System Backup & Restore
The current Backup/Restore options for a Mythbuntu install are limited. Users must currently run command line scripts. A more elegant option would be to have functionality to backup and restore completely from the Mythbuntu Control Centre.
The only options available to the user from the MCC plugin will be Single Backup, Scheduled Backup (breaking out into location for backup), and Restore. The files that will be backed up are:
/etc/mythtv/
/etc/mythtv/
/etc/lirc/
/etc/lirc/
/home/$USER/.lirc
MythTV Database
/home/$USER/.config
NOTE: There are no plans to backup media such as music, pictures, shows, etc.
Early versions of this plugin will include only the Single Backup and Restore functionality. As this plugin progresses, it will add in scheduled backups to a local directory (Selectable). Eventually it will have other backup means (ie. Ubuntu one, cdrom, Dropbox).
The Restore functionality will require an already installed Mythbuntu system. There are currently no plans to automate restoring the complete install. Only configuration files and database
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Nick Fox
- Priority:
- Essential
- Drafter:
- Thomas Mashos
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Thomas Mashos
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for 10.10
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
10.10-beta
- Started by
- Thomas Mashos
- Completed by
- Thomas Mashos
Whiteboard
Single Backup: Implemented
Restore: Implemented
Scheduled Backup: Deferred until 11.04
**Feedback Requested**
There is an issue with how we should handle the backup/restore (what files to backup/restore). What files do we want to backup and what files do we want to restore for various setups.
Scenarios:
Frontend Only:
Backend Only:
Backend/Frontend:
