Backup Server Config

Hello all,
I have been searching and cannot find an answer. I remember when OSX 10.5 Server was released one of the big features was being able to backup the server configuration to use if you had a hard disk crash. On Snow Leopard How do I do the backup of this?

Our Apple Rep pointed me the documentation, which had I looked a little harder, would have seen..
[ http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/AdvancedServer_Adminv10.6.pdf ]http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/AdvancedServer_Adminv10.6.pdf
Advanced Server Administration has a good section in Chapter 5 on Installation and Deployment of server, but chapter 6 around page 115 gets into the automated server setup you're asking about.
Thank you guys1

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After more research and running the Best Practices report from the EMC, I am missing a slew of ManagementRolesAndRoleGroups from the RBAC container.
Based on your description, it seems that you have find the cause of this issue. On current situation, I still
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missing Exchange 2010 RBAC Management Roles and Policies
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CSM Backup Server

Is the old CSS "sorry" or backup server supported on the CSM?
Trying to setup two web servers as active and backup behind a CSM. No load sharing.
Regards
Joe

yes, the backup option exist with the CSM
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WORD backup server farm name
gdufour-cat6k-2(config-slb-vserver)#serverfarm linux1 backup linux2
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Backup Server Configuration Questions

I have a super little setup for our small business consisting of 1 primary mac mini server, 1 backup mini server, 2 WD 2TB external firewire drives, and a rackmounted Cisco switch and UPS. AFP, VPN, FTP, expandable storage, time machine backups and managed mobile accounts all packed into a compact, quiet server cabinet that fits under a desk for less than $2000. Unfortunately the success of this little gem has made it more and more critical to our publishing workflow.
For good measure I picked up another mac mini thinking i could set it up as an OD replica backup server. Unfortunately I didn't think this through before the purchase and now I have a what amounts to $500 brick in my server cabinet. Would appreciate some guidance on how best to deploy this backup server.
1) For the backup server to be of any real use I assume its going to need access to the data drives. Is there any way to manage this with external drives? Somebody suggested I should just plug my external drives into both servers, however I did some other reading that suggested this could turn my drives into toasters. I then thought of setting up WD NAS drives through my cabinet switch but was told that NAS and AFP don't play well and I would have the same issue - two systems trying to access the filesystems at the same time.
2) If i can resolve the first issue, I have the backup setup as an OD replica, which theoretically should take over if the primary goes down. Do I also need to setup DHCP on the backup for this to be relevant? Should that range be the same as the primary or do they need to be distinct?
3) I have the 2TB primary drive firewired to the primary server with the 2TB time machine drive daisy chained. I was recommended to use Syncronize Pro for my backup between the drives but despite the warnings on time machine's applicability in a server setup (timing not configurable, CPU overhead) its been perfect for my needs with zero CPU overhead after the first sync. My only complaint is time machine doesn't work with ARD so you have to browse the time machine directory manually.
4) Am I missing a larger plot here? Can I setup the external drives or backup server in another way to be more efficient. Should I pickup another set of drives and somehow synchronize the primary and secondary server completely??
This is my first server config and has been a fun little project except for a nightmare of a time with the VPN but that's another story.
Any help apprecaited.

For the backup server to be of any real use I assume its going to need access to the data drives. Is there any way to manage this with external drives? Somebody suggested I should just plug my external drives into both servers, however I did some other reading that suggested this could turn my drives into toasters.
You're right - You cannot connect one FireWire drive to two systems and hope it will work. That is asking for trouble right there.
I then thought of setting up WD NAS drives through my cabinet switch but was told that NAS and AFP don't play well and I would have the same issue - two systems trying to access the filesystems at the same time.
The whole point of NAS is that the NAS controller (in conjunction with the access protocol (e.g. AFP, NFS, etc.) takes care of concurrent access.
However, all of the above depends on the data you're storing on the external/shared drives. For example, don't expect to store any database-based data such as Open Directory to be shared between machines via the shared drives. Any shared drive setup should be for static files only (e.g. users home directories would be OK, as would backups, web content, etc.).
I have the backup setup as an OD replica, which theoretically should take over if the primary goes down. Do I also need to setup DHCP on the backup for this to be relevant? Should that range be the same as the primary or do they need to be distinct?
That depends on what you're trying to protect against.
If you're planning to keep critical services running in case the primary server fails then you can probably eschew DHCP altogether - existing clients will retain their DHCP address for at least half the lease period. e.g. if your lease is set for 3 days you have 36 hours before those machines will require a functional DHCP server. That's more than enough time for most server issues to get resolved (e.g. a reboot), and even more than it takes to turn on DHCP on the secondary server if you don't think the primary server will be back online in time.
IMHO that's preferable to running dual DHCP servers. You can do that if you prefer but they MUST have different DHCP ranges (don't try to setup both DHCP servers with the same address pools).
As for point 3 - Time Machine is fine, IMHO, as long as you realize its limitations and don't expect Time Machine to backup everything, including dynamic data such as database files.
4) Am I missing a larger plot here? Can I setup the external drives or backup server in another way to be more efficient. Should I pickup another set of drives and somehow synchronize the primary and secondary server completely??
It depends on what you're preparing for/against.
If you're looking to protect against hardware failure then you could run everything on the external drives and reconnect the drives to the other machine to boot it as the server if the first one is down. That's not necessarily ideal, but it would be one option.
The second thing to consider is what services you're running that support their own replication/backup protocols. You've already seen Open Directory replicas, so that's the right way to backup your OD setup. The same applies to DNS and MySQL - both of which have their own replication protocols.
User-based data is a little harder to replicate between servers which is why a NAS option may be viable here. Of course that doesn't necessarily provide protection against accidental deletion.
At the end of the day, though, there are many ways to set this up. The right way depends on your needs, the services you're running and what's important to your business (focus on the things your business cannot do without, and have a plan for the other services (e.g. manually start the secondary DHCP server if needed.

Recently backing up my ipad onto my macbook, which is the backup server for all of my gadgets. This includes all my photos and tons of music. The macbook said it could not backup the ipad because there was insufficient disc space to do so. What now?

I have a macbook operating OSX10.6.7. Recently backing up my ipad which had lots of photos from a recent vacation. I use this laptop as the backup server for all of my gadgets so it has thousands of photos and tons of music. It just told me that it couldn't back up the ipad bc there wasn't enough disc space. I was afraid that this would happen eventually. What next? Newer laptop with more space? I'm not sure what files I could sacrifice to free up more space as most of these are important.

What size hard drive do you have in your MacBook? The cheapest options are, a larger internal hard drive, or an external drive. Or you could get a cheap desktop PC and network to it for storage. I've got one that lives in the hall with 3 Terabytes (That's 3000gb) of storage.

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www.movimed.com - Custom Imaging Solutions

DAQ Dude,
I know you've said you've been looking through the help, but have you checked this? The TCP/IP must be enabled as it is not by default.
Complete the following steps to configure the VI Server.
Select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box.
(Optional) The default VI Server configuration is suitable for most applications. Select VI Server: Configuration from the Category list if you need to change this default configuration. The default configuration allows ActiveX to call LabVIEW, but does not allow TCP/IP as a protocol. To use TCP/IP with other LabVIEW applications, place a checkmark in the TCP/IP checkbox and configure the VI Server: Machine Access settings.
If you want to control browser access to the VIs or specify which VIs remote applications can control, configure the VI Server: Machine Access and Exported VIs options.
Click the OK button to close the Options dialog box and save the changes.
Note If a target in a LabVIEW project supports the VI Server, you can configure the VI Server for the target using the Properties dialog box for the target. For example, use the My Computer Properties dialog box to configure the VI Server for the My Computer target.
Error 66 is "LabVIEW: The network connection was closed by the peer," as you suggest, but can be seen by improper VI server configuration settings as well.

How do I restore a Windows Backup Server backup recovery partition?

I'm trying to test restoring a backup from our real server on a temp server.
First, I was surprised it can't do a restore to a smaller drive because the original server is only 1/3 full (it wants to restore all the empty bytes too).
Also it appears it wants to see that target partitions are already created.
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I've been down this path before, if it's not byte for byte match (offsets and all) it won't boot.
I'm pretty sure I could restore just the OS partition and then do a Windows Repair which would move the master boot record onto the OS drive. But that seems wrong.
What's the proper way to restore?
Is Windows Backup Server to limiting?

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The host is not authorized to connect to this Backup Server

Hi experts,
I'm trying to connect to a remote backup server S2_BS running on VM2 from a data server S1 running on VM1. When I issued following command in isql
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2> go
Msg 7221, Level 14, State 2:
Server 'S1', Line 1:
Login to site 'SYB_BACKUP' failed.
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And I got following error in the error log of S2_BS:
Jun 23 14:48:53 2014: Backup Server: 2.24.2.1: The host '10.43.13.204' is not authorized to connect to this Backup Server.
Jun 23 14:48:53 2014: Backup Server: 2.6.2.10: Login information unavailable.
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S2_BS
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I'm running ASE 15.7 SP110 on both VM1 and VM2.
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The message is due to a new security feature. See Remote Dump Host Control
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With all that said, what OS should I upgrade to, and how should I set up the redundant storage? I apologize for the long-windedness and appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

Whew, I wouldn't use Time Machine at all, nor Raid, more on both later.
For OS, how much RAM does it have?
Tiger Requirements...
To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:
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    * Built-in FireWire
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    * At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools (I recommend 20GB minimum)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15305521#15305521
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710
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Easiest way to Configuring backup server in oracle 8i

I want to make a backup server i.e database for my existing database in different server. For example: My existing server completely crashed. I am having backup of os level complete backup only. Please note that not useing export file. Please suggest.

It totally depends on your business requirements. If business requires something then you have to do it even though it is hard through the technology.
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Hello guys;
I want to use a cluster oracle server and another server in another place as a backup server to copy the database on line from the cluster server.
If I want to make the backup server a primary server if something wrong happened to the cluster server.
what the steps should I do? or if there is any document to read I'll be thankful
thanks in advance

Hi,
What do you refer by saying cluster ? If you want to have a HA (High Availability) with Active/Passive cluster then you can go with 3rd party cluster vendor, like HACMP from IBM, ServiceGuard from HP and so on. If you want to create this with Oracle technologies then you are talking about Oracle RAC One Node. Of course you always go with Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster) if you want to have a Active/Active cluster. These are in terms of cluster and High Availability.
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Backup server desinging or deployment

Hello guys,
I have 1 backup & symantec mangement server in 2 different sites with 4 nics each (2 for management & 2 for backup traffic diferent Vlan
Since this is fresh installation, in backup server we have configured 2 subnets192.168.1.x(internet) and 192.168.2.x.(backup) and added in the routing table to direct backup traffic to 192.168.2.x. for backup as we cannot keep 2 gateway in 1 server.
Since, i have not set gateway for 192.168.2.x, we are not able to contact backup server from remote site.
But, it works when i set the gateway, which i should not be doing.
Any help would be appreciated.
ndraj

Hi,
A computer should never have two default gateways. According to your description, I'm not quite sure about your network toppology.
As what I understood, the server connect to both 192.168.1.x and 192.168.2.x, then subnet 192.168.2.x should be reachable even if you do nothing on routing table.
If you add routing entry via "route add ...", it doesn't mean you have two default gateway. Only specific network will be send via this specific interface. In this situation, your provisioning should be correct.
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