Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-18 Thread Tom Vier
I've been using pdumpfs, for years, and works great. It emulates plan9's dump fs. -- Tom Vier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DSA Key ID 0x15741ECE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Rick Friedman
On Tuesday 16 August 2005 12:29 pm, Rogério Brito wrote: > And don't forget, if you use mondo to backup to CDs, to test them for > readability with dvdisaster. You won't want to be surprised to know your > drive doesn't read the CDs where you put your data on. I use mondo for my home machine and I

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Alvin Oga
On 16 Aug 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I need to save several versions of the backup on the local disk and be > able to restore it when system is running. it is practically impossible to (randomly) restore a "running system" and if you can do that, you'd be a multi-billionaire it will rest

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think the rsnapshot will be the best solution. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Rogério Brito
On Aug 16 2005, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > If you want to do that use mondo, it creates bootable CD's, but that > process takes a lot longer, the advantage being you can do that on the > current system and boot the CD(s) anywhere else, not so with partimage. And don't forget, if you use mondo to b

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Maurits van Rees
On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 07:18:29AM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > I had this reference in my links. > > http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/ I'm using that. More specifically: Debian package rsnapshot. -- Maurits van Rees | http://maurits.vanrees.org/ [Dutch/Nederlands] Publi

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Bill Moseley
On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 06:11:25AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I need to save several versions of the backup on the local disk and be > able to restore it when system is running. I had this reference in my links. http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/ On a related topic --

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I need to save several versions of the backup on the local disk and be able to restore it when system is running. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Steve Lamb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank Alvin, but i am looking for more efficient mechanism. Dirvish. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. ---+--

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I need some mechanism in/for debian to be able to make whole system backup and restore. Why ? I want for example perform some updates on the system that may be upgrading/changing of debian packages, some files or firebird database. If one of the update tasks failed

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank Alvin, but i am looking for more efficient mechanism. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread Alvin Oga
On 16 Aug 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I want for example perform some updates on the system that may be > upgrading/changing of debian packages, some files or firebird database. > If one of the update tasks failed i want be able to restore complete > previous system before all updates occur

System backup/snapshot

2005-08-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I need some mechanism in/for debian to be able to make whole system backup and restore. Why ? I want for example perform some updates on the system that may be upgrading/changing of debian packages, some files or firebird database. If one of the update tasks failed i want be able to restore