[GRLUG] Backing up Linux Servers

[Justin Denick]

dd is great if you need things like boot sectors and what not. (good for
total loss)
but rsync is faster and can be used as more of a viable backup utility.
(good for data recovery)

Boot sectors can be re-written in a snap using a live-cd and re-running you
boot manager of choice.



On 9/12/06, Chris Lamrock <clamrock at nmtdie.com> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I've got 2 linux servers running here - one is a Gentoo box and one runs
> Red
> Hat.  I'd like to make images of the drives to an NFS share on a Windows
> Server - for disaster recovery purposes.  My 1st thought was dd...  to use
> dd I'd need to boot a live cd on the linux server and set up the NFS share
> -
> then do the dd to it correct?
>
> I also have Norton Ghost - I could use that I suppose...
>
> Any thoughts? Ideas?
>
> Thank you!
>
> -Chris
>
>
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