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Hendrick - Fri, 2012/12/21 - 13:51
Suppose I create a backup using TKLBAM from a VM running in a local machine and then I create the same machine / appliance in Amazon cloud server, can I restore the backup including the configuration I have created to the cloud server running the same appliance.
The idea is to migrate from the VM / local machine to the cloud.
Any suggestions?
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Thats kinda what it was designed for.
I would check the DNS stuff is setup correctly after a move but I have done this many times, in fact when I make major changes I pull a clients backup from the cloud, work on it on my own VMS before pushing it back to the cloud.
Chris Musty
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You can use a cron job to shut it down
But you won't be able to start it like that (if the server isn't running, then the cron job won't run either...)
I haven't played with it yet, but the Hub has an API which could be used for this purpose. Have a look in the docs at HubTools.
Also be aware that if you are using a S3 backed instance you will lose your data when you shut it down. Although even if you use an EBS backed instance I wouldn't 100% rely on (ie I'd make sure you run a daily backup prior to shutdown).
Yeah it would be nice if the Hub could do that
But if you have a computer that is on all the time (and connected to the net) you could run a TKL Core VM specificaly for the purposes of starting and shutting down your could instance. The HubTools CLI API looks pretty straight forward. You could then set up a cron job on your local VM to start and stop your server.
I know it's not quite as self contained or user friendly as what you are after, but I think it's pretty cool none the less!
You are right Jeremy
I have installed TKL Core and the hubtools. Yes it is pretty straight forward and the cron job to start and stop an instance automatically works flawlessly. Once I get to know how to configure the cronjob, it only takes 5 minutes to set it up but being a newbie to Linux, initially I had to spend a few hours googling and trying. But it is worth it. Thanks for the tip.
But I am just wondering why it had to be done through Webmin. I tried the Webshell but it would not accept "apt-get install hubtools"
Did you run apt-get update first?
Also there is an upstream bug in Webshell (aka ShellinaBox) that means that the dash ('-') doesn't work in some browsers (I forget which - Firefox IIRC?) so perhaps that's the issue?
Otherwise it should work fine from the commandline (Webshell or any other way...).
FYI personally I prefer PuTTY for accessing the commandline on my remote (or local) servers. If using Linux or OSX (I think) then you can use SSH from the commandline like this:
Ditch IE
I ditched IE a few years ago and use Firefox instead. Now at last you have cleared my confusion. The dash ('-') did not show up because of Firefox. Just out of curiosity I tried it with IE and you are right, the webshell can accept the dash ('-') but anyway I am not going back to IE. I prefer open source.
Thanks for the "enlightenment"
Chrome works ok...
I too was a big fan of Firefox but use Chrome mostly now.
Another work around is using the '-' key on the numpad (assuming that you are using a full keyboard).
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