Problem:
How to backup the ProfileUnity Server when using Vmware snapshots (Quiescing).
Possible Resolution(s):
Vmware allows for Quiescing scripts to be run (pre-feeze and post-thaw) in the process of creating a quiescing snapshot.
This should allow for the services integral to ProfileUnity functioning to be gracefully shut down and restarted during the snapshot process.
Steps
1. Follow the VMware article above for how and where to locate the scripts for use (Windows and Linux).
2. Script contents:
ProfileUnity 684
C:\Windows\pre-freeze-script.bat
net stop ProfileUnity
net stop FlexDiskService
net stop RabbitMQ
net stop MongoDB
C:\Windows\post-thaw-script.bat
net start MongoDB
net start RabbitMQ
net start FlexDiskService
net start ProfileUnity
ProfileUnity 685
C:\Windows\pre-freeze-script.bat
net stop ProfileUnity
net stop FlexDiskService
net stop ProfileUnity.LicenseServer
net stop MongoDB
C:\Windows\post-thaw-script.bat
net start MongoDB
net start ProfileUnity.LicenseServer
net start FlexDiskService
net start ProfileUnity
**Also note if you are using ProfileUnity in a cluster configuration you should stagger the snapshots to avoid license error messages for users that might be logging in while you are completing the task.**
Product: ProfileUnity
Product Version: All versions