[mythtv-users] OT: Free backup solution for my linux boxes?

[Jonathan Seawright]

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From: "Mike Poublon" <poublon at geeksoft.dyndns.org>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Free backup solution for my linux boxes?
Just throwing this out there:

How hard would it be to integrate a script like this into a build of Knoppix? I'm not much of a developer... but it just seems logical that one should try to do this? (I have no experience maintaining distros so I wouldn't know how we could add a script to the 'main build' of Knoppix... or make our own version that can be mirrored on the MythTV site or elsewhere)

JS



>> After a lightning strike took out my windows boxes last week I am now 
>> hyper aware of a need to backup to non-volatile media. I have found a 
>> good solution for windows systems however I have not yet found something 
>> I like for linux.
>>
>> My requirements are:
>> 1. Backup to DVD-R
>> 2. Backup of all specified partitions. Dont want to back up the tv 
>> recordings partition.
>> 3. Must use/create bootable DVD so that I do not have to reinstall linux 
>> to restore backup.
>> 4. No need for periodic backups. I will run them when I make significant 
>> changes to the system.
>>
>> My windows solution is PowerQuest Drive Image (With bootable floppy)
>>
>> Suggestions?
   
> I've manually made backups with a knoppix/live cd using the following process:

> Boot knoppix
> mount local filesystem(s) to backup
> mount remote filesystem to backup to
> cd /src/filesystem
> tar -czf /remote/location/filesys.tar.gz .
> [repeat for any other local filesystems]

> When restoring all you have to do is:

> boot knoppix/live cd
> recreate filesystem(s) on disks
> mount local filesystem(s)
> mount remote filesystem
> cd /dst/filesystem
> tar -zxf /remote/location/filesys.tar.gz
> re-install grub/bootloader


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