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Problem

I want to do a full backup of the Linux GMS, including application parameters, users and groups. How can I do this?

Solution

Here's a backup script you can use:

#!/bin/bash

#Stoping services

/etc/init.d/mobilesuite stop
/etc/init.d/asadb stop
/etc/init.d/securegateway stop

#Backup IMS directory

tar -czf /backup/backupmobile.tgz /opt/ims/


#Starting services

/etc/init.d/securegateway start
/etc/init.d/asadb start
/etc/init.d/mobilesuite start


#Vérify status of services

/etc/init.d/mobilesuite status
/etc/init.d/asadb status
/etc/init.d/securegateway status

Note that you have to deactivate the cron job during the backup, which restarts services if they are crashed in /etc/crontab

For example:

SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/lib/news/bin
MAILTO=root
#
# check scripts in cron.hourly, cron.daily, cron.weekly, and
cron.monthly
#
-*/15 * * * *   root  test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons &&
/usr/lib/cron/run-crons >/dev/null 2>&1

*/1  *1-0* * * *   root   /etc/init.d/mobilesuite restart-if-crashed >
/dev/null 2>&1
*/1  *1-0* * * *   root   /etc/init.d/asadb restart-if-crashed >
/dev/null 2>&1
*/1  *1-0* * * *   root   /etc/init.d/securegateway restart-if-crashed
> /dev/null 2>&1

I do the backup between midnight and 1:00 a.m. - I've tested it, and it works well.