-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/10/11 04:17, Xn Nooby wrote: > I am trying to figure out if it is possible to remotely re-image a > linux machine that is running. I think the process would be something > like: > > - create a ramdisk > - copy system files to ram disk > - change filesystem root to ram disk > - turn off the swap partition > - unmount all drives but ram disk > - run netcat (or ssh+dd) to receive new drive image > - reboot machine > - hope it works > > I use dd and Clonezilla for local cloning, but I've never remotely > re-imaged a machine. It seems like something that has probably already > been solved.
Read clonezilla doc if I remember correctly it was possible to stream image directly to remote machine for immediate recovery/installation, even multicasting is possible I think - -- |_|0|_| | |_|_|0| "Heghlu'Meh QaQ jajVam" | |0|0|0| -------- kuLa --------- | gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0xC100B4CA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOjAh/AAoJEOqHloDBALTKU0EH/1W8O5On6JMXtp3nvBo4piNC 5jMugpmXviWxWtEInFbgOaynprCmvQGXAgyRWtoYx71qi7yWhbw7LUSOV/CRM1lR qTtNSm30Uu1tRXRvTLCXSjD8aRF2Q6e5z7M7Axn6MtsjwlVz5X3Dt+bI+dz69phI le5X2434e8+gI562nZaBPUHIKWKZipD2v/jucp7vWWIQVftJDX5BGD2vRbOTdr0p EBWgra5YeeVHx78l/Gsu6wByYL6hxnq2TVERTVbjM0anGn4yssn996s1o33uBTY3 ABeXGyKcKsrN41hWgmyj4tH3fVI6EPjZ4GkiNJo7BEWntDS2iueGv7bNs17ralY= =fjFt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e8c087f.3040...@kulisz.net