Server Replication

server supports replicating all the backup data, meta-data and all group related book keeping data etc. to a secondary server.

Configuring Server Replication

To configure replication of a server, you need to do the following:

1. The server which is used to backup all the clients is called Primary Server.

2. Install in a separate machine (Secondary Server) in Replication mode. While installing you need to choose the option that this server will be used as a replication server.

3. Make sure you also configure the backup location appropriately for the replication server. The backup location is the location at which all the data and the database files will be stored.

4. In the Primary Server, configure replication and the replication server from the "Settings->Server Settings" UI page.

   Once configured all the data from the primary server will be replicated to the secondary server.

Restoring Primary Server From the Replication Server

If the primary server disk has crashed and it has to be restored, then you need to do the following:

1. Install in a new primary server. While installing make sure you provide an appropriate backup location for the new primary server.

2. Stop the primary server.

3. Stop the Replication Server.

4. Manually copy the backup storage location from the replication server to the backup storage location in the new primary server. Overwrite any database files already in the primary server location with the database files from the replication server.

5. Now start the primary server.

6. Now all the clients can start backing up to the new primary server.

Limitations In Server Replication

1. The clients backing up to the primary server can also restore from the replication server. They cannot continue the backup to the replication server.

2. Restoring the primary server from the replication server is done manually by copying data from the replication server to the primary server.

3. Scheduling options in replication is not available. Replication in the backup server is scheduled on receiving backup data from the clients and while enabling the replication settings in 'Settings -> Server Settings' .