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Leo: /* Scheduled Backups */

2017-07-16T00:24:21Z

Scheduled Backups

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	# vi /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh		# vi /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh
	## Add the following above exit 0		## Add the following above exit 0
			/bin/echo "0 5 * * 0 /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/ghettoVCB.sh -g /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/ghettoVCB.conf -f /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/backup_vms" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
			}}

			You shouldn't need to stop/start crond, but in case you do:
			{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)		/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/crond.pid)
	~~/bin/echo "0 5 * * 0 /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/ghettoVCB.sh -g /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/ghettoVCB.conf -f /vmfs/volumes/nas-vm/backup_vms" >> /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root~~
	/bin/crond		/bin/crond
	}}		}}




	[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]		[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]

Leo: /* Scheduled Backups */

2017-07-16T00:23:30Z

Scheduled Backups

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 == Scheduled Backups ==
-To automatically backup virtual machines on a regular basis, you will need to create a cronjob on a separate server to trigger it.
+You can add a cronjob on the ESXi server to automatically run ghettoVCB.
 [[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]

Leo at 00:12, 16 July 2017

2017-07-16T00:12:34Z

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	~~There's~~ a script ~~called GhettoVCB which creates and restores backups~~ using snapshots~~, which means that~~ the ~~backup will be done online without needing~~ to shut ~~the guest~~ down~~. The drawback with this script is that it is unable to back up guests with existing snapshots~~.		ghettoVCB is a script that allows VMware ESXi hosts to backup virtual machines using snapshots without requiring the guest to shut down.

	~~== Backing Up~~ with ~~GhettoVCB ==~~		The drawback with this script is that it is unable to back up guests with existing snapshots.
	~~On a linux machine:~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">~~
	~~wget ghettoVCB-master.zip~~
	~~scp ghettoVCB-master~~.~~zip root@esxi:/~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	~~On the ESXi server:~~		== Installation ==
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang~~=~~"text" line start~~=~~"1" highlight~~=~~"1,10,11,12,13,14,22" enclose~~=~~"div">~~		Get the script from their GitHub repository:
	~~~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip~~		* https://github.com/lamw/ghettoVCB
	~~Archive~~: ~~ghettoVCB-master.zip~~
	~~creating~~: ~~ghettoVCB-master~~/		You may either install it using their .vib package, or save the script somewhere accessible by the ESXi server.
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB-master~~/~~README~~
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB-master~~/ghettoVCB~~-restore~~.sh		== Usage ==
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB-restore_vm_restore_configuration_template~~		Create a datastore (either NFS or disk) that you will backup to. For my usual use-case, I normally create a NFS share for backups which is also where I place the ghettoVCB script and configuration as well.
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB-vm_backup_configuration_template~~
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB~~-~~master/~~ghettoVCB.~~conf~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	~~inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.sh~~		## /data/vm is exported for the ESXi server.
	~ # ~~rm ghettoVCB-master.zip~~		## Edit the ghettoVCB.conf as desired (optional)
	~ # ~~cd ghettoVCB-master~~/		## The backup_vms file contains all the VMs I wish to back up (see below)
	/~~ghettoVCB-master # chmod +x ghettoVCB~~.sh
	~~/ghettoVCB-master~~ # ~~chmod +x~~ ghettoVCB~~-restore~~.sh		leo@nas:/data/vm% ls
	~~/ghettoVCB-master~~ # ls		backup_vms esxi-backup/ ghettoVCB.conf ghettoVCB.sh*
	~~README~~
	~~ghettoVCB-restore.sh~~		leo@nas:/data/vm% cat backup_vms
	~~ghettoVCB~~-~~restore_vm_restore_configuration_template~~		CentOS 7 Web
	~~ghettoVCB-vm_backup_configuration_template~~		Fedora Compute
	ghettoVCB.conf		}}
	ghettoVCB.sh
			To back up a machine named 'CentOS 7', run:
	~~/ghettoVCB-master # vi ghettoVCB.sh~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	~~(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg~~: /~~vmfs~~/~~volumes/backups/)~~		[root@server:/vmfs/volumes/ee8ff6f0-af4dbc98] sh ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS 7"
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

	To back up a machine named '~~CentOS6~~', run:		However, if you want to backup a set of virtual machines, create a text file containing the name of each virtual machine you wish to back up and then run:
	~~<syntaxhighlight~~ lang=~~"bash" line start="1" enclose~~=~~"div">~~		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
	/~~ghettoVCB~~-~~master #~~ ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "~~CentOS6~~"		[root@server:/vmfs/volumes/ee8ff6f0-af4dbc98] sh ./ghettoVCB.sh -f backup_vms
	</~~syntaxhighlight>~~		}}

			== Scheduled Backups ==
			To automatically backup virtual machines on a regular basis, you will need to create a cronjob on a separate server to trigger it.

			Set up a root SSH key so that it can log in and run the script.

	[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]		[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]

Leo: Leo moved page Ghettovcb to GhettoVCB: casing

2017-07-15T23:41:33Z

Leo moved page Ghettovcb to GhettoVCB: casing

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Leo: Leo moved page Backing up ESXi Guests to Ghettovcb: Name of the script

2017-07-15T23:40:51Z

Leo moved page Backing up ESXi Guests to Ghettovcb: Name of the script

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Leo: /* Backing Up with GhettoVCB */

2013-04-29T18:47:17Z

Backing Up with GhettoVCB

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	On the ESXi server:		On the ESXi server:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="~~bash~~" line start="1" highlight="1,10,11,12,13,14,22" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="text" line start="1" highlight="1,10,11,12,13,14,22" enclose="div">
	~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip		~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip
	Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip		Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip

Leo at 18:46, 29 April 2013

2013-04-29T18:46:53Z

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	== Backing Up with GhettoVCB ==		== Backing Up with GhettoVCB ==
	On a linux machine:		On a linux machine:
	# wget ghettoVCB-master.zip		<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">
	# scp ghettoVCB-master.zip root@esxi:/		wget ghettoVCB-master.zip
			scp ghettoVCB-master.zip root@esxi:/
			</syntaxhighlight>

	On the ESXi server:		On the ESXi server:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" highlight="1,10,11,12,13,14,22" enclose="div">
	~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip		~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip
	Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip		Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip
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	/ghettoVCB-master # vi ghettoVCB.sh		/ghettoVCB-master # vi ghettoVCB.sh
			(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg: /vmfs/volumes/backups/)
			</syntaxhighlight>

	~~(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg: /vmfs/volumes/backups/)~~

	To back up a machine named 'CentOS6', run:		To back up a machine named 'CentOS6', run:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">
	/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"		/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"
			</syntaxhighlight>

	[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]		[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]

Leo at 07:41, 22 April 2013

2013-04-22T07:41:09Z

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	/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"		/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"

	[[Category:~~ESXi~~]]		[[Category:VMWare_ESXi]]

Leo at 07:40, 22 April 2013

2013-04-22T07:40:23Z

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	There's a script called GhettoVCB which creates and restores backups using snapshots.		There's a script called GhettoVCB which creates and restores backups using snapshots, which means that the backup will be done online without needing to shut the guest down. The drawback with this script is that it is unable to back up guests with existing snapshots.


			== Backing Up with GhettoVCB ==
	On a linux machine:		On a linux machine:
	# wget ghettoVCB-master.zip		# wget ghettoVCB-master.zip
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	On the ESXi server:		On the ESXi server:

	~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip		~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip
	Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip		Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip
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	(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg: /vmfs/volumes/backups/)		(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg: /vmfs/volumes/backups/)

			To back up a machine named 'CentOS6', run:
	/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"		/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"



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2013-04-22T07:39:04Z

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There's a script called GhettoVCB which creates and restores backups using snapshots.

On a linux machine:
# wget ghettoVCB-master.zip
# scp ghettoVCB-master.zip root@esxi:/

On the ESXi server:

~ # unzip ghettoVCB-master.zip
Archive: ghettoVCB-master.zip
creating: ghettoVCB-master/
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/README
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB-restore.sh
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB-restore_vm_restore_configuration_template
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB-vm_backup_configuration_template
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.conf
inflating: ghettoVCB-master/ghettoVCB.sh
~ # rm ghettoVCB-master.zip
~ # cd ghettoVCB-master/
/ghettoVCB-master # chmod +x ghettoVCB.sh
/ghettoVCB-master # chmod +x ghettoVCB-restore.sh
/ghettoVCB-master # ls
README
ghettoVCB-restore.sh
ghettoVCB-restore_vm_restore_configuration_template
ghettoVCB-vm_backup_configuration_template
ghettoVCB.conf
ghettoVCB.sh

/ghettoVCB-master # vi ghettoVCB.sh

(ensure that VM_BACKUP_VOLUME is set to your backup volume. eg: /vmfs/volumes/backups/)

/ghettoVCB-master # ./ghettoVCB.sh -m "CentOS6"

[[Category:ESXi]]