[ome-users] Backing up OMERO

[Chris Allan]

On 12 Jun 2007, at 16:27, Paulo Almeida wrote:

> Hi,

Hi Paulo.

>
> If I want to backup the data I have in OMERO, would a good solution  
> be to do
> nightly dumps of the database and then do a backup of that and of  
> the /OMERO
> directory (where I suppose the actual images are stored)? Is there  
> anything
> else that is necessary to restore my full system in case of failure?

In order to fully restore an OMERO system you need exactly what  
you've outlined:

* A database backup
* A backup of the /OMERO binary data repository

It would probably be useful (just for a full restore perspective and  
making sure you have the exact same configuration) to have a backup  
of your "etc" directory from where you installed OMERO. Relevant  
configuration files are also located in the omero.ear that's in your  
JBoss directory so you could just keep a copy of the EAR handy.

If you're interested we can discuss off list putting up a simple  
procedure on the OMERO Trac.

>
> - Paulo

Thanks.

Ciao.

-Chris