How long would this take? I could use removable ide trays. Make this a monthly thing....
> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Bradford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Total Backup of a system (RH6.1) > > > Or you could simply put the drive into another box with an > empty drive of > the same size and use dd to copy the whole damn thing. :-) > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ashwin Kutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Richard Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: Total Backup of a system (RH6.1) > > > > > > If you are ready to pay for it you can buy a backup > software, of which I > > recommend Arkeia.. > > > > If you dont have the money and are familiar with Linux then > all you need > > to backup is all the custom config files and the home/web/user > > directories.. Tar em up, zip em up, ftp em to another box.. > Re-install > > linux on the box if it ever croaks, and then unzip, untar > and replace the > > dirs.. > > > > You could however use Ghost from Symantec or some other > such utility to > > completely image your system and keep the image somewhere > safe or on any > > other machine or even a CD.. Boot the machine when it > croaks and pick the > > image from the CD, network or the other computer (via the > network or by a > > physical data link between the linux system and the other one..).. > > > > On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Richard Wilson wrote: > > > > > I'm new to Linux, and have inherited responsibility for a > Linux system. > > > This system is important, however the guy that set up > this system left > the > > > company. > > > Eventually I will reverse engineer it and document what > exactly is on > it. > > > Since we don't know what exactly is on the machine we > need to be able to > > > clone this system and bring it up to it's current state. > > > > > > What is the best method for cloning a RH 6.1 machine and > bringing it > back to > > > life in the quickest manner? > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > --- > > "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its > > limits." - Albert Einstein > > > > Ashwin > > kutty.. > > Systems Administrator > > Dalhousie University Libraries > > (902) 494-2694 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
