Re: [SLE] Backups
From: Travis Barlow (trbarlow_at_dartmouth.ccfne.ns.ca)
Date: 07/07/04
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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:02:49 -0300 To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Try PortLock Storage Manager
It is in Beta for Linux, however I haved used it with great success on
all of my SUSE 8 Enterprise Servers. Can Backup to FTP/DVD/CD/etc...
http://www.portlock.com/linux/
Travis
>>> C Hamel <vgm2@sc2000.net> 07/07/04 10:18AM >>>
On Wednesday 07 July 2004 05:09, Blue Moose IT Support wrote:
> Greg Wallace wrote:
> > Thanks, but I thinking of something along the lines of Norton Ghost
for
> > Windows. It makes a complete byte by byte image copy of the full
> > partition. When you restore, you get that copied back over what you
have.
> > So you are right back to where you started from, regardless of
anything
> > that happened in between. I just need to find a tool like that for
SuSe
> > Linux.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Greg W
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Donn Washburn [mailto:n5xwb@hal-pc.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:12 PM
> > Cc: suse-linux-e@suse.com
> > Subject: Re: [SLE] Backups
> >
> > Greg Wallace wrote:
> >>How do I do the copy to the 2nd hard drive? What tool?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Greg Wallace
> >
> > From a command line as root. I assume you have it partitioned and
a
> > file system on it. Try "cp -Rp" source/* dest/.
> > If done correctly it will copy a source (like a CD) to a hard
drive.
> > Both CD and HD must have a large enough destination (it can be
bigger)
> > and a file system (type doesn't matter - ext2/3, reiser)
>
> I think someone already mentioned this, but have you looked at mondo
> rescue? I find it quite good for doing images. It allows you to
backup
> to multiple media types.
>
> http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/
>
> Just installed it onto my 9.1 pro system and doing a backup as I
type! :-)
>
> --Sayf
>
> --
> Blue Moose IT Support
> www.bluemooseit.com
I t tried mondo w/8.2, and it was dicey, at best. In those days I had
two
distros --SuSE 8.2 & Mdk9; it worked fine on Mdk9. Perhaps it is
worth
another look, though.
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