Novell iManager 2.7.5 Administration Guide - NetIQ
Novell iManager 2.7.5 Administration Guide - NetIQ
Novell iManager 2.7.5 Administration Guide - NetIQ
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10Best Practices and Common Questions<br />
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• Section 10.1, “Backup and Restore Options,” on page 105<br />
• Section 10.2, “Coexistence with previous versions of <strong>iManager</strong> 2.x and Role‐Based Services,” on<br />
page 105<br />
• Section 10.3, “Collections,” on page 106<br />
• Section 10.4, “Failed Installs,” on page 106<br />
• Section 10.5, “High Availability: Running <strong>iManager</strong> in a Clustered Environment,” on page 107<br />
• Section 10.6, “Patching <strong>iManager</strong>,” on page 108<br />
• Section 10.7, “Performance Tuning,” on page 108<br />
• Section 10.8, “<strong>iManager</strong> AppArmor Profile,” on page 109<br />
10.1 Backup and Restore Options<br />
There is no automatic backup and restore feature included with <strong>iManager</strong>. <strong>iManager</strong> is composed of<br />
two parts: the local files on the server and the Role‐Based Services objects in eDirectory.<br />
To make a full backup of <strong>iManager</strong>, make sure you have a valid backup of the RBS collection and all<br />
subordinate objects in the tree, either through replica redundancy or with an eDirectory backup<br />
solution.<br />
All local <strong>iManager</strong> files on the file system are stored in the Tomcat directory. As long as you have a<br />
backup of the Tomcat directory, all <strong>iManager</strong> content is preserved. If the Tomcat directory is<br />
somehow compromised on the server, shutting down Tomcat and recopying the directory allows you<br />
to recover <strong>iManager</strong>. If you are not using RBS, backing up the Tomcat directory is all that is needed.<br />
10.2 Coexistence with previous versions of <strong>iManager</strong> 2.x and<br />
Role-Based Services<br />
You should update your RBS collection to version 2.7. Otherwise, if you use <strong>iManager</strong> to access a tree<br />
that has an RBS collection from a previous version of <strong>iManager</strong> 2.x, you wonʹt see all of the roles and<br />
tasks that should display.<br />
1 In the Configure view, click Role Based Services > RBS Configuration.<br />
2 Click the link in the Out‐of‐Date column for a module that needs updating.<br />
3 On the Out‐Of‐Date Modules page, select a module, then click Update.<br />
A message appears that confirms a successful update.<br />
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