On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:07:04AM +0100, Paul Bijnens wrote:
> On 2007-02-27 22:34, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote:
> > Is there a method I can use to boot from, say, Ubuntu, or knoppix, or
> > some other CD-based OS, run the AMANDA client, connect to the server
> > where the latest backups reside, and basically rebuild this machine with
> > only one /dev/sda?
>
> Install a new hard disk.
> Boot with your bootable CD, partition it, and make the
> filesystems (mke2fs etc.)
Having done these restores numerous times, you will save yourself a
lot of consternation if you download the latest Knoppix and use it to
do the restore. Before you start, run "aptitute update; aptitude
install dump amanda-client".
The reason you want to do this: a recent change in dump's file format
breaks restoring using older copies of restore. If you use the latest
Knoppix, you'll save waiting a long time of download upgrades, but
you'll still be able to pull down the latest amanda and dump.
--
Ross Vandegrift
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"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
--St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37
