I'm a newbie in RH and Linux. I have a question for which I am looking
for a brief answer (Yes, check out..., or no, you will have to think of
something else) not a detailed how-to. I'll check that out later when I
get to it.
Here is the situation: In Windows 2000 Pro, I have an internal HDD with
4 partitions. The 4th partition is only used for experiments and
temporary storage of non-important files. The machine has a removable
HDD which was cloned exactly partition for partition from the internal
drive. The first three partitions are not assigned drive letters
rendering them invisible to the OS and users. The 4th partition is
assigned a drive letter and is used to backup files from the 3rd
partition of the internal drive.
Since W2kP allows me to change drive letters to each of the partitions
on the fly, I can easily swap the HDDs, re-assign the drive letters and
I have my computer back up and running with no hitch.
However, in Linux, it doesn't assign drive letters, it assigns directory
names. I assume that I could somehow use mount to mount and unmount the
partitions, but since I use partition 4 of both drives and they have the
same name, I don't think it would work.
I am too new in this to know if that directory name is formatted into
the partition or if it is assigned somewhere in the boot or OS area. My
question is can the directory be renamed by the mount/unmount?
Here is a picture of what I have
Drive 0 - Internal -- All operations are on this drive except for the
daily backup file
Part 1) (C:) Boot OS and installed programs - keep updated as needed
Part 2) (--) Restore OS - minimum install for emergency use to restore
to the boot OS (no letter assigned)
Part 3) (S:) Shared data storage - home and group directories for each
user and each user group
Part 4) (Z:) Temporary file storage for administrator use only -- no
need to backup or save
Drive 1 - Removable -- A duplicate is exchanged periodically for backup.
Part 1) (--) same as part 1 above but no letter assigned
Part 2) (--) same as part 2 above but no letter assigned
Part 3) (--) same as part 3 above but no letter assigned
Part 4) (Y:) Daily backup files stored here.
In Linux it would look like this
Drive 0 - Internal -- All operations are on this drive except for the
daily backup file
Part 1) (/) Boot OS and installed programs - keep updated as needed
Part 2) (??) Restore OS - minimum install for emergency use to
restore to the boot OS I don't know how to do that yet....
Part 3) (/home) Shared data storage - home and group directories for
each user and each user group
Part 4) (/backup) Temporary file storage for administrator use only --
no need to backup or save
Drive 1 - Removable -- A duplicate is exchanged periodically for backup.
Part 1) (/) same as part 1 above but not mounted
Part 2) (??) same as part 2 above but not mounted
Part 3) (/home) same as part 3 above but not mounted
Part 4) (/backup) Daily backup files stored here.
Now, if Linux allows me to mount Drive 0 Part 4 as /private and Drive 0
part 4 as /backup during normal use, but then allows me to disconnect
drive 1 and replace it with drive 1 and mount part 4 as /private and
mount part 4 of the replacement drive as /backup without crashing when I
do this, all is well. But if the partitions have to be assigned a
directory name when they are formatted, I may be out of luck.
Will Linux allow me to do this for backup or will I need to find another
way to clone my drives?
Thanks
Buck
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