Full backup of server

twing · n00b Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 16

Hi all,

I want to backup my harddisk. What tools can do full backup? BTW I'm using ext2 for boot and ext3 for '/'.

I look at 'dump', but it backs up files, not for a dev.

To make thing complex, any tools that able to send the back up result to windows box? I only have a burner on that box.

Thanks for any help

Voltago · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject:

Have a look at partimage, it will dump an entire partition into a file, compressed if you wish, split this file in smaller files (fit for cd-r for example), and restore your partition from these files.
You can write these backup files into a mounted smb partition on your windows box.

nikolei · n00b Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 37

backup of device /dev/hda into files that fit onto a cdrom:

dd if=/dev/hda | split -b650m - filename

and restrore:

cat filename* | dd of=/dev/hda

Jesore · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:59 pm Post subject:

If the partitions are small I'd go with nikolei and use dd, but if the partitions are large and mostly empty, then partimage wins, as doesn't backup empty sectors. So if you got a like 80 gig /home and only 2 gig are used, then dd will really hurt.

Jesore