Re: [expert] Mirror
On Monday 28 October 2002 12:59 pm, Belkie, Dan wrote: > Hi guys! > I have a new install of Mandrake 9.. > I have 2 drives and I am trying to mirror them. > > I have my /etc/raidtab set up, but I don't think I have it correct. > 1. Are you able to mirror the whole drive? Book record and all? > 2. Do I have to have my second disk formatted? Or will it just sync it? > > Can someone send me some examples? > I highly recommend you read the software-RAID-HOWTO and the hard disk upgrade Mini HOWTO first. -- /g ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mirror
Hi guys! I have a new install of Mandrake 9.. I have 2 drives and I am trying to mirror them. I have my /etc/raidtab set up, but I don't think I have it correct. 1. Are you able to mirror the whole drive? Book record and all? 2. Do I have to have my second disk formatted? Or will it just sync it? Can someone send me some examples? TIA Dan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] mirror my main drive.
Hi guys! I have a new install of Mandrake 9.. I have 2 drives and I am trying to mirror them. I have my /etc/raidtab set up, but I don't think I have it correct. 1. Are you able to mirror the whole drive? Book record and all? 2. Do I have to have my second disk formatted? Or will it just sync it? Can someone send me some examples? TIA Dan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror / backup
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002 04:09, Rob wrote: > was after. > An a slightly different but similar note > Anyone got any ideas about making a disk image suitable > for then putting onto new machines, a bit like norton Ghost, > I thining of OEM linux or corprate situations here where > you might have a lot of machines and dont want to install > the same software on each. > > Rob Partimage or systemimager if you really want to go the whole hog (it runs like ghost server) -- Andrew George --- Don't hit the keys so hard, it hurts. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror / backup
'dd' is probably you best bet for OEM situations. Here (in a corporation) we use KickStart to install Linux. This basically allows you to boot from a floppy and then load Linux over the network using the standard install program. You can even store machine configs on the network so that individual parameters (like IP address) for each machine can be automatically set up. (unfortunately our RedHat load still wants us to confirm the Video settings, but thats all) We just brought 3 2.2GHz Dells and using an already available KickStart image, we installed each one up in 3 minutes dead (100Mbit Ethernet). Thats fully configured ready to go, with networking, printing, etc. It took longer to cable them up than install and configure the software! Nick. Rob wrote: >Anyone got any ideas about making a disk image suitable >for then putting onto new machines, a bit like norton Ghost, >I thining of OEM linux or corprate situations here where >you might have a lot of machines and dont want to install >the same software on each. > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror / backup
Those sound like good solutions for what the original poster was after. An a slightly different but similar note Anyone got any ideas about making a disk image suitable for then putting onto new machines, a bit like norton Ghost, I thining of OEM linux or corprate situations here where you might have a lot of machines and dont want to install the same software on each. Rob On Wednesday 20 February 2002 17:01, you wrote: > dd can be done or you can use cpio > > > There are however mirroring utilities for linux that you can download and > install. These utilities do a mirror and keep the mirror's synced until you > break the mirror. > > Here is a link to the howto to do a software raid, which is a little more > reliable then dd or cpio when it comes it mirroring: > > http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html > > > Albert Smith > Unix Administrator > Quest Diagnostics Inc. > Work: 610-454-4320 > Pager:800-946-4646 pin 1723803 > Mobile: 215-498-6829 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1201 S. Collegeville Rd. > Collegeville, PA 19426 > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Belkie, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:50 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [expert] Mirror / backup > > > Hi guys, > > Can anyone suggest a simple way to mirror or make a exact copy of a current > Linux drive? > > For example if you had two hard drives, make one a backup them remove it > and put it in a safe place. > > Can this be done with the dd command? > > = > Dan Belkie > Forzani Group LTD > System Architect > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 403.717.1400 ext 1642 > Mobile: 403.605.6354 > http://www.sportchek.ca > = > "Parts that don't exist can't break." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror / backup
Dan, This might help, or it might frustrate. The site seems to be down but the fresmeat link is, http://freshmeat.net/projects/partimage/ It is supposed to work a lot like ghost and can do reiserfs ext2fs NTFS, HPFS, FAT16, and FAT32 backs up and or copy DD's. ( I found it yesterday while searching for something else and have been trying to get it myself.) James On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:50:09 -0700 "Belkie, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Can anyone suggest a simple way to mirror or make a exact copy of a current > Linux drive? > > For example if you had two hard drives, make one a backup them remove it and > put it in a safe place. > > Can this be done with the dd command? > > = > Dan Belkie > Forzani Group LTD > System Architect > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 403.717.1400 ext 1642 > Mobile: 403.605.6354 > http://www.sportchek.ca > = > "Parts that don't exist can't break." > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] Mirror / backup
dd can be done or you can use cpio There are however mirroring utilities for linux that you can download and install. These utilities do a mirror and keep the mirror's synced until you break the mirror. Here is a link to the howto to do a software raid, which is a little more reliable then dd or cpio when it comes it mirroring: http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html Albert Smith Unix Administrator Quest Diagnostics Inc. Work: 610-454-4320 Pager: 800-946-4646 pin 1723803 Mobile: 215-498-6829 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1201 S. Collegeville Rd. Collegeville, PA 19426 -Original Message- From: Belkie, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:50 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [expert] Mirror / backup Hi guys, Can anyone suggest a simple way to mirror or make a exact copy of a current Linux drive? For example if you had two hard drives, make one a backup them remove it and put it in a safe place. Can this be done with the dd command? = Dan Belkie Forzani Group LTD System Architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 403.717.1400 ext 1642 Mobile: 403.605.6354 http://www.sportchek.ca = "Parts that don't exist can't break." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror / backup
I think rsync would be a better choise. Belkie, Dan wrote: > Hi guys, > > Can anyone suggest a simple way to mirror or make a exact copy of a current > Linux drive? > > For example if you had two hard drives, make one a backup them remove it and > put it in a safe place. > > Can this be done with the dd command? > > = > Dan Belkie > Forzani Group LTD > System Architect > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 403.717.1400 ext 1642 > Mobile: 403.605.6354 > http://www.sportchek.ca > = > "Parts that don't exist can't break." > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Mirror / backup
Hi guys, Can anyone suggest a simple way to mirror or make a exact copy of a current Linux drive? For example if you had two hard drives, make one a backup them remove it and put it in a safe place. Can this be done with the dd command? = Dan Belkie Forzani Group LTD System Architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 403.717.1400 ext 1642 Mobile: 403.605.6354 http://www.sportchek.ca = "Parts that don't exist can't break." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Mirror size?
What about splitting it between 2 or more CD's? -- Ty Mixon e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ:26147713 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 7/27/99, 3:05:07 PM, mcooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding [expert] Mirror size?: > An Idea When the mirror's size will be small enough to put on CD again. I > tried to make a ISO Image of the Mirror today and it was bigger then what a cd > can hold given the usr of rockridge ext. is there any way of formating the ISO > image where it will fit. I am using mkisofs
Re: [expert] Mirror size?
mcooper wrote: > An Idea When the mirror's size will be small enough to put on CD again. I > tried to make a ISO Image of the Mirror today and it was bigger then what a cd > can hold given the usr of rockridge ext. is there any way of formating the ISO > image where it will fit. I am using mkisofs Do you speak of cooker ? You can remove at least /misc for this. Jacques.
[expert] Mirror size?
An Idea When the mirror's size will be small enough to put on CD again. I tried to make a ISO Image of the Mirror today and it was bigger then what a cd can hold given the usr of rockridge ext. is there any way of formating the ISO image where it will fit. I am using mkisofs
Re: [expert] mirror
Martin Alfke wrote: > > Jacques Le Marois wrote: > > > > > > The freshest is sunsite.uio.no (hourly updates). It's then mirrored every > > where. > > > > what has happend to image/boot.cat ? > > It is no longer available on all mirrors. > > Martin Usually it's automatically generated by mkisofs. Jacques
Re: [expert] mirror
Jacques Le Marois wrote: > > > The freshest is sunsite.uio.no (hourly updates). It's then mirrored every > where. > what has happend to image/boot.cat ? It is no longer available on all mirrors. Martin -- TASH-IT Martin Alfke http://www.tash-it.de
Re: [expert] mirror
Martin Alfke wrote: > > Hi, > > Do you have any server on which the changes will appear first? > > Or is it ok to use a mirror marked (++)? > The freshest is sunsite.uio.no (hourly updates). It's then mirrored every where. Jacques
[expert] mirror
Hi, Do you have any server on which the changes will appear first? Or is it ok to use a mirror marked (++)? Thanks, Martin -- TASH-IT Martin Alfke http://www.tash-it.de
