I was wondering if it was the same person! > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Mathis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:29 PM > To: James Barlow > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Disk/Partition imaging tools to run > alongside > Unattended > > > For those who don't follow it, this exact question was just posted on > slashdot: > > http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/12/1748242&mode=n ested&tid=137&tid=185&tid=190&tid=198&tid=201
James Barlow wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good open source/freeware tool for imaging disks > and partitions - and ideally something that fits into the unattended > philosophy. Note this is for a disaster recovery scenario, not multiple > installs (Repeat the mantra - Imaging Bad. Unattended Good) > > Currently I'm using a modification of the Unattended PXE boot to map to > a network share containing a copy of the dos version of Norton > Ghost, and make an image of the partition to a compressed file. Being a > cheap skate however, I'd like to save the 50 quid and do it will free tools. > > One feature of Ghost that I can't seem to find in other products is that > if you image a 10Gb partition containing only 2Gb of data, you can end > up with a compressed file of around 1Gb, rather than a bit-for-bit copy > of the whole 10Gb. > > Anyone got any ideas? > JMB -- Brian Mathis http://directedge.com/b/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
