On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 23:16, Charles Curley wrote: > http://www.charlescurley.com/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO.html Here's the poor man's version of it that i've tested. 1. Partimage Pro : Like Ghost/Ghost for Unix but is actually on Linux. You can use distros like Knoppix / UltimateBootCD, etc. supports gzip/bzip2 and can restore to where you want. (Note : If the restore partitions are different in size, will have to use fdisk to _fix_ it) Cons : Most likely hav to be off-line. Meaning, Boot into the CDrom and then partimage away. 2. Rsync Pro : Can be done on a Live-filesystem. (use nice -n 19) Backs up everything incl the kitchen sink. Can be used as incremental backup. Cons : Errr..err... Slow when using it 1st time. (refer to item 3 for 1st time) 3. Tar Pro : Faster than rsync when doing it the 1st time. ( tar lcf - . | ( cd /path/to/new-location; tar xvpf - ) Can be safely stored into CD-Rom/DVD-Rom Cons : No incremental backups. (unsure) 4. mirrordir Pro : Roughly same function as the above. Suitable for 'poor-man's raid' Cons : Resource intensive. -- Ow Mun Heng Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.7-2.jul1-interactive Neuromancer 10:40:57 up 1:24, 9 users, load average: 0.87, 0.76, 0.86
