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Title: Backup or Image of a PC
Post by: Dingo on February 22, 2009, 02:33:32 PM
I want to take an image or at least back up my web server so that if the disk crashes I can get a new one up and running quickly.   I will never remember all the steps I went through to load the software for the web cam etc.

Anyone had success at this? I was looking at clonezilla  (http://clonezilla.org/) which is free and I used it as part of the DRBL (http://drbl.sourceforge.net/), without knowng it, which I had running for a while.  I haven't tried to clone a server though just used it as part of DRBL.

Next weekend I hope to give something a try.  I hope I haven't mozzed (never tried to spell that before ??) myself !!  Bashhead
Title: Re: Backup or Image of a PC
Post by: Mike Mitchell on February 22, 2009, 02:43:44 PM
Not quite the answer you were looking for but adding a mirror disc and using RAID would be a quick and reliable option. Backups would still be a really good idea.
Title: Re: Backup or Image of a PC
Post by: WikiWill on February 22, 2009, 09:19:43 PM
Clonezilla sounds pretty good.  I've used g4u (http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/) a couple of times and it worked, but it took me a while.
Title: Re: Backup or Image of a PC
Post by: Dingo on February 23, 2009, 02:13:45 AM
Quote from: Mike Mitchell on February 22, 2009, 02:43:44 PM
Not quite the answer you were looking for but adding a mirror disc and using RAID would be a quick and reliable option. Backups would still be a really good idea.

I have never used raid in Linux for a mirror, good idea I might look into that.  I downloaded clonezilla and will also pursue that as well in my spare time.

Thanks