I should have added this details to my initial request :
File system is ext3
Disks are not the same size
My goal is :
1- Backup hda1 and store the backup somewhere
2- Install the very minimum of the MDKx on a computer and then restore my backup over it. Reboot and go.
I tried different ways of backing up including dd (very good to make an image backup)
But when I bring back my backup over the new system, it will not boot properly
Any other suggestions ?
thanks again
At 20:55 2002-10-17 -0600, you wrote:
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:47:22 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi list,
>
> I have complex configurations on a few servers - MDK 8.1, 8.2 -
>and I am now at the stage to setup a backup procedure that would enable me
>to save the images of each server on a second hard drive on the same
>machine. In case of failure, I would like to be able to restore the
>original server setup.
>
> What is the best way to reach that objective. In older days of
>Unix, we used the instruction DUMP and RESTORE. Is this valid in Linux or
>is there a better way.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Groupe Richard Laframboise Consultants Inc.
>St-Eustache, Qc
>Canada
That is exactly what I do: use two identical sized hard drives and
clone one to the other. The native Linux command is dd
dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb
This works for me on an ext2 system. Not sure about ext3 and the
others. Warning: depending on your CPUs and drive sizes, the transfer
can take a LONG time. Like, five hours.
Steve
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