[openstack-dev] [TripleO] Undercloud backup and restore

Jiří Stránský jistr at redhat.com
Wed May 24 13:17:33 UTC 2017


On 24.5.2017 15:02, Marios Andreou wrote:
> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Carlos Camacho Gonzalez <
> ccamacho at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> Based on what we discussed yesterday in the TripleO weekly team meeting,
>> I'll like to propose a blueprint to create 2 features, basically to backup
>> and restore the Undercloud.
>>
>> I'll like to follow in the first iteration the available docs for this
>> purpose [1][2].
>>
>> With the addition of backing up the config files on /etc/ specifically to
>> be able to recover from a failed Undercloud upgrade, i.e. recover the repos
>> info removed in [3].
>>
>> I'll like to target this for P as I think I have enough time for
>> coding/testing these features.
>>
>> I already have created a blueprint to track this effort
>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/tripleo/+spec/undercloud-backup-restore
>>
>> What do you think about it?
>>
> 
> +1 from me as you know but adding my support on the list too. I think it is
> a great idea - there are cases especially around changing network config
> during an upgrade for example where the best remedy is to restore the
> undercloud for the network definitions (both neutron config and heat db).

+1 i think there's not really an easy way out of these issues other than 
a restore. We already recommend doing a backup before upgrading [1], so 
having something that can further help operators in this regard would be 
good.

Jirka

[1] http://tripleo.org/post_deployment/upgrade.html

> 
> thanks,
> 
> 
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Carlos.
>>
>> [1]: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_
>> enterprise_linux_openstack_platform/7/html/back_up_and_
>> restore_red_hat_enterprise_linux_openstack_platform/restore
>>
>> [2]: https://docs.openstack.org/developer/tripleo-docs/post_
>> deployment/backup_restore_undercloud.html
>>
>> [3]: https://docs.openstack.org/developer/tripleo-docs/
>> installation/updating.html
>>
>>
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