[Users] Lost our management server.. have DB backup but no /etc/pki/

Sandro Bonazzola sbonazzo at redhat.com
Thu Feb 21 08:07:48 UTC 2013


Hi David,
thanks for your contribution!
I've added a link to your page in
http://www.ovirt.org/Backup_And_Restore_Engine

Thanks!
-- 
Sandro

Il 20/02/2013 23:49, St.Keimond ha scritto:
> All, I have documented backup, backup monitoring,.. and referenced
> another users docs for the restore process.
>
> I have made a note to myself to still write up a separate document on
> how to do a restore without any files but the database and will try to
> get to that soon...
>
> http://www.ovirt.org/User_talk:Stkeimond/Backing_Up_And_Restoring_OVirt
>
> Thanks!
> Â Â  David
>
>
> On 02/20/2013 08:47 AM, Itamar Heim wrote:
>> On 20/02/2013 16:53, Saint Keimond wrote:
>>> All,
>>> Â Â  Thank you for your help! I love the linux community.
>>>
>>> I actually was able to get my system up 2 days ago. I did a fresh
>>> minimal install of F17, and ovirt 3.1.
>>> * ran engine-setup trying to use as many of the same variables as I
>>> would have around a year ago.
>>> * shutdown jboss-as and ovirt-engine
>>> * imported the database
>>> * started services back up
>>> * ran engine-config to reset the password
>>> * restarted services
>>> * was able to log in
>>> * Had to wait roughly 10-15 minutes before ovirt decided that nothing
>>> was running and I could finally delete the nodes from my cluster
>>> * Re-added the nodes.. they got the new certificates
>>> * Networking & Storage (I use ISCSI) came back just fine
>>> * SUCCESS !!! (such a great feeling)
>>>
>>> . . . . and now you IDIOT (me) . . . . back up the certificates too!
>>>
>>> ---David
>>
>> please wikify for other who may need this in the future.
>> thanks
>>
>>>
>>> On 2/18/13 5:00 AM, Adrian Gibanel wrote:
>>>> If it can help I wrote an oVirt engine migration page for oVirt 3.1
>>>> on:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ovirt.org/User:Adrian15/oVirt_engine_migration
>>>>
>>>> . I suppose some of the steps might be adapted for your case easily.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â  *De: *"Itamar Heim" <iheim at redhat.com>
>>>> Â Â Â  *Para: *"Saint Keimond" <st.keimond at gmail.com>
>>>> Â Â Â  *CC: *users at ovirt.org
>>>> Â Â Â  *Enviados: *Domingo, 17 de Febrero 2013 9:26:34
>>>> Â Â Â  *Asunto: *Re: [Users] Lost our management server.. have DB
>>>> backup
>>>>     but no        /etc/pki/
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â  On 17/02/2013 04:17, Saint Keimond wrote:
>>>> Â Â Â  > Hello,
>>>> Â Â Â  >Â Â Â  We lost our Fedora 17 server with ovirt 3.1 on it.
>>>> We have a good
>>>> Â Â Â  > database backup but do not have have any certificates.
>>>> From what
>>>> Â Â Â  I read,
>>>> Â Â Â  > it is possible to still do a restore.. we just have to rejoin
>>>> Â Â Â  all the
>>>> Â Â Â  > nodes so that they get a new certificate.
>>>> Â Â Â  >
>>>> Â Â Â  > I've tried to bring the database in to a fresh 3.1 install
>>>> and a
>>>> Â Â Â  fresh
>>>> Â Â Â  > 3.2 install.. with no success on either. I need some helping
>>>> Â Â Â  figuring
>>>> Â Â Â  > this out :)
>>>> Â Â Â  >
>>>> Â Â Â  >
>>>> Â Â Â  > Thanks,
>>>> Â Â Â  >Â Â Â Â  David
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â  i don't remember the exact process of the top of my head,
>>>> but it
>>>> Â Â Â  should
>>>> Â Â Â  be either:
>>>> Â Â Â  1. restore db, then install ovirt (exact same version by
>>>> re-using the
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  db.
>>>> Â Â Â  2. install ovirt, restore the db over it, and fix some config
>>>> Â Â Â  entries to
>>>> Â Â Â  correctly map the new certificates.
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â  then just remove hosts and re-add them to generate new certs
>>>> for them
>>>> Â Â Â  (or just move them to maint and re-install them via the link
>>>> that
>>>> Â Â Â  should
>>>> Â Â Â  appear in the general subtab)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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