znapzendzetup - znapzend setup utility
znapzendzetup command [options...]
where 'command' is one of the following:
create [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] \
[--recursive] [--mbuffer=<path>[:<port>]] [--mbuffersize=<size>] \
[--pre-snap-command=<command>] \
[--post-snap-command=<command>] \
[--tsformat=<format>] --donotask \
[--send-delay=<time>] \
SRC plan dataset \
[ DST[:key] plan [[user@]host:]dataset [pre-send-command] [post-send-command] ]
delete [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] [--dst=key] <src_dataset>
edit [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}]
[--recursive=on|off] [--mbuffer=<path>[:<port>]|off] [--mbuffersize=<size>] \
[--pre-snap-command=<command>|off] \
[--post-snap-command=<command>|off] \
[--tsformat=<format>] --donotask \
[--send-delay=<time>] \
SRC [plan] dataset \
[ DST:key [plan] [dataset] [pre-send-command|off] [post-send-command|off] ]
edit [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] <src_dataset>
enable [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] <src_dataset>
disable [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] <src_dataset>
list [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] [src_dataset]
export [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] <src_dataset>
import [--rootExec={pfexec|sudo}] [--write] [--prop <property>=<value>, [--prop ...] ...]
<src_dataset> [<prop_dump_file>]
help
man
Use znapzendsetup to configure your backup tasks. The cli is modled after the zfs commandline.
After modifying the configuration, send a HUP signal to your znapzend daemon for it to re-read the configuration.
Below a few notes on main commands.
The heart of the znapzend backup is the plan. The plan specifies how often to backup and for how long to keep the backups. A plan is required both for the source and the destination datasets.
The plan consists of a series of retention periodes to interval associations:
retA=>intA,retB=>intB,...
Both intervals and retention periods are expressed in standard units of time or multiples of them. You can use both the full name or a shortcut according to the following table:
second|sec|s
minute|min
hour|h
day|d
week|w
month|mon|m
year|y
To keep one copy every 30 minutes for one week, specify:
1week=>30min
To keep one copy every two days for 10 years:
10year=>2day
In a minimal setup, you just specify a plan for the SRC fileset. This will cause snapshots to be taken and destroyed according to the plan. You can then add one or several destinations (DST) both local (preferably on a different pool) or remote.
When adding multiple DST entries, each will get labled for later identification, optionally you can specify your own label.
- --tsformat=limited-strftime-format
-
The --tsformat option specifies how the names of the snapshots are constructed.
The syntax is strftime-like. The string must consist of the mandatory
%Y %m %d %H %M %S %z
Optionally,
- _ . :
characters as well as any alphanumeric character are allowed.
If not specified, --tsformat defaults to
%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S
.If --tsformat string is suffixed by a 'Z', times will be in UTC. E.g.:
--tsformat='%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'
NOTE: that windoz will probably not like the
:
characters. So if you intend to browse the snapshots with windoz, you may want to use a different separator. - --mbuffer=/usr/bin/mbuffer
-
Specify the path to your copy of the mbuffer utility.
- --mbuffer=/usr/bin/mbuffer:31337
-
Specifiy the path to your copy of the mbuffer utility and the port used on the destination. Caution: znapzend will send the data directly from source mbuffer to destination mbuffer, thus data stream is not encrypted.
- --mbuffersize=number{b|k|M|G}
-
The size of the mbuffer can be set with the --mbuffersize option. It supports the following units:
b, k, M, G
To specify a mbuffer size of 100MB:
--mbuffersize=100M
If not set, the buffer size defaults to 1GB.
- --donotask
-
Apply changes immediately. Without being asked if the config is as you intended it to be.
- --pre-snap-command=/path/bin args, --post-snap-command=/path/bin args
-
Run commands/scripts before and after snapshots are taken on source. e.g. for database locking/flushing (pre) and unlocking (post).
If you deal with a mariadb/mysql database, you can use
pre-snap-command = /opt/oep/mariadb/bin/mysql -e "set autocommit=0;flush tables with read lock;\\! /bin/sleep 600" & /usr/bin/echo $! > /tmp/mariadblock.pid ; sleep 10 post-snap-command = /usr/bin/kill `/usr/bin/cat /tmp/mariadblock.pid`;/usr/bin/rm /tmp/mariadblock.pid
to make sure that the on-disk data is consistant when snapshotting. Since the lock stays only in place for the duration of the connection to mysql we need to employ. For this to work, add the root password of your mariadb/mysql db setup into ~root/.my.cnf and make sure the file permissions are tight ...
The pre and post snapshot commands can find the name and time of the snapshot in the environment variables ZNAP_NAME and ZNAP_TIME
- --send-delay
-
Specify delay (in seconds) before sending snaps to the destination. May be useful if you want to control sending time.
- pre-send-command post-send-command
-
Run command/script before and after sending the snapshot to the destination. Intended to run a remote script via ssh on the destination, e.g. to bring up a backup disk or server. Or to put a zpool online/offline:
"ssh root@bserv zpool import -Nf tank" "ssh root@bserv zpool export tank".
to remove configuration from a dataset just give its name
znapzendzetup delete I<dataset>
the delete function understands the following options
- --dst=key
-
to only remove a destination, specify the key of the destionation. Use the list function to see the keys.
modify the configuration of a dataset. see the descriptions in the create function for details.
If edit is used with a source dataset as single argument, properties can be edited in an editor.
dumps the backup configuration of a dataset
znapzendzetup export I<dataset>
reads configuration data from a file or STDIN and prints it content
- --write
-
actually store the new configuration into the dataset given on the commandline.
- --prop key="value" [ --prop ... ]
-
may be called multiple times to override properties in the imported config.
create a complex backup task
znapzendzetup create --recursive --mbuffer=/opt/omni/bin/mbuffer \
--mbuffersize=1G --tsformat='%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S' \
--pre-snap-command="/bin/sh /usr/local/bin/lock_flush_db.sh" \
--post-snap-command="/bin/sh /usr/local/bin/unlock_db.sh" \
SRC '7d=>1h,30d=>4h,90d=>1d' tank/home \
DST:a '7d=>1h,30d=>4h,90d=>1d,1y=>1w,10y=>1month' backup/home \
DST:b '7d=>1h,30d=>4h,90d=>1d,1y=>1w,10y=>1month' root@bserv:backup/home "/root/znapzend.sh dst_b pool on" "/root/znapzend.sh dst_b pool off"
copy the setup from one fileset to another
znapzendzetup export tank/home | znapzendzetup import --write tank/new_home
Copyright (c) 2014 by OETIKER+PARTNER AG. All rights reserved.
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Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch> Dominik Hassler <hadfl@cpan.org>
2016-09-23 ron Destination pre and post send/receive commands 2014-07-22 had Pre and post snapshot commands 2014-06-29 had Flexible snapshot time format 2014-06-01 had Multi destination backup 2014-05-30 had Initial Version