How do I create a backup image of my server?

[Richard Pullano]

I just installed Mondo on 7.10 and I cannot seem to find the program now 
to try it out  :-(
Richard

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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>> Az wrote:
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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
>>>       
>> Check out Mondo-rescue.  It makes a bootable rescue disc out of your
>> existing filesystem.
>>
>> -Jay
>>     
>
> Hi,
>
> I'll mention 2 tools, neither of which I have ever used  ;-)
>
> First I'll second (no pun intended :-) 'mondo'.  It appears to have a
> very good reputation.
>
> Secondly there is a tool called 'partimage' that sounds pretty good.
> For a description see 'synaptic', or type:
>   apt-cache show partimage
>
> 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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