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On Tue, 19 May 2009 20:28:44 +0200, Jarry wrote: |
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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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A live partition will, by definition, be changing, so how can you |
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guarantee consistency? |
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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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Not for /boot, no, but for everything else. |
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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. |
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With LVM, you don't need to worry about partition tables so much. You can |
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use exclusively primary partitions, so those and the bootloader can |
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be backed up with dd on the first 512 bytes of the disk. |
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> And it is less comfortable, you must exclude some |
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> directories (/proc, /dev). |
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No, you just use the one-filesystem option to backup individual |
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filesystems. |
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> 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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Then you want something like Clonezilla, which you mentioned in your |
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original post. It's not in portage because it's a live CD, and that's the |
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only safe way to do a whole disk backup. |
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