Example script for backing up Novell Teaming on Linux

Example backup script submitted by a customer on the Novell Teaming forum.

 

Version 1.1

#!/bin/bash

TEMPDIR=/tmp/teamingbackup/

BACKUPDIR=*ENTER DIRECTORY HERE*

mkdir -p $TEMPDIR

#Stop Teaming according to Novell Docs (OPTIONAL)

/etc/init.d/teaming stop

#Make a dump of the SQL Database and copy it to a directory created

#(Password filled with stars ;-)

mysqldump -u root -p******* --all-databases > $TEMPDIR/all_databases.sql

cp -r /var/opt/novell/teaming $TEMPDIR

cp -r /var/lib/mysql $TEMPDIR

/etc/init.d/teaming start

#TAR & Compress everything and add today`s date (Only day, so max. of 31 Backups)

tar -cjf $BACKUPDIR/teaming_`date +%d`_backup.tar.bz2 $TEMPDIR

# bzip2 $BACKUPDIR/teaming_`date +%d`_backup.tar.bz2

#nill the temp. Backup Directory

cd $TEMPDIR

rm -rf ./*

Note: Stopping the Teaming service is not required. However, please keep in mind that any transactions that are taking place during the backup process will not be backed up. We also recommend scheduling the backup at a time of minimum user activity.

This script is strictly an example and would have to be modified for each application.
For example, if the Teaming 2.x system was updated from Teaming 1.x, then the "/home/icecoredata" directory may need to be backed up instead of the "/var/opt/novell/teaming" directory.  It all depends on where the Teaming data store is defined.