Bernard Li <bern...@vanhpc.org> wrote on 2009/07/09 15:36:21:
> Hi Jim:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 1:10 PM, jimi o'beirne<jimobei...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Thank you. Unfortunately, I don't think moving my entire /var/lib dir
to the
> > external hard drive is an option I'd like to take on. Far too much
other
> > data within that directory. Seems a shame we can't just point
SystemImager
> > to whatever directory we want to save the image to.
> I was suggesting that you mount /var/lib/systemimager/images somewhere
> else, not the entire /var/lib directory.
> Alternatively, sounds like what MIke suggested is an easier way to get
> around your issue.
I have /var/lib/systemimager as a symbolic link to my external array
/data/systemimager.
> > More; the system I am trying to image is a Dell XPS 710 Ubuntu Jaunty
> > w/software RAID controlling 2x 500G drives which house the Ubuntu
install.
> > Additionally, it has 2x NVidia GeForce 8800's, another graphics
accelerator
> > card, Soundblaster 5.1 surround sound card, etc so this thing is a
bear to
> > have to reinstall with all the different config changes/edits I have
to do
> > to get everything running. Because of the NVidia software RAID, I have
to
> > use the alternate CD to install the OS, and that also means that all
of the
> > other clone/ghost software I have found does not support the software
RAID.
> > I can't even use a Live CD to do dd as it won't see the RAID drives.
Quite
> > the challenge. I haven't even found a truly decent backup program to
handle
> > imaging the system either. I'm just tired of having to rebuild this
thing
> > from scratch every time something goes awry. The last time a week ago
was an
> > update that toasted my video config and I couldn't get the custom
xorg.conf
> > to take so had to flatten it and rebuild again, (which I have done
over the
> > last 6 months no less than a dozen times!)
> Instead of using Nvidia's software raid, how about using md? Would
> that be possible? SystemImager in theory could setup software raid
> using md for you, however, I don't typically use si_getimage so I
> don't know how well it would detect your raid and put it in the
> autoinstallscript.
> Cheers,
> Bernard
>
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