Backing up and Restoring Messenger 18

GroupWise Messenger does not have an automated process for backup and restore.

The following process can be used to backup and restore Groupwise Messenger:

Backup:

1. Copy the following directories (including sub-directories) to your backup location:
• /etc/opt/novell/messenger - startup and configuration files
• /opt/novell/messenger/certs
• /var/opt/novell/messenger
• /var/opt/novell/log/messenger - log files
2. Shutdown the Messenger services by running the following command:
   
• systemctl stop gwm-*
3. Edit the /etc/arangodb3/arangod.conf file and add the following line after the other endpoints:
• endpoint = tcp://127.0.0.1:8529 - This adds a non-ssl listening endpoint to Arango for tools
  
4. Restart Arango:
• systemctl restart arangodb3.service
5. Browse to /usr/bin and run the following command to export the Messenger database:
• ./arangodump --server.database Messenger --output-directory "<path to output directory that the command will create>"
• The dump program will fail if the output directory already exists
• Enter the database root user password when prompted
• Adding "--overwrite true" will overwrite the output directory instead of creating a new one
  
6. Run the following command to export the Messenger Archive database:
• ./arangodump --server.database Archive --output-directory "<path to another output directory that the command will create>"
• The dump program will fail if the output directory already exists
• Enter the database root user password when prompted
• Adding "--overwrite true" will overwrite the output directory instead of creating a new one
7. Verify that in the output directories there are a bunch of json files the are pairs of the structure and data for each collection
   
8. Once the dump commands have finished, remove the extra endpoint from Step 3 in the arangod.conf file and restart Arango:
• systemctl restart arangodb3.service
9. Restart Messenger:
• systemctl start gwm-mars@<runasuser>.service
• systemctl start gwm-nmma.service
• systemctl start gwm-nmaa.service

Restore:

1. Shutdown the Messenger services by running the following commands:
   
• systemctl stop gwm-*
• systemctl stop arangodb3.service
2. Uninstall the Messenger packages:
• rpm-e groupwise-messenger-agents
• rpm -e groupwise-messenger-software
• rpm -e arangodb3
3. Clean out the old database directories:
• rm -rf /var/lib/arangodb3
• rm -rf  /var/lib/arangodb3-apps
4. Run the Messenger install but do not configure Messenger
5. Restore the Messenger configuration directories from Step 1 of the Backup steps.
6. Run the following command to run the Arango install in secure mode:
• arango-secure-installation
• Enter the new database root password when prompted.
7. Edit the /etc/arangodb3/arangod.conf file and add the following line after the other endpoints:
• endpoint = tcp://127.0.0.1:8529
8. Start the Arango services by running the following command:
• systemctl start arangodb3.service
9. Browse to /usr/bin and run the following command to import the Messenger database:
• arangorestore --server.database Messenger --input-directory "<path to Messenger dump directory>" --create-database true
• The input directory is where you dumped the Messenger database in Step 5 of the Backup steps.
  
• Enter the new database root password when prompted.
10. Run the following command to import the Archive database:
• arangorestore --server.database Archive --input-directory "<path to Archive dump directory>" --create-database true
• The input directory is where you dumped the Archive database in Step 6 of the Backup steps.
  
• Enter the new database root password when prompted.
11. Browse to /opt/novell/messenger and run the following command to configure Messenger:
• ./configure.sh
• Choose option 1 to create or update Messenger and follow the prompts
• When prompted for certificates, select "y" and enter the name of the certificates you had been using before in /opt/novell/messenger/certs.