Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Tue, 19 May 2009 19:50:59 +0200, Jarry wrote:
Nothing. But this is what I expect from such a software:
1. backup of partition in use (sync disk, snapshot of partition)
2. "smart" copying (only sectors with data)
3. automatic partition recovery (including partition-table)
Then use LVM and tar. Otherwise, trying to backup an in-use partition
can result in inconsistencies.
I'm using O&O DiskImage with WinXP, and never had any inconsistency
while doing backup of "live" partition. I'd like to have the same
possibility with linux. But maybe I simply expect too much...
Concerning LVM: IIRC it is not recommended to use lvm for /boot or
/ partition (maybe this has changed since I tested lvm last time).
And finally, tar is file-based backup/recovery tool. It does not
take care of partition table (sizes, flags, names, etc) nor for
boot loader. And it is less comfortable, you must exclude some
directories (/proc, /dev). What I need is a tool which can quickly
and easily backup/restore the whole disk. Fully automatic action
is highly prefered. I think partition-based backup/cloning software
is better suited for this...
Jarry
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