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1 Backup procedure
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to illustrate the backup and restore procedures of Pandora FMS appliance.
1.2 Database backup
First, we need to make a backup of the existing database. For this we have two methods to make such backup.
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If you use a history database, you must perform a backup of it as well. |
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1.2.1 Manual backup
mysqldump -u <pandora_db_user> -p <pandora_db_name> | gzip > pandoradb.sql.gz <enter the password in console>
1.2.2 Pandora FMS Database Backup utility
In the menu extension manager we can find the section of Backup where the following window will appear.
In it we can filter the backups made with that tool by directory and create a new backup of the database:
- with a description
- In the directory we want. By default in /var/www/html/pandora_console/attachment/backups
1.3 Configuration files backup
In order to backup Pandora's agents and server configuration files, we type:
tar -pcvzf pandora_configuration.tar.gz /etc/pandora/*.conf
1.4 Agent backup
We also need to backup the agent folder. This is very important to maintain the already deployed collections and the agent plugins.
tar -pcvzf agent.tar.gz /usr/share/pandora_agent
1.5 Server backup
1.5.1 Server plugins
The default folder of the server plugins is under /usr/share/pandora_server (the main Pandora's server folder).
Caution: If you have server plugins placed in other folders, you must backup them as well.
tar -pcvzf pandora_server.tar.gz /usr/share/pandora_server tar -pcvzf my_plugin_folder.tar.gz /home/myuser/my_plugin_folder
1.5.2 Remote configuration
A backup of the remote configuration files and collections must be performed in order to maintain the remote agent's normal behavior
tar -pcvzf collections.tar.gz /var/spool/pandora/data_in/collections tar -pcvzf md5.tar.gz /var/spool/pandora/data_in/md5 tar -pcvzf remote_agents_conf.tar.gz /var/spool/pandora/data_in/conf
1.6 Console backup
We now perform a backup of the console, so we mantain our custom images, extensions, and more.
tar -pcvzf pandora_console.tar.gz /var/www/html/pandora_console
2 Restore procedure
2.1 Install the appliance
Insert the CD in your system and press a key in the boot screen. The boot menu will be displayed then. Appliance can be found in our download section.
If you select "Install (Text mode) the installation will be performed in text mode. However, if you choose the Install option, the graphical installation will start (recommended). Choose between one of these two options, and reboot the machine after the installation.
2.2 Database restore
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If you use a history database, you must perform a restore of it as well. |
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2.2.1 Manual restore
Make sure that your database is up and running, and the Pandora's server and agent are stopped.
[[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start Starting mysqld: [ OK ] [[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/pandora_server stop Stopping Pandora FMS Server [[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/pandora_agent_daemon stop Stopping Pandora Agent.
Then, we restore the database
[[email protected] ~]# gunzip pandora.sql.gz [[email protected] ~]# cat pandoradb.sql | mysql -u root -p pandora Enter password: <enter the password in console>
Additionally we can perform the recovery in the following way.
mysql –u root –p pandora create database pandora; use pandora; source PATH BACKUP;
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The database to be created must have the same name as the database we backed up. |
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2.2.2 Recovery through Pandora FMS Database Backup utility
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This functionality is only valid for those backups made using this tool. |
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In order to restore a backup, we must go to the backup we want to recover from the list of backups made, and click on the option 'Rollback to this backup'. Later we will get a message in the console with the manual steps to restore the selected database.
2.3 Configuration files restore
First, we restore the agents and server configuration files:
[[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf pandora_configuration.tar.gz -C /
2.4 Agent restore
Now, we perform the restore of the agent directory
[[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf agent.tar.gz -C /
2.5 Server restore
2.5.1 Server plugins
We restore the pandora server main folder, and every other plugin folder that you may have.
[[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf pandora_server.tar.gz -C / [[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf my_plugin_folder.tar.gz -C /
2.5.2 Remote configuration
A restore of the remote configuration files and collections must be performed in order to maintain the remote agent's normal behavior.
[[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf collections.tar.gz -C / [[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf md5.tar.gz -C / [[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf remote_agents_conf.tar.gz -C /
2.6 Console restore
We now perform a restore of the console, so we mantain our custom images, extensions, and more.
[[email protected] ~]# tar -zxvf pandora_console.tar.gz -C /
2.7 Starting Pandora FMS server and agent
The last step, is to start the Pandora FMS server, and agent.
[[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/pandora_server start [[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/pandora_agent_daemon start
