Equipment:- PC with latest configuration
Row material: -
back up tool ie. CD/ HDD /DVD
software DVDs
Theory
:- A backup is a copy of the information
in a database, held in some physically separate location from your database. If
the database becomes unavailable, perhaps because of damage to a disk drive,
you can restore it from the backup. Depending on the nature of the damage, it
is often possible to restore from backups all committed changes to the database
up to the time it became unavailable.
Step
1: Create an IBackup online account
Step
2: Download the script bundle
- The archive needs to be downloaded and extracted into a particular folder on your Linux box.
- Download the idevsutil command line utility (32 bit/64 bit) and place it inside the script folder (extracted folder).
Step 3: Provide appropriate permissions (executable permission) to the scripts and command line utility
Example: chmod a+x *.pl and chmod a+x idevsutil
Step
4: Configuration file setting for backup / restore
We
have provided "CONFIGURATION_FILE" along with the download bundle.
Following are the parameters that you need to set:
Step
5: Login to your IBackup account
After
you have set the parameters for the Configuration File, run the below command:
$./login.pl
Step
6: Schedule the backup job After setting the configuration file (as detailed
above), run the below command:
$./Scheduler_Script.pl
Choose the desired scheduled date / time for
the backup job. The backup job will automatically start at the scheduled time.
You
can even perform manual backup using the below command:
$./Backup_Script.pl
Step
7: View backup/restore progress
To
view the progress details during backup or restore, run the below command $./Status_Retrieval_Script.pl
Step 8: Schedule the restore job You can
schedule your Restore jobs too.
After
setting the configuration file (as detailed above), run the below command:
$./Scheduler_Script.pl
Step 9: Stop ongoing Backup/restore operations
To stop an ongoing backup job, a restore job,
or both, run the following command: $./Job_Termination_Script.pl
Step
10: View the backup / restore logs You can view the backup / restore log files
that are present in the ./LOGS folder.
Step
11: Logout from your IBackup account To end the session, run the below command:
$./logout.p
Key
Points While Performing Steps
After
extraction of the zip archive, you will find following files in the folder:
a. login.pl b.
Backup_Script.pl
c. Restore_Script.pl d. Scheduler_Script.pl
e.
Job_Termination_Script.pl f.
Status_Retrieval_Script.pl
g. header.pl h.
logout.pl
i.
CONFIGURATION_FILE j.
BackupsetFile.txt
k.
RestoresetFile.txt l.
ExcludeList.txt
Note:
For more information, verify the sample configuration and other supported files
provided along with the download bundle.
The
login script is a mandatory script to be executed before performing any
Backup/Restore operation. It will create a secure session for the IBackup
account mentioned in the configuration file. This script will also replace the
PASSWORD and the PVTKEY values in the configuration file with dummy values once
the login is successful. This way your IBackup credentials will not be visible
to anyone while you use your IBackup account.
Note:
This is the IBackup Authentication script to create a secure session for
enhanced security.
Choose
the desired scheduled date / time for the restore job. The restore job will
automatically start at the scheduled time. You can even perform manual restore
using the below command: $./Restore_Script.pl
To
keep your IBackup account safe, logout of the secure session (optional). This
script will clear the PASSWORD and PVTKEY fields in the CONFIGURATION_FILE
ensuring your IBackup credentials cannot be viewed by others. After logout, you
need to login again to perform any other operations.
