7.1 Safeguarding Your System through Backups

To restore your ZENworks Linux Management environment if the ZENworks Primary Server fails, you need backups of the Data Store, the Object Store, the package repository, and the zlmmirror configuration files.

7.1.1 The Data Store

ZENworks Linux Management supports both PostgreSQL and Oracle* databases as the ZENworks Data Store; both engines provide backup mechanisms that should be implemented. For information on backing up and restoring the Data Store, see ZENworks Object Store and Data Store Maintenance in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.

7.1.2 The Object Store

The ZENworks Object Store is Novell eDirectory 8.8.3. For information on backing up and restoring the ZENworks Object Store, see ZENworks Object Store and Data Store Maintenance in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.

7.1.3 The Package Repository

The package repository is the /var/opt/novell/zenworks/pkg-repo directory on the ZENworks Primary Server. You need to make a periodic backup of this directory. For more information on package management, see Package and Content Management in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.

7.1.4 The zlmmirror Configuration Files

If zlmmirror has been configured, you should back up the zlmmirror configuration files that the administrator has created. Because the names of the configuration files for zlmmirror and their locations are determined by the administrator, it is the administrator's responsibility to keep them backed up. For more information on zlmmirror, see Mirroring Software in the Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide.