StoreGrid Server Replication

StoreGrid server supports replicating all the backup data, meta-data and all group related book keeping data etc. to a secondary StoreGrid server.

Configuring StoreGrid Server Replication

To configure replication of a StoreGrid server, you need to do the following:

1. The StoreGrid server which is used to backup all the clients is called Primary Server.

2. Install StoreGrid in a separate machine (Secondary Server) in Replication mode. While installing StoreGrid you need to choose the option that this StoreGrid server will be used as a replication server.

3. Make sure you also configure the backup location appropriately for the replication server. The backup location is the location at which all the data and the database files will be stored.

4. In the Primary Server, configure replication and the replication server from the "Server Admin->Server Settings" UI page.

   Once configured all the data from the StoreGrid primary server will be replicated to the StoreGrid secondary server.

Restoring StoreGrid Primary Server From the StoreGrid Replication Server

If the primary server disk has crashed and it has to be restored, then you need to do the following:

1. Install StoreGrid in a new primary server. While installing make sure you provide an appropriate backup location for the new primary server.

2. Stop the primary StoreGrid server.

3. Stop the Replication Server.

4. Manually copy the backup storage location from the replication server to the backup storage location in the new primary server. Overwrite any database files already in the primary server location with the database files from the replication server.

5. Now start the primary server.

6. Now all the clients can start backing up to the new primary server.

Limitations In StoreGrid Server Replication

1. The clients backing up to the StoreGrid primary server can also restore from the replication server. They cannot continue the backup to the replication server.

2. Restoring the primary server from the replication server is done manually by copying data from the replication server to the primary server.

3. Scheduling options in replication is not available. Replication in the backup server is scheduled on receiving backup data from the clients and while enabling the replication settings in 'Server Admin -> Server Settings' .