Clone of OS for Linux

[chindi]

Hi ,

Do we have any free toll to take OS backup of Linux which can be restored .

Like clone ?

Just lik hpux has DRD,Ignite image

AIX mksysb

[Patrick Wallek]

There are several tools that can be found via a simple google search:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=linux%20drive%20clone%20software&es_th=1

The best known is probable Clonezilla.

http://clonezilla.org/

[chindi]

Hi Patrick ,

Clonezilla doesnt support online backup ?

Very strange ? how can it be the best ?

PFA screenshot.

[Alzhy · Accepted solution]

I can suggest (and probably the best out there) is the HP Sponsored tool called MondoRescue http://www.mondorescue.org/ - works like a charm for Cloning Systems as well as a very good OS Backup Solution or doign P2V or V2P.

If your servers are SAN connected -- then I would further suggest having your OS/System disk on a SAN LUN so your SAN Array's features can be leveraged... With a SAN-Boot Linux environment -- you can practically address a lot of concerns and issues relating to OS Fall-backability (specially during patching) and even quick backups (snapshots) and clones...

Glad to be Back to ITRC err HP Forums...!

Harley Man...