On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:52:15 -0400 ken <gebser@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If it matters the > system uses LVM. I'd also like to be able to avoid needing the > network if possible. That is, I'd plug in a disk into a USB port and > backup the system onto that... again, while the system is live. If it should be an exact copy you can also do this via LVM snapshots e.g. http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_lvm_snapshots Brgds -- Freundliche Gruesse/Best Regards Benjamin Hackl IT/Administration Media FOCUS Research Ges.m.b.H. Maculangasse 8, 1220 Wien Austria Tel: +43 1 258 97 01-295 b.hackl@xxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos