backup

[Fred Roller]

On Mon, 2009-07-06 at 19:22 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> Note: I'm also interested because I'm in process of figuring out how
> to
> transfer/clone a 20Gb laptop hard drive to a 40Gb networked hard
> drive,
> and then install a 30Gb hard drive in the laptop & restore from the
> 20Gb
> backup. This would be similar to John backing up his existing system
> to
> the new USB drive & restoring it... only difference perhaps would be
> that he is using an attached device while I am using a networked
> device.
> 

for John, look into Amanda as long as the server is linux should cost
you anything and you can setup backup clients win/lin to the server.
I'll see if I can dig up an easy how to from somewhere.  The command
line tools mentioned are powerful and easy, once you know them ;).

NoOp, research this but I have used this a while back and worked great.

live boot on the laptop (i recommend a wired connection if that is an
option.)
dd if=/dev/hda | ssh username at backupserver.fqdn "dd
of=/directory_of_backups_on_ssh_server/backupfile.img"

restoring should be:
from server

dd of=/directory_of_backups_on_ssh_server/backupfile.img | ssh
user at laptop.fqdn "dd of=/dev/hda"

Once complete use gparted to stretch the remaining 10 gigs or mount a
new directory.


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