Re: creating images

From: Chris Lale (chrislale_at_untrammelled.co.uk)
Date: 11/30/04

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:30:10 +0000

    On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 14:31, James LeClair wrote:
    > Can someone recomend an app, and maybe linkage to docs, for creating an
    > image of system partition? As well, what about restoring the image in
    > case of disaster/emergency?
    >
    > I just spent the whole weekend rebuilding 2 routers and 1 server:-( Good
    > learning experience, but at my age, I'd prefer to spend it with wifey
    > and baby:-)

    partimage

    apt-cache show partimage:

    Linux/UNIX utility to save partitions in a compressed image file
    Partition Image is a Linux/UNIX partition imaging utility: it saves
    partitions
    in the Ext2FS (the linux standard), ReiserFS (a new journaled and
    powerful
    file system), NTFS (Windows NT File System) or FAT16/32 (DOS & Windows
    file
    systems) file system formats to an image file. Only used blocks are
    copied.
    The image file can be compressed in the GZIP/BZIP2 formats to save disk
    space,
    and split into multiple files to be copied onto removable media (ZIP for
    example), burned on a CD-R, etc.

    This makes it possible to save a full Linux/Windows system with a single
    operation. In case of a problem (virus, crash, error, etc.), you just
    have
    to restore, and after several minutes, your entire system is restored
    (boot, files, etc.), and fully working.

    This is very useful when installing the same software on many machines:
    just
    install one of them, create an image, and just restore the image on all
    other
    machines. Then, after the first one, each installation is automatic
    made,
    and requires only a few minutes. 

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Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk>
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