Objective:
Ensuring that we can quickly restore our operating systems from the backups created.
Procedure:
- Configuring the machine with Vagrant:
Once we have the machine configured via Vagrant, we can guarantee that any virtual machine can be quickly and accurately recreated using the Vagrantfile. This is the key point in the preparation for the restoration, since the Vagrantfile it contains all the necessary settings to recreate the operating system as it was.- action:
Destroy existing machine:
vagrant destroy
Create a new machine with the specified configuration:
vagrant up
Data backups:
Apart from the operating system, it is important to back up your important data using tools like rsync the Let Dup. These backups can be scheduled using scripts or automation tools.
Restoration tests:
It is recommended to perform periodic tests to ensure that the restore is working properly. This can be done by creating a test machine that simulates a failure and restoring the operating system and data to it.