Changing domain backup location

[bplinson]

Is there anyway to change the backup location for the domain backups?

By default Plesk puts the backups in the /var/lib/dumps/domainname directories but my var partion is not begi enough to hold more than one back up.

I have a second harddrive that I would like to have the backups stored on.

Currently I run a script after every backup that moves the backups to the second harddrive but it would be nice to have it go there automatically.

Also, once I move the backup files they non longer show up in Plesk under the backup area.

 

[ZX81Pro]

Hi,

A simple solution is to make a symbolic link to another partition (here /home/xxx).

as root

cd /var/lib/psa

cp -pr dumps /home/xxx/dumps

/etc/init.d/psa stop

mv dumps dumps.ori (to delete later)

ln -s /home/xxx/dumps dumps

cd /home/xxx

chown root:root . (dot)

chmod 755 . (dot)

/etc/init.d/psa start

That's it...


Another solution is perhaps to change the DUMPS_D variable in /etc/psa/psa.conf (not tested).

ZX81Pro

 

[bplinson]

Thanks! I will give this a try.

Now if it does not work how do I remove the symbolic link.

 

[ZX81Pro]

Simple :

Syntax : rm symbolic link - more info : man rm

cd /var/lib/psa
rm dumps (remove the symbolic link !)
mv dumps.ori dumps (restore the dumps)

also stop en start psa...

 

[dm__@]

There is DUMP_D (or something like this) parameter in /etc/psa/psa.conf which points to the backup directory.