l-3com.com<http://www.sds.l-3com.com/>

[Sam Munzani]

I usually use rsync. On windows server I have Delta Copy installed which
acts as server. On rancid box, I have some korn shell scripts that has
syntax like below.

rsync -vrtlz --delete "/opt/rancid/var/configs"
"172.20.100.10::rancid/" <= Where 172.20.100.10 is my windows srv and
rancid is rsync server mount point.

Then run that script from cron.

Hope this helps,
Sam

Post by G***@l-3com.com
Hi,
Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability
to copy device configs to a fileserver? We want to do this so that we
can have a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure.
We currently do not back up the rancid server as we don't have a
license to do so.
*George Nussbaum** **|** **Sr. Systems Administrator** **|** **L-3
Communications SDS*
10E Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
www.sds.l-3com.com <http://www.sds.l-3com.com/>
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[Aaron Dudek]

make a script to tar the directory and copy it to your fileserver.

Post by G***@l-3com.com
Hi,
Does anyone know of a way or have a linux script that has the ability to
copy device configs to a fileserver? We want to do this so that we can
have a safe tape backup of them in case of catastrophic failure. We
currently do not back up the rancid server as we don’t have a license to do
so.
*George Nussbaum** **|** **Sr. Systems Administrator** **|** **L-3
Communications SDS*
10E Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801
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