Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:43:52 -0700 (PDT) From: L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Correct way to use dump to backup a Samba share Message-ID: <396655.30624.qm@web58108.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20070708080431.GA17250@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Thanks for filling in the blanks, Roland!
--- Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 06:42:20PM -0700, L Goodwin
> wrote:
> > I have a Samba share on a software RAID 1 array
> (using
> > gmirror) that I need to backup. I want to create a
> > shell script that does a level 0 backup every time
> to
> > (alternately) one of two USB drives. I plan to
> have
> > only ONE USB drive connected at a time.
> >
> > I want the script to mount the drive, perform the
> > backup, then unmount the drive so that it is ready
> for
> > someone who knows zip about computers to safely
> remove
> > and take offsite.
> >
> > Here are the steps I have for the script.
> > Is this all I need to do? Do I need any error
> handling
> > logic? THANKS!
>
> > # Mount the backup drive:
> > mount /dev/usb0
> >
> > # Create the backup:
> > /sbin/dump -0u -f /dev/usb0 /sambavol
> >
> > # Unmount the backup drive:
> > umount /dev/usb0
>
> The following is a rough outline of what you should
> do;
> -------------- shell-script --------------
> #!/bin/sh
> # The following assumes that the USB mass-storage
> device is formatted
> # with a UFS filesystem
>
> # Only root can perform dumps.
> if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
> echo "Only root can perform dumps. Exiting."
> exit 1
> fi
>
> DDIR=/mnt/root
> # First, check if the target directory exists
> if [ ! -d $DDIR ]; then
> echo "The $DDIR directory doesn't exist.
> Exiting."
> exit 1
> fi
> # Then check if it is already mounted
> if mount|grep $DDDIR >/dev/null; then
> echo "The $DDIR directory is already in use.
> Exiting"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> # Check if the device to dump to exists;
> DEV=/dev/da0
> if [ ! -c $DEV ]; then
> echo "The $DEV device doesn't exist. Exiting."
> exit 1
> fi
> # Check if the device is already mounted
> if mount|grep $DEV >/dev/null; then
> echo "The $DEV device is already mounted.
> Exiting"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> SRC=/sambavol
> DFLAGS="-0 -u -f"
> # Check if the filesystem that is to be dumped
> exists.
> if [ ! -d $SRC ]; then
> echo "The $SRC directory doesn't exist.
> Exiting."
> exit 1
> fi
> # Now check if it is mounted
> if mount -t ufs|grep $SRC; then
> DFLAGS="-L "$DFLAGS
> fi
>
> # Mount the USB device.
> if ! mount $DEV $DDIR; then
> "Mounting the USB disk failed. Exiting"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> DATE=$(date "+%Y%m%d")
> # Perfrom the dump, assuming that the filesystem is
> live.
> dump $DFLAGS ${DDIR}/sambavol-0-${DATE}.dump $SRC
>
> umount $DDIR
> -------------- shell-script --------------
>
> Of course, you have to remove old dumps once in a
> while, lest you run
> out of disk space.
>
> Depending on the contents of the samba share, it
> might be worthwhile to
> compress the dump with gzip;
>
> # Perfrom the dump,
> dump $DFLAGS - $SRC|gzip
> >${DDIR}/sambavol-0-${DATE}.gz
>
> Roland
> --
> R.F.Smith
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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