On Thu, 07 May 2026 13:32:35 +0200 Hans <[email protected]> wrote:
> So my solution would be, having drive images, restore them onto a new > server and of we go. > > However, taking drive omages from the running servers is not > possible, as it is not allowed to shut them down, so the idea cam in > my mind, to create images from a running system. > > But as I do not know, if this is possible at all (due to possible > changes while the drives are mounted), and could not find a way > searching the web, I allowed me, to ask here some other experts. > Maybe they might know, if this issue can be solved or not. > > But it appears, it is not, and so my question was fullly answered. I don't have an ideal solution to your problem, but perhaps a partial solution. https://www.charlescurley.com/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO.php You do normal backups as usual. Backing up databases, virtual machines, etc., with referential integrity is your problem. This is a set of scripts that preserve partition and other meta information, and a set of scripts that restore that meta information. The current version has some problems and is out of date, but I am slowly updating it. Anyway, take a look and see if the basic idea will suit your purpose. Bacula has some similar capabilities and may be more current. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
