Well, it's time to make sure that I don't lose my BLFS system and to
clean up (re-partition) my hard drive. There seems to be a number of
ways of "backing up" the system and I'm looking for opinions on the
various options. [I've also read myself cross-eyed and am suffering
from a slight touch of confusion :-) ].
In the past, I've just copied the files and directories, I wanted to
save, to a CD. Although I've never suffered from any file corruption, I
want to make sure that when I back up the root filesystem that I can get
everything back. There are also "back ups" and actually creating a
backup. In thinking about all of this I have generated the following
questions:
1. What are the pros and cons of creating an actual back up with
something like AMANDA or DAR vs copying the / directory tree to a
removable media?
2. What are the pros and cons of creating archives vs. copying files
and directories?
3. What are the pros and cons of using tar vs. using cpio?
4. Whether straight files or archives are there many risks in
compression. If so, do the space saving advantages on removable media
outweigh the risks?
Space will probably not be an issue. Once I get it configured and
running I have dual layer DVD capability.
Any and all insights are welcome.
Thanks,
Dan
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