FTP Backups
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Automated FTP backup of OpenVZ containers
Our automated ftp backup system allows you to backup all the containers on a node. FTP backups are configured via the ftpconfig.php file located in /usr/local/solusvm/data on each of your nodes.
Extra Packages
You may need some extra packages to run the ftp backup system. As root in SSH on the server you require backing up run:
cd /tmp wget http://files.soluslabs.com/solusvm/install/vzdump-1.1-1.noarch.rpm wget http://files.soluslabs.com/solusvm/install/cstream-2.7.4-3.el5.rf.i386.rpm wget http://files.soluslabs.com/solusvm/install/perl-LockFile-Simple-0.206-1.el5.rf.noarch.rpm yum install -y exim rpm -ihv perl-LockFile-Simple-0.206-1.el5.rf.noarch.rpm rpm -ihv cstream-2.7.4-3.el5.rf.i386.rpm rpm -ihv vzdump-1.1-1.noarch.rpm
Configuration
Example ftpconfig.php
<?php $ftpconfig['server'] = "1.1.1.1" // ftp server ip or hostname $ftpconfig['username'] = "ftpuser" // ftp server username $ftpconfig['password'] = "mypassword" // ftp server password $ftpconfig['port'] = "21" // Port of the ftp server $ftpconfig['passive'] = FALSE; // Set passive mode for ftp $ftpconfig['dir'] = "/" // The directory on the ftp server where you want the files to be stored $ftpconfig['email'] = "support@youremail.com" // The emailaddress you want notifications to be sent to $ftpconfig['exclude'] = "" // The CTID's of any containers you want to exclude from the backup. Example: 101,102,107 $ftpconfig['tmpdir'] = "/vz/dump" // The directory where temp files should created $ftpconfig['rotation'] = "0" // 0 = no rotation, 1 = 7 day rotation $ftpconfig['ionicepriority'] = "4" // Class data (typically 0-7, lower being higher prio) $ftpconfig['ioniceclass'] = "2" // 1: realtime, 2: best-effort, 3: idle $ftpconfig['nice'] = "19" // Nicenesses range from -20 (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable) ?>
Automation via Cronjob
Run the backup daily at midnight:
0 0 * * * /usr/bin/solusvmftpbackup > /dev/null 2>&1
Run the weeklp daily at midnight:
0 0 * * 0 /usr/bin/solusvmftpbackup > /dev/null 2>&1
