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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Tue, 19 May 2009 19:50:59 +0200, Jarry wrote: |
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>> Nothing. But this is what I expect from such a software: |
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>> 1. backup of partition in use (sync disk, snapshot of partition) |
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>> 2. "smart" copying (only sectors with data) |
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>> 3. automatic partition recovery (including partition-table) |
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> Then use LVM and tar. Otherwise, trying to backup an in-use partition |
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> can result in inconsistencies. |
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I'm using O&O DiskImage with WinXP, and never had any inconsistency |
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while doing backup of "live" partition. I'd like to have the same |
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possibility with linux. But maybe I simply expect too much... |
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Concerning LVM: IIRC it is not recommended to use lvm for /boot or |
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/ partition (maybe this has changed since I tested lvm last time). |
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And finally, tar is file-based backup/recovery tool. It does not |
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take care of partition table (sizes, flags, names, etc) nor for |
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boot loader. And it is less comfortable, you must exclude some |
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directories (/proc, /dev). What I need is a tool which can quickly |
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and easily backup/restore the whole disk. Fully automatic action |
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is highly prefered. I think partition-based backup/cloning software |
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is better suited for this... |
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Jarry |
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