VBrick Systems V4.4.3 manual EtherneTV Backup, Overview

Chapter 9

EtherneTV Backup

This chapter explains how to use ETV Backup to create a warm backup Portal Server. ETV Backup is an optional software application. If you did not purchase ETV Backup, you can backup key Portal Servers files and directories manually. See

Manual System Backup on page 197 for details.

Topics in this section

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Configuring ETV Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Turning a Warm Backup Server into a Live Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Bringing a Failed Machine Back Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Overview

EtherneTV Backup is a highly-automated standalone application that backs up key directories on the Portal Server at periodic intervals. ETV Backup requires two separate Portal Server machines: a "warm backup" Portal Server and a "live" Portal Server. They must both have the same version of the Portal Server software installed. During a scheduled backup, ETV Backup copies new or changed files and ensures that the data on the warm backup always matches the data on the live Portal Server.

Warm backup is the process of copying key directories and files from a "live" (primary) Portal Server to a "warm backup" (secondary) MCS server. These directories and files are backed up on a scheduled periodic basis (every 10 minutes) and a configurable number of archive versions are kept on the backup server. The warm backup will not function as a Portal Server while it is in warm backup mode. If the live Portal Server fails for any reason, you can quickly convert the backup server into the live server by performing a few simple steps. The warm backup then becomes the "live" primary server.

ETV Backup is an optional EtherneTV component with its own license. ETV Backup does not provide a redundant "hot" standby server, nor does it backup video content. ETV Backup is designed to provide a "warm" backup server for key Portal Server data files and for the metadata describing your content. There is no installation procedure. ETV Backup is automatically installed and requires only a license key. This document describes how to configure a warm backup and how to turn a warm backup server into a live server. Once it is properly configured, ETV Backup will automatically run every ten minutes and no additional configuration or user action is required.

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