Re: Anyone done BMR on Linux??

2003-11-13 Thread Otto Schakenbos
not so long ago i developed a bmr solution for linux. I did the following Dow loaded the superrescue cd ( a redhat 7.2 live cd). Then customized this cd (deinstalled stuff you don't need and install stuff you do need) In my case i installed the tsm client and webmin. Recompiled the kernel to

Anyone done BMR on Linux??

2003-11-12 Thread Bill Boyer
Anyone care to share any experiences on doing Linux BMR? I've read through the redbook Disaster Recovery Strategies using TSM as well as the Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-Howto. I have AIX background, and trying to equate things...is the stage-1 backup where you tar the system like doing the

Re: Anyone done BMR on Linux??

2003-11-12 Thread Lloyd Dieter
You may want to have a peek at Mondo: http://www.mondorescue.org Once you get it set up, that will give you your mksysb-style bootable media. It's pretty useful for getting a Linux box back quickly. I don't recommend it by itself, however...I use it as a quick method to get the box back to