ignite backup

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear All

I have to take ignite back of 10 clients from ignite server from server side itself,
server A is my ignite server and all other servers b,c,d,e etc.... are my clients
i added cleints in server A, and i want to know how to use GUI to take ignite backup of the clients from server A(ignite server)
Select client icon and then create network recovery archive from the actions
menu but is not working
i checked /etc/exports file and exported it
i don't want make_net_recovery command from client side.
I don't know why i am not getting through gui

thanks and regards

Sahir

[likid0]

What error are you getting?

If you run it with make_net_recovey, just for debuging does it work ?

have you checked the recovery.log on the server ?

you can find it:

/var/opt/ignite/clients/YOURSERVER/recovery/latest/recovery.log

[Sajjad Sahir]

I ran that command, but complete unsuccessful, i don't want to execute that command from client side, i have done before client bakcup from server gui a lot of times, but now i don't know what happened.

thanks and regards

Sahir

[likid0]

we would need the output of that command or the recovery.log, so we can take a look at what error you are getting.

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Team
1.Not enough space for archive
2.The make_sys_image command failed, The system recovery archive will not be created.
make_net_recovery completed unsuccessfully.
o/s version is 11iv2 and it is itanium

thanks and regards

Sahir

[Michael Steele_2]

1.Not enough space for archive
2.The make_sys_image command failed, The system recovery archive will not be created.


RE: 1 )
From your ignite server -

# showmount -e (* verify that the file system /ignite_data is exported. If not, then "exportfs -av" and re-verify with showmount -e *)

From your client server -

# showmount -a (* verify the the NFS file systme rx26-161:/ignite_data is mounted. If not, them "mount -a" *)

RE: 2 ) Two fails because of 1)

a) Use ip addresses instead of hostname in ignite config file on ignite server

b) Verify MAC addresses of clients in /var/opt/ignite/clients

[Michael Steele_2]

Note: rx26-161 should be hostname of your ignite server

[Sajjad Sahir]

I already done
exportfs -av
after that i am getting the error what i mentioned earlier
I will try the following steps then i will update u

a) Use ip addresses instead of hostname in ignite config file on ignite server

b) Verify MAC addresses of clients in /var/opt/ignite/clients

thanks

Sahir

[Sajjad Sahir]

RE: 2 ) Two fails because of 1)

a) Use ip addresses instead of hostname in ignite config file on ignite server
>> where is it located?


b) Verify MAC addresses of clients in /var/opt/ignite/clients

is not showing any thing in my ignite ux server, it is just dir only.

thats all

Please update me, first two steps are ok

i checked it before taking backup exported file system and mounted from client side
etc.....
I think this is due to the space issue.

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/arch_mnt on local needs 1648485 kbytes free.

there are 779556 kbytes free

Please advise

sahir

[Michael Steele_2]

Please provide

From ignite server

# showmount -e

From your client server -

# showmount -a

Since you have no mac addresses, since none are being created, you have no network connectivity between server and client. There, you have no NFS connectivity.

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Michele

ignite server showmount -e

output is
exported list for server A (ignite Server)
/var/opt/ignte/clients (everyone)

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/serverB serverB

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/serverc
serverC

showmount -a output not showing anything

u advise please

[Michael Steele_2]

a) Don't use /var/opt you'll fill it up very quickly - NOTE: Use softlinks if you need to.

b) Make a new file system. Calculate the size approx. 4 GB an image, 2 images per client, times # of clients.

c) Don't export three NFS file systems from the ignite server.

d) Export one file system from ignite server, ie., /ignite

e) Add hostname:/ignite to /etc/fstab in all clients - This is why you're not seeing anything with 'showmount -a'. See man fstab for NFS example.

f) Try another ignite backup.

[Sajjad Sahir]

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