NAGIOS XI MIGRATION

[kmsharma]

Hi @kmsharma, thanks for reaching out.

I am sorry you are having so much trouble migrating. I see you are trying to migrate XI from Ubuntu 22 to Debian 10. I want to try and reproduce the issues you are having. In order to do so, I need a bit more information.

- What version of XI are you running Ubuntu 22?
- What version of XI are you running on Debian 10?

On Both the server I am using the same version of Nagios xi and the latest one i.e. 5.11.1.
Please let me know if any other details are required.
Thanks for your help
It will be a great help .

[kmsharma]

Hi @kmsharma, thanks for reaching out.

I am sorry you are having so much trouble migrating. I see you are trying to migrate XI from Ubuntu 22 to Debian 10. I want to try and reproduce the issues you are having. In order to do so, I need a bit more information.

- What version of XI are you running Ubuntu 22?
- What version of XI are you running on Debian 10?

On Both the server I am using the same version of Nagios xi and the latest one i.e. 5.11.1.
Please let me know if any other details are required.
Thanks for your help
It will be a great help .

Hey
Do we have any update on this?

[lgute]

Hi @kmsharma,

A couple of things.

1. Do not change the name of the backup file. If it is 1692893591.tar.gz do keep this name when you move it to the new server.
2. There is a problem with the restore process on Debian 10 and a Bug Issue has been created.

The restore process should look like this...

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# /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692893591.tar.gz 
WARNING: you are trying to restore a ubuntu22 backup on a el9 system
         Compiled plugins and other binaries as well as httpd configurations
         will NOT be restored.

         You will need to re-download the Nagios XI tarball, and re-install
         the subcomponents for this system. More info here:
         https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Backing-Up-And-Restoring-Nagios-XI.pdf

Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
TS=1692900165
Extracting backup to /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692900165-restore...
In /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692900165-restore/1692893591...
Backup files look okay.  Preparing to restore...
Shutting down services...
Restoring directories to /...
Restoring Nagios Core...
Restoring Nagios XI...
Restoring NRDP backups...
Restoring MRTG...
Restoring SNMP configuration files...
Restoring SNMP MIBs...
Restoring Nagvis backups...
Restoring nagios home dir...
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
Restoring MySQL databases...
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
Restoring Nagios XI MySQL database...
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
Restarting database servers...
Restoring Apache cronjobs...
Restoring logrotate config files...
Skipping Apache config files restoration
 
===============
RESTORE COMPLETE
===============

When I run the restore_xi script on Debian 10, it reports lots of errors, ending with...

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# /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /tmp/1692893591.tar.gz 
WARNING: you are trying to restore a ubuntu22 backup on a debian10 system
         Compiled plugins and other binaries as well as httpd configurations
         will NOT be restored.

         You will need to re-download the Nagios XI tarball, and re-install
         the subcomponents for this system. More info here:
         https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Backing-Up-And-Restoring-Nagios-XI.pdf

Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
TS=1692901444
Extracting backup to /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692901444-restore...
In /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692901444-restore/1692893591...
Backup files look okay.  Preparing to restore...
Shutting down services...
Restoring directories to /...
Restoring Nagios Core...
Restoring Nagios XI...
Restoring NRDP backups...
Restoring MRTG...
Restoring SNMP configuration files...
Restoring SNMP MIBs...
Restoring Nagvis backups...
Restoring nagios home dir...
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
MIB search path: /root/.snmp/mibs:/usr/share/snmp/mibs:/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana:/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf:/usr/share/mibs/site:/usr/share/snmp/mibs:/usr/share/mibs/iana:/usr/share/mibs/ietf:/usr/share/mibs/netsnmp
Cannot find module (SNMPv2-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (IF-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (IP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (TCP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (UDP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
...
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyRestart ::= { netSnmpNotifications 3 }
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyShutdown ::= { netSnmpNotifications 2 }
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyStart ::= { netSnmpNotifications 1 }
Restoring MySQL databases...
Restoring Nagios XI MySQL database...
ERROR 1273 (HY000) at line 24: Unknown collation: 'utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci'
Error restoring MySQL database 'nagiosxi' !

By the way, if you are unhappy with the response time or results from this forum, you can go to Nagios Support for ticket/email support and/or inquire with [email protected] about a phone support plan.

[kmsharma]

Hi

Hi @kmsharma,

A couple of things.

1. Do not change the name of the backup file. If it is 1692893591.tar.gz do keep this name when you move it to the new server.
2. There is a problem with the restore process on Debian 10 and a Bug Issue has been created.

The restore process should look like this...

Code: Select all

# /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692893591.tar.gz 
WARNING: you are trying to restore a ubuntu22 backup on a el9 system
         Compiled plugins and other binaries as well as httpd configurations
         will NOT be restored.

         You will need to re-download the Nagios XI tarball, and re-install
         the subcomponents for this system. More info here:
         https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Backing-Up-And-Restoring-Nagios-XI.pdf

Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
TS=1692900165
Extracting backup to /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692900165-restore...
In /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692900165-restore/1692893591...
Backup files look okay.  Preparing to restore...
Shutting down services...
Restoring directories to /...
Restoring Nagios Core...
Restoring Nagios XI...
Restoring NRDP backups...
Restoring MRTG...
Restoring SNMP configuration files...
Restoring SNMP MIBs...
Restoring Nagvis backups...
Restoring nagios home dir...
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
Restoring MySQL databases...
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
Restoring Nagios XI MySQL database...
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
Restarting database servers...
Restoring Apache cronjobs...
Restoring logrotate config files...
Skipping Apache config files restoration
 
===============
RESTORE COMPLETE
===============

When I run the restore_xi script on Debian 10, it reports lots of errors, ending with...

Code: Select all

# /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /tmp/1692893591.tar.gz 
WARNING: you are trying to restore a ubuntu22 backup on a debian10 system
         Compiled plugins and other binaries as well as httpd configurations
         will NOT be restored.

         You will need to re-download the Nagios XI tarball, and re-install
         the subcomponents for this system. More info here:
         https://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/docs/Backing-Up-And-Restoring-Nagios-XI.pdf

Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
TS=1692901444
Extracting backup to /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692901444-restore...
In /store/backups/nagiosxi/1692901444-restore/1692893591...
Backup files look okay.  Preparing to restore...
Shutting down services...
Restoring directories to /...
Restoring Nagios Core...
Restoring Nagios XI...
Restoring NRDP backups...
Restoring MRTG...
Restoring SNMP configuration files...
Restoring SNMP MIBs...
Restoring Nagvis backups...
Restoring nagios home dir...
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf: No such file or directory
/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana: No such file or directory
MIB search path: /root/.snmp/mibs:/usr/share/snmp/mibs:/usr/share/snmp/mibs/iana:/usr/share/snmp/mibs/ietf:/usr/share/mibs/site:/usr/share/snmp/mibs:/usr/share/mibs/iana:/usr/share/mibs/ietf:/usr/share/mibs/netsnmp
Cannot find module (SNMPv2-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (IF-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (IP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (TCP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
Cannot find module (UDP-MIB): At line 1 in (none)
...
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyRestart ::= { netSnmpNotifications 3 }
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyShutdown ::= { netSnmpNotifications 2 }
Cannot adopt OID in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB: nsNotifyStart ::= { netSnmpNotifications 1 }
Restoring MySQL databases...
Restoring Nagios XI MySQL database...
ERROR 1273 (HY000) at line 24: Unknown collation: 'utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci'
Error restoring MySQL database 'nagiosxi' !

By the way, if you are unhappy with the response time or results from this forum, you can go to Nagios Support for ticket/email support and/or inquire with [email protected] about a phone support plan.

What should be my next step to resolve this issue?
what you suggest to migrate my nagios xi.

Thank you

[lgute]

Hi @kmsharma,

It looks like the issue is being caused by a change in the MySql versions. Ubuntu 22 has version 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, while Debian has version 15.1 Distrib 10.3.39-MariaDB and the supported collation types have changed between versions.

If you want to try to fix this now, rather than wait until we get a full fix tested and released, you can do the following...

1. Restore your Debian server from a Debian backup, or start over.
2. cd /tmp
3. Copy the Ubuntu backup tarball to /tmp.
4. Un-tar your backup file, e.g., tar xf 1692893591.tar.gz
5. Edit the nagiosxi.sql file, for example: vi /tmp/<tarball-name>/mysql/nagiosxi.sql
6. Find the CREATE DATABASE statement and change utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci to utf8mb4_general_ci.
7. Save and exit the file.
8. Rename the original tarball/backup file.
9. Re-tar the directory, e.g., tar zcvf 1692893591.tar.gz 1692893591
10. Re-run the restore script, e.g., /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /tmp/1692893591.tar.gz
11. Run the Changed Operating System Version / Architecture / Family steps, from the documentation.

If you decide to proceed, please let us know how this goes for you and good luck.

[kmsharma]

Hi @kmsharma,

It looks like the issue is being caused by a change in the MySql versions. Ubuntu 22 has version 8.0.34-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, while Debian has version 15.1 Distrib 10.3.39-MariaDB and the supported collation types have changed between versions.

If you want to try to fix this now, rather than wait until we get a full fix tested and released, you can do the following...

1. Restore your Debian server from a Debian backup, or start over.
2. cd /tmp
3. Copy the Ubuntu backup tarball to /tmp.
4. Un-tar your backup file, e.g., tar xf 1692893591.tar.gz
5. Edit the nagiosxi.sql file, for example: vi /tmp/<tarball-name>/mysql/nagiosxi.sql
6. Find the CREATE DATABASE statement and change utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci to utf8mb4_general_ci.
7. Save and exit the file.
8. Rename the original tarball/backup file.
9. Re-tar the directory, e.g., tar zcvf 1692893591.tar.gz 1692893591
10. Re-run the restore script, e.g., /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/restore_xi.sh /tmp/1692893591.tar.gz
11. Run the Changed Operating System Version / Architecture / Family steps, from the documentation.

If you decide to proceed, please let us know how this goes for you and good luck.

Hi ,
I have clarity issue in point no 8,9 .
also I am waiting for your full tested and verified release .
when can I expect that release?
Thanks mate for your help till now.

[lgute]

Hi @kmsharma,

If this does not provide the clarity you are looking for with Steps 8 & 9, please let me know.

8. Rename the original tarball/backup file.
I am assuming the original backup tarball is in /tmp, so I am having you rename it, so when you re-tar the directory, the original backup tarball is not overwritten.
9. Re-tar the directory, e.g., tar zcvf 1692893591.tar.gz 1692893591

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tar zcvf <backup filename>.tar.gz <directory from original un-tar (step 4)>

So, if the original backup file is 1234567890.tar.gz, the directory/folder created from Step 4 should be 1234567890, and then the command to re-create the tarball with the modified nagiosxi.sql file would be...

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tar zcvf 1234567890.tar.gz 1234567890

The result would be to create a gzip archive with the same name as the original backup file, from the directory created in step 4 that contains the modified nagiosxi.sql file.

[kmsharma]

Hi @kmsharma,

If this does not provide the clarity you are looking for with Steps 8 & 9, please let me know.

8. Rename the original tarball/backup file.
I am assuming the original backup tarball is in /tmp, so I am having you rename it, so when you re-tar the directory, the original backup tarball is not overwritten.
9. Re-tar the directory, e.g., tar zcvf 1692893591.tar.gz 1692893591

Code: Select all

tar zcvf <backup filename>.tar.gz <directory from original un-tar (step 4)>

So, if the original backup file is 1234567890.tar.gz, the directory/folder created from Step 4 should be 1234567890, and then the command to re-create the tarball with the modified nagiosxi.sql file would be...

Code: Select all

tar zcvf 1234567890.tar.gz 1234567890

The result would be to create a gzip archive with the same name as the original backup file, from the directory created in step 4 that contains the modified nagiosxi.sql file.

Hey ,
Thank you
I am waiting for your final release.