Hello piter!
Glad you like the improved guide 

Originally Posted by
piter
1) I understood there is no way to restore the configuration by command, but can you suggest a way to display at least a "diff" view between the server and the backed up configuration? I think this could be extremely helpful to save time in that situation. In that way you can see just the config modification you have to change.
Alas, I won't...
Something like a side-by-side diff of the old and new server's configuration is risky, as settings and requirements often change based on the Zimbra version (e.g. the MaxPermSize part of the mailboxd_java_options config value from Z7 to Z8), and even when running the same Zimbra versions there are some settings you wouldn't want to carry over such as deprecated config keys - which are not deleted from the config when Zimbra is updated - or customizations.
I will, however, provide you with a simple oneliner that will display the `getServerConfig` output in a more localconfig-like manner:
Code:
zxsuite backup getServerConfig standard file /old/backup/path/server/backup_18_12_14#14_46_13 query localConfig | sed -r 's/__+/: /' | sort | less
Hope this helps at least a bit!

Originally Posted by
piter
2) about the previous VM restore:
Doing so will parse all items in the Backup Path and import the missing ones, speeding up the Disaster Recovery by a good measure
so Zextras will just make a perfect "diff" between the last VM state and the last Zextras backup?
Yes: ZeXtras Backup's External Restore will skip all existing items import any item in the backup path that's not in Zimbra. The check is done on each item's "item ID", so in order for this to work it's vital to inhibit user access and email traffic when prompted in the guide.

Originally Posted by
piter
a) after recovery I will not find duplicates, if already present in the VM?
Exactly!

Originally Posted by
piter
b) if I have an element in the VM, that later has been deleted and not present in the Zextras backup, will this be correctly purged from the VM ?
No, ZeXtras Backup's restore mode don't move/delete any item, so users will need to manually delete those items again.
ZeXtras Suite 2.2 will feature a huge set of changes and improvements in ZxBackup, so this is going to change in late 2015.

Originally Posted by
piter
Thanks again for everything!
You're welcome!
Have a nice day,
Cine
the ZeXtras Team
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