This is my shell script, I run it from a separate management server from cron at 1am.
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[root@spork proxy_backup]# crontab -l
# Proxy Backup Script
0 1 * * * /usr/local/scripts/prod/proxy/proxy_backup/proxy_backup.sh > /dev/null
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#!/bin/sh
## logs into each proxy, sets the backup filename and initiates the backup
for i in {10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2,10.0.0.3,10.0.0.4,10.0.0.5}
do ssh root@$i 'UNAME=`uname -n`; TIMESTAMP=`date +%y%m%d`; BACKUP_DIR="/opt/mwg/storage/backup_cache/default"; BACKUP_FILENAME="$UNAME-$TIMESTAMP.backup"; /opt/mwg/bin/mwg-coordinator -B file:in=ACTIVE,out=$BACKUP_DIR/$BACKUP_FILENAME'
done
## logs into each proxy, determines the hostname, syncs all files with that name to backup server and removes them upon success
for i in {10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2,10.0.0.3,10.0.0.4,10.0.0.5}
do UNAME=`ssh root@$i 'hostname'`
rsync --remove-sent-files root@$i:/opt/mwg/storage/backup_cache/default/$UNAME* /root/proxy/proxy_backups/
done
## checks backup server for a count of backup files that are 1 day old, writes a log entry, sends an email upon failure
TIMESTAMP=`date +%y%m%d`
CHECK=`find ~/proxy_backups -mtime -1 -name "*-$TIMESTAMP*.backup" | wc -l`
if [ $CHECK = 5 ]
then
echo "$TIMESTAMP - All is well. Backup files found = $CHECK" >> ~/proxy_backup_status.log
else
echo "$TIMESTAMP - There is a problem. Backup files found = $CHECK" >> ~/proxy_backup_status.log
tail -31 ~/proxy_backup_status.log | mailx -s "Proxy Backup Problem!!" me@mycompany.com,someone.else@mycorp.com
fi
## cleanup routine for files older than 31 days
find /root/proxy/proxy_backups/*.backup -type f -mtime +31 -exec rm {} \;
