On 13:21 Tue 18 Jan , Jack Malone wrote:
I have used BRU, but it was a long time ago ...like a couple years, I think. That one came w/Caldera Open Linux. I do know that the version I used had no speed tweaks. I backed up to disk, burned to CDs. The 2+/- GB of data I backed up on that particular box took about 1.5 hours, I think. It is a lengthy process no matter what one uses, but lately I have taken to using DAR and like the fact that it'll back up quite rapidly the 5+GB I now have. I have never timed it but know it happens more quickly than you have indicated.
I take it DAR backs up to another hard disk in the system. Correct me if im wrong. That would be good for fast backups an quick restore but hard to take the backsup off site in case of fire. I do a complete backup of the samba share across the network to a windows machine on a hard drive in the system just for that purpose an its quick fast at about 2 hours to backup the 11 gigs an compare them. I need the tape backup for removing the night before's backup off site, aka taking it home with me. Then if the building burns down You have your data off away from the fire an in a safe place. I just copied the 11 gigs off to my test bench machine an fixing to see how long it takes to backup that 11 gigs of stuff with bru now.
jack
I have been doing testing w/various distros and backing up each one for quick reversion, if I wish. In doing so I consistently restore from a samba share on the server. I have also experimented w/backing up to the server vs copying to said server, and had no problems except w/restoring from NFS on Linux. Since regular backups are made via cron on a dialy, weekly, monthly basis they are done at night when the server is down. Consequently, I copy the b/u to the server when I put it back up the next day. I see no reason why this would not work for you, as well, since one can specify the media size --like, for instance, DVD-RW or CD-RW media. That is what DAR is: Disk ARchiver. FWIW, when I was using BRU I consistently backed up the Windows98SE partition so that I had a solid backup. I was using Linux quite a bit butnot totally. When it came down to the nitty-gritty, I put in the floppy disk for rescue boot, formatted the partition w/the copy system files option, went into Linux & chose 'rewrite all' for the recovery. When I booted into Windows98SE it didn't even know it'd ever been off the drive. It was really awesome. The DAR backup does the same thing, only w/the Linux partition. I have also accidentally backed up mounted samba or NFS shares. When one uses the rescue disk, reformats the partitions & does the recovery & boots, the Linux partition is just the way you left it. If you would like a sample script as to how I do this just e-mail me privately & I'll be happy to supply the scripts. HTH... -- ..."Yogi" CH Namast Yoga Studio