Does SuSE have HDGhost or similar available, allows copy (ghosting) of a partition to another free one including any open files (list created and added at end) and filestructure/security, you can then tar off without worries in your tape devices own time, and best of all you can set it's system loading settings. I think it origonally came from Berkley in mid/late 86, when I visted there (company paid). I have it for one of my unix boxes, but it's not linux capable as is, as what I have is machine specific. regards scsijon ps wish list: allow processor function split in linux, i.e. One looks after io, another hard drives, another normal cpu functions. Then I can make better use of my 4xslot1 motherboard (cost nothing as it didn't work for what it was obtained for). ----------
From: Keith Warno
To: Sam Carleton ; SuSE Subject: Re: [SLE] backing up a partition Date: Monday, 7 February 2000 16:43 | Keith Warno wrote: | > | > Hello list. | > | > Anyone have an idea on how to backup the contents of a _partition_? I'm | > thinking maybe I could use dd but I'm not sure. | > | > For example, I would like to backup everything that resides on /dev/hda2. | > | > Ideas/suggestions much appreciated, as always. | | Well, the way I backup my system is with the tar command. It works well | for me. All you have to do is mount the partition you wish to backup to | some location, like /mnt or something. Change directory into the mount | point (etc: cd /mnt), and simply tar everything up: tar zcvf <filename> | * | | Please look at the man page for details on the four switchs I used on | tar. | | -- | Sam Carleton
Yes... I'm proficient in tar usage, although tar is a poor choice in this case. The particular partition I need to backup is the root parition (/); in theory I could boot a rescue system, mount the root in /mnt as you said, and tar away (of course sticking the tar ball on another partition). However the box is heavily used and I would like to minimize downtime.
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