OVH server Rescue Mode

When some problem happens with OVH server, we need to enter Rescue Mode.

Over panel select Boot: rescue-.. and reboot the server.

You will get email with password to login to Rescue Mode.

After login over SSH to the server, you need to mount your HDD:

Run

fdisk -l

to find out what HDD you have, example:

root@rescue:/# fdisk -l


Disk /dev/sda: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0007ec91


  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       90564   727450624+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2           90564       91201     5119360   82  Linux swap / Solaris


Disk /dev/sdb: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000


  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1        1306    10485760+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2            1306       91136   721558528   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3           91136       91201      525696   82  Linux swap / Solaris

And let's mount it:

root@rescue:/# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/

After that go to /mnt and retrieve necessary files. (We usually take DB).

See also

• OVH Rescue Mode page