diaser - Man Page

diaser [-|--OPTION]...
diaser [FILE]  [-|--OPTION]...

 -h|--help              help|-?
 
 -b|--bandwidth         calculate real bandwidth throughput 
                        between nodeX-Y
 --configure            question driven configuration tool
 -e|--extend            extend maximum storage structure date 
 -i|--install           install
 --list                 list all volumes in storage
 --lock                 lock all DIASER node accounts
 --logs                 condensed log readings from nodes
 --migrate              migrate node 
 --modify   [opts]      send modified configuration to nodes 
                        either from conf file or command options 
                        or both
 --pause                pause operation 
 --recreate             recreate a single node from scratch
 --remove               remove from nodes, all data will be lost 
 --resume               resume operation 
 --retrieve [opts]      retrieve archive data 
 --stats                generate statistics 
 --stop                 stop operation 
 --upgrade              apply upgrades      
 --version              show version

An advanced disk based backup volume accumulator, geo-duplication and management system for HE and SME. A quick and low-cost way to make an environment more robust and data more accessible by archiving in multiple places. This replication also provides fast retrieval of archived data from all node hosting locations. A Perl installer creates the system. Nodes can be dedicated  to storage or used for existing services over unused bandwidth. DIASER works  in user space over SSH. The software is based on DIAP/LTASP which is a storage  architecture designed to structure months to years of long term sustainable  archiving space including retrospective archiving.

More than one configuration file.

It is possible to force diaser to read a particular configuration file by  executing ]$diaser diaser.conf --opts

The configuration file can named as the user chooses i.e.

]$diaser my.config --opts

Currently, changes will always be written to diaser.conf from the directory  diaser was executed in. The user is free to change the name of the  configuration file and read it into diaser as descibed above. This feature is  particularly useful when there us more than one installation being managed  from a single user account.

--modify

Apply modified settings to the running DIASER on your designated nodes.

--numyear   years of operation required
--startyear year to begin storing archives, this can be in the past
--phase1    hour between 0 and 23
--phase2    hour between 0 and 23
--nodea     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--nodeb     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--nodec     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--dryrun    boolean 1(y) or 0(n)
--lmb       lowest maximum bandwidth, KBytes per second
--tzone_a   UTC or zeroed timezone, integer value 0-12
--tzone_b   UTC offset against node A, integer value 0-12
--tzone_c   UTC offset against node A, integer value 0-12
--tout      copy time out in seconds
--fillstarttime     time to run DIASER fill operation, 
                    hour between 0 and 23
--volumedir         the directory where your backup 
                    volumes reside
--diffconstprefix   prefix given to your Differential or 
                    constant volumes
--collectfull   are Full volumes to be collected or not, 
                boolean 1(y) or 0(n)
--fullprefix    prefix given to your Full volumes

--retrive

Fetch archive data. A simple tool provided which also has additional command  line options. The retrieval tool will walk you through a set of questions then  list files for you to pick and transfer. The file will retain it's name and be  located in the diaser_rel directory.

--r_year    which year
--r_month   which month
--r_day     which day
--r_full    if not a day name a full directory - leave as default
--nodea     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--nodeb     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--nodec     ip address in format 0.0.0.0
--porta     int
--portb     int
--portc     int
--user_acc  user account name, usually default set previously

The HTML manual installed on your system (typically found in /usr/share/doc/diaser-<version>).

See <http://sourceforge.net/tracker/>

Damian L Brasher (dlb@interlinux.org.uk)