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Linux image backup tools?

yyghp — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:18:43 GMT

I would like to backup Linux as image for our production servers.
Now I use HP Data Protector to backup the filesystem, but I would like an image backup for the whole server in case harddisk fails, like Norton Ghost for Windows.
So, is there any good, powerful tools for image backup, besides Mondo/Mindi? Commercial or Opensource will be both good.

And can I just use "Mindi + Data Protector" for the whole system backup, or do I have to use Mondo?
Thanks!

Re: Linux image backup tools?

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:54 GMT

Shalom,

http://www.mondorescue.org is a good free tool.

If you have money you can use acronis.

http://www.acronis.com

Acronis is awesome.

SEP

Re: Linux image backup tools?

Pau Garcia i Quiles — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:46:01 GMT

You may as well use tar. Follow the explanation given in the Linux Hard-disk upgrade howto:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html

But instead of transferring your Linux to another hard disk, just save the tarred file.

In case you are tempted to use 'dd', do not. It may not work if you try to restore the system in a hard-drive different from the original one (particularly if you try to restore in a smaller hard-disk).

Re: Linux image backup tools?

dirk dierickx — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:42:25 GMT

according to the ghost features site it also supports linux ext2/3 filesystems.

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/backup_recovery/ghost10/sysreq.html

Re: Linux image backup tools?

Vipulinux — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:27:47 GMT

Hi

Have a look:
http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/Hard_Disk_Backup_HOWTO

Cheers

Re: Linux image backup tools?

Alan_152 — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:04:38 GMT

A couple of my favorits for imaging are "dd" and "Ghost for Linux". "dd" would probably be best, since you don't have to down the system to grab the image.