Backup file list in restore GUI

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 6:52am

Hi,

It would have been great if we could mount a network drive and browse backup files stored on it for restore purpose.
right now we can only see files stored on server locally. usually we store backup files on a network location for disaster recovery purpose.

So browsing such files from mounted network drives makes more sense
i believe nethserver team is capable of doing

Regards/

giacomo · December 27, 2016, 9:36am

You can install the restore package (nethserver-restore-data).
The web interface will show a list of directories to restore.

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 10:58am

Its already installed. Seems you didn’t read my question.

filippo_carletti · December 27, 2016, 11:14am

@imzargar, I can’t understand your problem. Do you receive an error? Or are you asking for a new feature?
Could you try to expand your reasoning?
I keep backups on a NAS and I can restore from the web user interface.

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 12:03pm

Can you browse backup files stored on nas drive? Using webgui?

filippo_carletti · December 27, 2016, 1:15pm

Yes, there’s a drop down menu listing all backups. See Backup file in the screenshot below:

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 1:36pm

Yes those are backups located on the server, not on a network device.

filippo_carletti · December 27, 2016, 1:39pm

As I said, those backups are on a remote NAS (a qnap).

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 2:09pm

Which is good but how did you configure it? I have configured nas share for saving backups, but i don’t see the share listed in restore option

alefattorini · December 27, 2016, 5:01pm

That’s not so fair man, we always try to read through your questions but you should understand that it’s not always straightforward getting the requester’s aim.

I don’t see the share listed in the restore option because NethServer permits just one backup destination
Do you have a successful backup at least?

imzargar13 · December 27, 2016, 5:17pm

Yes i was able to mount NAS share and take backup succesfuly, however same share should be visible in restore page if its already mounted…right?

P.S: pardon my language. I didn’t mean to be rude

alefattorini · December 28, 2016, 5:08pm

That’s under the hood, on the WebUI you can see just the backup set

imzargar13 · December 29, 2016, 1:11am

Sorry I didn’t get what you mean by under the hood. You mean this feature is hidden? Or not available yet?
Are the backups available on restore WebGUI the ones stored on server? How could we browse backups stored on nas drive to restore them?

giacomo · December 29, 2016, 9:23am

No, the page lists the backup stored wherever you configured it (usb, nfs, cifs share, etc).
It uses a local duc index created after the backup.

Using the command “backup-data-list”.
Duplicity stores the files in its own format, you can’t simply browse saved files.

If you want to see dulicity files, just mount the share.