backuppc_add_client

This formula is not a backuppc server configuration tool.

You need a backuppc server already installed to use this salt state.

How can I backup a new host ?

• Add correct content to the pillar text file: /srv/pillar/machines/hosts.sls

Put the hostname of the machine and complete with ip address (last number), username to use for backups, directories to backup (RsyncShareName) and to exclude (BackupFilesExclude)

Syntax could be found here (first mail)

Example :

machines:
  www:
    ip: 26
    user: root
    RsyncShareName:
      - /var/www
      - /var/backups
      - /root
      - /etc
      - /var/lib/mysql
      - /var/log
      - /var/spool/cron
    BackupFilesExclude:
      - /root/.ssh
      - /etc/ssh
    SaltHostname: www.example.com
    services:
      - ssh
      - apache
      - mysql

This formula expects a C class network, but you can modify it to allow full IP instead of the last number.

• Create a salt nodegroup 'backup' where you put your backuppc servers in it.
• Or create a salt grain called 'roles' and set it to ['backup'] where you put your backuppc servers in it. eg

salt 'backuppcserver' grains.append roles backup

• Apply this formula:

# for a nodegroup
salt -N 'backup' state.sls backuppc.backuppc_add_client
# for a grain 'roles:backup'
salt -G 'roles:backup' state.sls backuppc.backuppc_add_client

This will deploy new backuppc clients config files and update /etc/hosts on backuppc servers (-N 'backup').

• For a new machine, apply also the backup_client state on the desired minion ID

salt '$minion' state.sls backuppc_client