5. Restoring the WAPT Server¶

In case of a complete crash, restart a standard WAPT Server installation on your WAPT Server. But don’t launch the wapt postconfiguration. Then follow this procedure to restore your data.

By default, we recommend retaining the same IP address and Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) on the new WAPT server.

To ensure that the new WAPT server has sufficient disk space for the repository, monitor the volume of your old WAPT server after performing the cleanup process. This will help you determine the appropriate disk space requirements for the new server.

Linux

For Debian and derivatives:

du -sh /var/www/
du -sh /opt/wapt/

For Redhat and derivatives:

du -sh /opt/wapt/
du -sh /var/www/html/

Windows

To display the size of the “C:\wapt” repository, follow these steps:

1- Open File Explorer and navigate to “This PC” or “My Computer.”

2- Locate and right-click on the “C:\wapt” folder.

3- From the context menu, select “Properties.”

4- In the Properties window, you will see various tabs. Ensure you are on the “General” tab.

5- Look for the “Size” and “Size on disk” lines, which will display the total size of the folder and its contents.

Alternatively, you can use the following script to retrieve the size programmatically.

Powershell script :

# Directory paths
$waptPath = "C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wapt"
$wadsPath = "C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wads"
$wuaPath = "C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\waptwua"
$wapthostPath = "C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wapt-host"

# Function to calculate the size of a directory
function Get-DirectorySize {
    param (
        [string]$path
    )
    $size = (Get-ChildItem $path -Recurse -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum
    return $size
}

# Calculate sizes for each directory
$waptSize = Get-DirectorySize -path $waptPath
$wadsSize = Get-DirectorySize -path $wadsPath
$wuaSize = Get-DirectorySize -path $wuaPath
$wapthostSize = Get-DirectorySize -path $wapthostPath

# Convert to GB and display
$waptGB = [math]::Round($waptSize / 1GB, 2)
$wadsGB = [math]::Round($wadsSize / 1GB, 2)
$wuaGB = [math]::Round($wuaSize / 1GB, 2)
$wapthostGB = [math]::Round($wapthostSize / 1GB, 2)

Write-Output "Size of $waptPath : $waptSize octets ($waptGB GB)"
Write-Output "Size of $wadsPath : $wadsSize octets ($wadsGB GB)"
Write-Output "Size of $wuaPath : $wuaSize octets ($wuaGB GB)"
Write-Output "Size of $wapthostPath : $wapthostSize octets ($wapthostGB GB)"

# Combined total
$totalSize = $waptSize + $wadsSize + $wuaSize + $wapthostSize
$totalGB = [math]::Round($totalSize / 1GB, 2)
Write-Output "Total size to migrate: $totalSize bytes ($totalGB GB)"

5.2. Windows¶

Stop WAPT related services on the WAPT Server.

net stop WAPTServer
net stop WAPTService
net stop WAPTTftpServer

Restore the following directories.

C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wapt
C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wapt-host
C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\waptwua
C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wads
C:\wapt\conf
C:\wapt\waptserver\nginx\ssl

Apply full rights to the folder C:\wapt\waptserver\repository for the “Network Service” group.
Restore the database (adapt the name of your file). The first command deletes the WAPT database (if it exists). Make sure that your dump file is correct before deleting!

Warning

Check the encoding before creating the wapt database, if the dumped file is in en_US, your new base has to be en_US.

"C:\wapt\waptserver\pgsql-15\bin\psql.exe" -U postgres -c "drop database wapt;"
"C:\wapt\waptserver\pgsql-15\bin\psql.exe" -U postgres -c "create database wapt with owner=wapt encoding='utf-8';"
"C:\wapt\waptserver\pgsql-15\bin\psql.exe" -f c:\backup_wapt.sql -U postgres

Scan package repositories.

wapt-scanpackages "C:\wapt\waptserver\repository\wapt"

Restart WAPT related services on the WAPT Server.

net start WAPTServer
net start WAPTService
net start WAPTTftpServer

5. Restoring the WAPT Server¶

5.1. Linux¶

5.2. Windows¶