been meaning to ask similar question for a long time thanks for this. alternatively, can anyone recommend a platform independent backup to iso solution?
gary On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:08 AM, greek ordono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've been using systemimager[1] for network installation. You can use it as > will to backup the whole system. It also support torrent, multicast and ssh > transports. > > Creating image(aka. goldenclient): > 1. si_prepareclient --server server --image myimagename > > Updating system: > 2. si_updateclient --server server --image myimagename > > > [1]http://wiki.systemimager.org > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "david t. asuncion, jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:21:19 AM > Subject: Re: [plug] backup system to ISO image > > Noob here. > > Won't MONDO handle the same task? > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:18 AM, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:23 AM, Nhadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Is there a tool i can use to fully backup a system to an ISO image and >> > preserve all files? >> > So that if ever something happens to any of my server, i can simply >> > reinstall from the ISO image, no need for me to do reconfiguration on >> > the services running on it. >> >> I would suggest looking at an archival storage solution like >> Venti-backup[0], which can enable you to do daily snapshots of your >> server filesystem to a remote Venti[1] server (whose arena partitions >> you can burn to CD/DVD, as soon as you fill up one, as Venti also >> coalesce duplicate used blocks for free due to its content-addressing >> approach to storage.) Recovery is almost always just an easy mount of >> the remote Venti (as an NFSv3 server,) selecting the snapshot to use >> (e.g. 2008/0923) and a recursive copy. >> >> If you find that too way over your head (I admit its a very Plan 9-ish >> way of doing it, but its very solid, and the sources tree has it >> running for the last 6 years now,) you can also try glastree[2] or >> pdumpfs[3] which work in similar ways (except they don't do block >> coalescing, as they back up at the filesystem level.) >> >> There's also the upcoming Foundation,[4] but it has yet to be >> presented at USENIX. >> >> [0] http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man8/vbackup.html >> [1] http://cm.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/venti/venti.html >> [2] http://old.igmus.org/code/ >> [3] http://0xcc.net/pdumpfs/index.html.en >> [4] http://swtch.com/~rsc/papers/fndn/ >> >> -- >> Zak B. Elep || http://zakame.spunge.org >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > -- > David Tacasa Asuncion, Jr. > website keeper, forever linux newbie, BUM extraordinaire > > Linux User # 406430 > http://counter.li.org/ > > GPG: 0A024BC0 > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- http://kikay.exchange.ph http://mom.exchange.ph http://basketball.exchange.ph http://linux.org.ph ======================= Make life easier for Webmasters! http://spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=user/register&r=137994 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
