Oracle^® MiniCluster S7-2 Administration Guide

Configure Global Zone BE Backups (mcbackup)

This feature is available for MiniCluster version 1.2.4 and later.

You can configure the SMF service called mcbackup to create a snapshot of the global zone boot environment in the /sharedstore/be/hostname directory. The service is disabled by default. This procedure describes how to enable and disable the mcbackup service.

Once the mcbackup service is enabled, there is a 15 minute delay, after which a snapshot of the global zone boot environment is created and backed up every hour.

1. Log into the kernel zone on node 1 as a primary admin such as mcinstall and assume the root role.

   See Log in to the Global or Kernel Zone.

2. Ensure that the permissions on the /sharedstore/be directory are limited to only authorized users.

   For example, list the directory permissions and then set them so that only a user with the root role can access the directory.

3. Configure the mcbackup service.

   Run one of these commands:

   • Enable the mcbackup service.

     # svcadm enable mcbackup

   • Disable the mcbackup service.

     # svcadm disable mcbackup

4. Log into the kernel zone on node 2 as a primary admin such as mcinstall and assume the root role.

   See Log in to the Global or Kernel Zone.

5. Configure the mcbackup service.

   Run one of these commands:

   • Enable the mcbackup service.

     # svcadm enable mcbackup

   • Disable the mcbackup service.

     # svcadm disable mcbackup