backup wiki

Apple made their own documentation: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5082

Or you could type at the command prompt:

$ sudo serverbackup -cmd backup -source /

Which will backup all server services or

$ man ServerBackup

for details of other options

It looks like the command

$ ServerBackup -cmd destination

can tell you the destination of yourr current backup folder. This is the TimeMachine backup folder.

So I changed this backup folder to an empty usb stick for my timemachine backup.

I ran in the command prompt:

$ sudo serverbackup -cmd backup -source /

In terminal I got feedback about the progress:

*** nextPath := 40-openDirectory.plist

*** nextPath := 45-serverSettings.plist

*** nextPath := 46-postgresql.plist

*** nextPath := 55-sharePoints.plist

*** nextPath := 70-webServer.plist

2012-10-02 13:48:55.397 serverbackup[37420:707] SRC := /Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/

DST := /.ServerBackups/webServer

2012-10-02 13:48:55.418 serverbackup[37420:707] SRC := /etc/certificates/

DST := /.ServerBackups/webServer

*** nextPath := 75-MessageServer.plist

*** nextPath := com.apple.ServerBackup.plist

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/openDirectory/openDirectory.browse.plist

WARNING: Service openDirectory folder does not exist for browsing.

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/serverSettings/serverSettings.browse.plist

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/postgresql/postgresql.browse.plist

WARNING: Service postgresql folder does not exist for browsing.

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/sharePoints/sharePoints.browse.plist

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/webServer/webServer.browse.plist

curServicePath := /.ServerBackups/MessageServer/MessageServer.browse.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>MessageServer</key>

<array>

<string>MessageServer.conf.tar.gz</string>

<string>MessageServer.data.tar.gz</string>

<string>MessageServer_Rooms.data.tar.gz</string>

</array>

<key>serverSettings</key>

<dict>

<key>CONF</key>

<array>

<string>accounts.conf</string>

<string>addressbook.conf</string>

<string>afp.conf</string>

<string>calendar.conf</string>

<string>devicemgr.conf</string>

<string>dirserv.conf</string>

<string>dns.conf</string>

<string>ftp.conf</string>

<string>info.conf</string>

<string>jabber.conf</string>

<string>network.conf</string>

<string>nfs.conf</string>

<string>postgres.conf</string>

<string>radius.conf</string>

<string>san.conf</string>

<string>sharing.conf</string>

<string>smb.conf</string>

<string>swupdate.conf</string>

<string>vpn.conf</string>

<string>web.conf</string>

<string>wiki.conf</string>

</array>

<key>STATUS</key>

<array>

<string>accounts.status</string>

<string>addressbook.status</string>

<string>afp.status</string>

<string>calendar.status</string>

<string>devicemgr.status</string>

<string>dirserv.status</string>

<string>dns.status</string>

<string>ftp.status</string>

<string>info.status</string>

<string>jabber.status</string>

<string>network.status</string>

<string>nfs.status</string>

<string>postgres.status</string>

<string>radius.status</string>

<string>san.status</string>

<string>sharing.status</string>

<string>smb.status</string>

<string>swupdate.status</string>

<string>vpn.status</string>

<string>web.status</string>

<string>wiki.status</string>

</array>

</dict>

<key>sharePoints</key>

<array>

<string>Groups</string>

<string>Public</string>

<string>Publieke map van xxx</string>

<string>Publieke map van xxxx</string>

<string>Publieke map van xxxxx</string>

<string>Publieke map van xxxxxx</string>

</array>

<key>webServer</key>

<array>

<string>WebServer-1.conf.tgz</string>

<string>WebServer-1.conf.tgz-md5</string>

<string>WebServer-2.conf.tgz</string>

<string>WebServer-2.conf.tgz-md5</string>

</array>

</dict>

</plist>

I got a new folder created on the usb stick named Backups.backupdb, but its empty....Any suggestions?

From what I have been led to believe, ServerBackup will only function when TimeMachine is active. You can not use the tool without TImeMachine. This is truly sad but appears to be true. Would love to be proven wrong.

In my situation TimeMachine was active. Do you mean I have to complet a full TimeMachine Backup cycle?