Re: snapshots of server state with F/OSS software

[Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:44:12 -0800
Rogelio <scubacuda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> But won't that mean that I dd the *entire* hard drive, and not just that
> which has changed?

That's what a snapshot is.

If what you want is not a snapshot but something else instead, then dd is
probably not the best tool for the job.  You could probably run a diff between
the previous image and the current image, but I'm sure there is a better way.

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MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
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