getback - Restoring Files from Backup
As a Virtual Private Server administrator, you have the luxury of restoring files directly
from our disk and tape backups. We have created a file retrieval command called getback
which will walk you through the file retrieval process step by step.
NOTE: While our redundant data backup system does a good job
of protecting your data from accidental deletion or system failure, we strongly recommend you also
keep an off-site copy of your site on your local system.
To use getback, connect to your Virtual Private Server via
SSH,
su to root, and run the getback
command like this:
# getback file-name(s)
Substitute a single file or list of files for file-name(s) above. getback will search the
backup archives, find all matches, and display a date-sorted list of possible sources from which to
restore the requested file(s). Both online (disk) and tape backup sources are listed.
- Online Backups - If an online (disk) source is selected, the file is restored immediately. In
your home directory, a directory named RESTORE_DIR will be created, where the restored file
will be stored in a sub-directory based on where the file was located. For example, if you run
getback sendmail.cf from your ~/etc directory, the restored file will be located in
~/RESTORE_DIR/backup/home/USERNAME/etc/sendmail.cf
- Tape Backups - If a tape backup is selected, an e-mail message is automatically sent to our
Support Staff requesting the file(s) be restored from tape. The file(s) is usually restored within
2 business days.
NOTE: A Service Charge is applicable when files are restored from tape
backup. Restoring from disk backup is done free of charge.
Examples
If you want to list all backups we have made of the file ~/www/htdocs/index.html, do the following
from your Virtual Private Server command prompt.
% getback ~/www/htdocs/index.html
(1) Online
3675 22 Nov 2002
(2) 22 May 2003, on tape (fee required)
3675 22 Nov 2002 /usr/home/username/usr/local/apache/htdocs/index.html
(3) 15 May 2003, on tape (fee required)
3675 22 Nov 2002 /usr/home/username/usr/local/apache/htdocs/index.html
Select a backup to restore: (0 or ^C for none):
You can restore more than one file at a time. The following command lists the backup copies of both
the ~/usr/mail/rus and ~/usr/mail/dave files.
% getback ~/usr/mail/rus ~/usr/mail/dave
1) Online
23028 15 Jan 2003
28444 17 Jan 2003
2) 16 Jan 2003, on tape (fee required)
23028 15 Jan 2003 /usr/home/username/usr/mail/rus
7251 16 Jan 2003 /usr/home/username/usr/mail/dave
3) 5 Jan 2003, on tape (fee required)
23028 5 Jan 2003 /usr/home/username/usr/mail/rus
7251 4 Jan 2003 /usr/home/username/usr/mail/dave
Select a backup to restore: (0 or ^C for none):
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