Hello BackupPC-Users, I am planing to use BackupPC to backup a server with 2 virtual machines over the network and I have a few questions on that. Following scenario: => The server is linux-based (ssh/rsync available) => There are 2 virtual machines (KVM) running Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit => Each virtual server uses 2 LVM volumes as their system disks => I need to be able to completely restore the system including the virtual machines if the machine gets lost, or damaged to a non-repairable state => I can backup the linux system via rsync. I can create R/O snapshots for the LVM-volumes used by the virtual machines (KVM) and backup them. This way I can do the backup without stopping the machines. Moreover I can use rsync instead of SMB which supports compression on the network and has better performance, right?
Here are my questions: => If i want to restore the virtualized Windows Server 2008 machines, is it enough to mount the lvm-volumes RW and copy all files back via BackupPC/rsync? Do I need an additional MBR-backup to get the volume bootable after restore? May I run into file permission issues or problems with special attributes, because the windows-servers are using NTFS as their filesystems. How can I handle this? => BackupPC normally allows me to download files or folders from the backup-set, or restore them to the same destination where they're backuped from. Will I be able to restore via rsync to another location of my choice (for instance when I want to re-install the system on new hardware)? If there is some documentation which gives me hints on that, feel free to point me on this. Thank you in advance, Andreas Piening ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/