How do I create a backup image of my server?

[Andrew Mathenge]

I always thought that a Linux user was anyone that used Linux.

I've used Mondo and recovered a number of servers successfully and fairly
quickly. It's a good solution in some situations but in most cases, it's
usually one database, folder or application that needs to be recovered in
which case each application can manage it's own backup requirements using
it's own native tools.

Andrew.

On Dec 10, 2007 4:42 AM, Tom Mckay <tom.mckay1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> man you guys call yourselves linux users....
> to back up a partition to an external hard drive...
>
> sudo cat /dev/sda1 | /media/disk1/backup.img
>
> then to restore the backup... boot a live cd and mount the external
> drive. then run
>
> sudo cat /media/disk1/backup.img | /dev/sda1
>
>
> On Dec 2, 2007 6:57 PM, R. Wood <rw at ncf.ca> wrote:
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> > Allegedly, on Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 06:24:38PM -0500, Jay Stapleton
> stated:
> > > Richard Pullano wrote:
> > > > I just installed Mondo on 7.10 and I cannot seem to find the program
> > > > now to try it out  :-(
> > > > Richard
> > >
> > > `mondoarchive` from the command-line
> > >
> > > -Jay.
> >
> > One command-line trick that is useful in this kind of situation is:
> >   dpkg -L mondo | less
> > This will output (mnemonic: 'List') all the files that are installed
> > when you install the package.
> >
> > Sometimes an even faster way to locate the executable programs contained
> > in the package is:
> >   dpkg -L mondo | grep bin
> >
> > If there is more than one, or if you are still not sure, try this:
> >   dpkg -L mondo | grep man
> > This will usually output the manpage(s) contained in the package so you
> > can use them to obtain further information about how to use the program
> > you just installed.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Have Fun with GNU/Linux,
> > Raymond
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