dirvish-cronjob

Dirvish cronjob for non-permanently available dirvish banks and branches

Synopsis

Run PREFIX/sbin/dirvish-cronjob on permanently available branches once a day, invoked by /etc/cron.daily/dirvish-cronjob. Output is directed to the logfile /var/log/dirvish-cronjob.log.

#!/bin/sh

# Run daily dirvish cronjob
[ -x dirvish-cronjob ] && dirvish-cronjob >> /var/log/dirvish-cronjob.log 2>&1

Run PREFIX/sbin/dirvish-volatile on volatile branches during specific hours of the day. Backups will only be created if the dirvish branches are available, and a completed daily backup is not yet available. Output is directory to the logfile /var/log/dirvish-volatile.log.

# crontab fragment for dirvish-volatile

# run every 20 minutes between 9-21 hours daily
#
# min   hour   dom   mon   dow   user   command
*/20    9-21   *     *     *     root   dirvish-volatile >> /var/log/dirvish/volatile.log 2>&1

Description

This project implements daily backups for non-permanently mounted dirvish banks and branches.

Requirements

• dirvish

Installation

Clone the remote repository and change into the local repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/mboljen/dirvish-cronjob
$ cd dirvish-cronjob

Use the following command to install this software:

$ make
$ make install

The default PREFIX is set to /usr/local. In order to successfully complete the installation, you need to have write permissions for the installation location.

Configuration

Specify remote clients in configuration file /etc/dirvish/dirvish-volatile.conf:

[CLIENT1]
TYPE = HOST
SOURCE = 192.168.178.20
VAULT = someclient-root,someclient-home

[CLIENT2]
TYPE = HOST
SOURCE = 192.168.178.22
VAULT = otherclient-root,otherclient-home

• For each client or device, specify a separate section. Specify a unique section name, e.g. the name of the client or the device.
• The parameter TYPE holds either the HOST or DEVICE.
• The parameter SOURCE holds a comma-separated list of IP addresses (required for TYPE=HOST only)
• The parameter VAULT holds a comma-separated list of dirvish vaults available for this client or device.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

See also

• Remote backup with dirvish, rsync and ssh

License

MIT