rear
Table of Contents
- Description
- Setup - The basics of getting started with rear
- Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
- Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
- Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
- Development - Guide for contributing to the module
Description
The rear module install and configures the Relax and Recovery suite (http://relax-and-recover.org) that provides an easy to use script to create backup and recovery images.
Setup
What rear affects
- Install rear package
- Setup basic rear cron job
Usage
ReaR minimal
class { 'rear':
output_url => 'nfs://192.168.100.1/backup/rear',
backup_url => 'nfs://192.168.100.1/backup/rear'
}
ReaR with backup schedule and SSH password
class { 'rear':
output_url => 'nfs://192.168.100.1/backup/rear',
backup_url => 'nfs://192.168.100.1/backup/rear'
backup_schedule => 'weekly'
ssh_root_password => 'HyperSecret01x!'
}
Reference
Here is the list of parameters used by this module.
$output
Backup method that is used Default value is ISO
$output_url
Backup target that is used for backup method Default value is 'nfs://192.168.0.1/srv/rear'
$backup
Backup method that is used Default value is NETFS
$backup_url
Backup target that is used for backup method Default value is 'nfs://192.168.0.1/srv/rear'
$backup_schedule
Backup frequency (daily, weekly or monthly) Default value is none
$ssh_root_password
Password that could be used to log into the recover live image as root Default value is 'Recover!N0W'
Limitations
This module has been built on and tested against Puppet 4.0 and higher.
The module has been tested on:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6/7
- Scientific Linux 6/7
- CentOS Linux 6/7
Testing on other platforms has been light and cannot be guaranteed.
Development
If you like to add or improve this module, feel free to fork the module and send me a merge request with the modification.