Step by step procedure to configure OKV remote backup for version 21.9

 Procedure to config OKV backup (version 21.9)

Backup Flow illustration:

Steps:

1. Backup destination creation

2. Backup schedule

3. Test backup and validation

1. Backup destination creation

a. Identify a target remote server, if one exists; to keep OKV backups.

remote server: vcentos79-oracle-sa1

2. Create necessary additional disk space for the backup with necessary user account

vgs

lvcreate -L 28672 appdata2_ssd2-vg -n okvbackup_ssd2

vgs

lvs

lvdisplay

df -Th

mkfs.xfs /dev/appdata2_ssd2-vg/okvbackup_ssd2

cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_16sep2024.bkp

vi /etc/fstab

mkdir /okvbackup_ssd2

mount /okvbackup_ssd2

3. Goto OKV web console and perform the following operations as system administrator

A. Create remote destination

OKV console -> system -> settings -> backup & restore -> system backup page -> manage backup destinations -> create

destination name: remote_backup_dest1

remote server name: vcentos79-oracle-sa1

remote server ip: 192.168.194.5

remote server usn: oracle

remote server pswd: ?

Transfer method: scp

destination path: /okvbackup_ssd2/voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1

OKV Home page…

2. Scheduling the OKV backup:

1. We can secure a regular backup from OKV.

Flow diagram:

OKV console -> system -> settings -> backup & restore -> system backup page -> backup -> enter details requested (this page can be used to toggle between one-time or periodic)

schedule name: remote_backup_sched1

Start time: Now or later in the evening

destination type: Remote

type: periodic

Backup validation:

Before the backup:

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 okvbackup_ssd2]$ ls -altr

total 4

drwxr-xr-x.  2 oracle dba     6 Sep 16 14:42 .

dr-xr-xr-x. 24 root   root 4096 Sep 16 14:44 ..

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 okvbackup_ssd2]$

3. Test backup and validation

Scheduled backup started to run and we can see a file called okvinit.bkp created.

Our main concern is, we should protect the okvbackup_periodic.mgr file; which shouldn’t be over written and at the same time modified manually.

This is the catalogue of the OKV backup.

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$ ls -altr

total 0

drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle dba      54 Sep 16 15:00 ..

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall  0 Sep 16 15:09 okvinit.bkp

drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 25 Sep 16 15:09 .

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$

backup finished:

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$ ls -altr

total 1443132

drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle dba              54 Sep 16 15:00 ..

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall          0 Sep 16 15:09 okvinit.bkp

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall 1477760083 Sep 16 15:21 okvbackup_periodic_full_20240916141559

drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall        101 Sep 16 15:21 .

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall        176 Sep 16 15:21 okvbackup_periodic.mgr

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$ du -sh okvbackup_periodic_full_20240916141559

1.4G    okvbackup_periodic_full_20240916141559

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$ cat okvbackup_periodic.mgr

:21.9.0.0.0:2024_09_16_14_15_59:okvbackup_periodic_full_20240916141559:full:0146D6CBDABF168EB19BF14E7268A7249170c8502aaa6e3e25fc80d8b03118ffda9d1b8c2ce4a503a37e37017f983d57ee:

[oracle@vcentos79-oracle-sa1 voracle9x-oracle-key-vault2-backup-dest1]$

Browser also shows the backup history for the destination selected:

Multi-master other node backup:

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