Please supply an argument - Running vmsbackup on Centos 5.3

[Stevester]

Good Evening Everyone,

My name is Steve (aka Stevester). I am try to run vmsbackup on
Centos 5.3. I am using VMWare Server 2.0.1. When i run the script with
this command: ./backup_vmware3.12a.sh

I get this output:

$VMVERSION = 2
$GUESTPATH = /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines
please supply an argument

Also in the documentation, its says once you create user vmsbackup on
VMWare Server 2.0.1, set the login shell to /bin/false? How do you
perform this when one of those shells is not listed.


Thanks
Steve

[Stevester]

Apparently its the space in the GUESTPATH: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual
Machines. The space in between Virtual Machines is causing the issue.
Can someone issue a fix?


Thanks
Stevester

[10nico]

Hello Steve, in order to make the script work you need to supply some
options/parameters, for example:

to get the help
backup_vmware3.12a.sh -?

to enable all registered virtual machines
backup_vmware3.12a.sh -ea

to perform an "hot" backup of all enabled virtual machines using tar
archiver
backup_vmware3.12a.sh -s hot -f tar

to perform the same but with debugging information
backup_vmware3.12a.sh -D -s hot -f tar

to list actually enabled VMs

backup_vmware3.12a.sh -l

For more details please consult the INSTALL.TXT and README.TXT files
included in the zip file

Have a nice weekend and a nice backup! ;-)

Michele

[Steve Handy]

I did that and still get the error. I think its related to the spaces in the path to the VMs

[10nico]

This is quite strange, the issues with spaces have been fixed, so they
shouldn't be bothering you now.

Could you please give me more details on your current setup?

- exact command line parameter you are using when getting the error
- try to run the script again using the same parameters BUT adding -D
in front of it
in this case please send me also the output of the script
- VMware version you're using (I see 2 but is it 2.0.1 or 2.0.0 ?)
- any other eventual peculiarities of your configuration
- the log file created by the script (should be in /tmp )

Thank you

Michele

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[Steve Handy]

Sorry: Actually the error is different when i use an argument: If i run ./backup_vmware3.12a.sh -s hot -f gzip, the error i get is this


[root@vscan vmscripts]# ./backup_vmware3.12a.sh -s hot -f gzip

$VMVERSION = 2
$GUESTPATH = /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines

Debug mode enabled
2009-08-01 [ 3:33:48] -> SCRIPT STARTED
2009-08-01 [ 3:33:48] -> The check of the directories has been completed without errors
2009-08-01 [ 3:33:48] -> Sanity checks completed without errors, starting backup procedure
2009-08-01 [ 3:33:48] -> the following VMs will be backed up
Virtual Machines
$GUESTCONF = [standard]/Virtual Machines
$GUESTVMX =
2009-08-01 [ 3:33:48] -> Backup of the VM Virtual Machines started
the specified VM is invalid


Stevester


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Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:29 AM
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[10nico]

It would seem as if there's a ".backup" file into your repository's
root directory.
I mean this:

/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/.backup

Could you please do the following things (in the order)?

1) post the output of ./backup_vmware3.12a.sh -l
2) manually remove the file
/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/.backup
3) enable one VM of your choice
4) run the script again with the "-D -s hot -f gzip" parameters
and post the output

Thank you,

Michele