How do I create a backup image of my server?

[Jay Stapleton]

`mondoarchive` from the command-line

-Jay.

Richard Pullano wrote:
> I just installed Mondo on 7.10 and I cannot seem to find the program now 
> to try it out  :-(
> Richard
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> R. Wood wrote:
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>> Allegedly, on Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 04:41:39PM -0500, Jay Stapleton stated:
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>>>> Hi, now that I have a "working version" of my server, I would like
>>>> to back it up. I am long time user of Nortons Ghost 2003 for my
>>>> laptop. I like Ghost so much that I am holding off upgrading to
>>>> their new "Go Back " feature for as long as I can. It allows me to
>>>> create a compressed image and I can generally have my laptop back up
>>>> and running with everything on it, OS, patches, email, files, etc.
>>>> in about 45 minutes. 
>>>>
>>>> Is there something similar that I can do with Ubuntu that will allow
>>>> me to save a working "snapshot" of my server? I know that as I as
>>>> start to play with it, I will blow it up and don't want to have to
>>>> rebuild it from scratch again.  
>>>>
>>>> If someone can point me in the direction of a method, utility out
>>>> there can accomplish this, that would be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
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>>> Check out Mondo-rescue.  It makes a bootable rescue disc out of your
>>> existing filesystem.
>>>
>>> -Jay
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>> Hi,
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>> I'll mention 2 tools, neither of which I have ever used  ;-)
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>> First I'll second (no pun intended :-) 'mondo'.  It appears to have a
>> very good reputation.
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>> Secondly there is a tool called 'partimage' that sounds pretty good.
>> For a description see 'synaptic', or type:
>>   apt-cache show partimage
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>> I'm sure folks on the list would be interested to find out how these
>> various tools worked for you, if you try any of them  :-)
>>
>> HTH,
>> Raymond
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