I use multiple tools to image linux system only (my best one is mondo) , 1- use Mondo Rescue to clone linux systems: http://www.mondorescue.org mondo its only for linux distro, not for windows system in order to image your system and create bootable CD/DVD download mondo for your distro ftp://ftp.mondorescue.org more info read this manual http://www.mondorescue.org/docs/mondorescue-howto.pdf 2- You can use dd also. dd if=/dev/somedisk of=/dev/somedestination 3- rsync scripting 4- netcat On the source server: (cd / && tar -cvf - ) | nc x.x.x.x 2000 On the destination:: nc -l -p 2000 | tar -xvf - 5- http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ 6-http://clonezilla.org/ i use all the above, the best is mondo and clonezilla madunix 2010/1/22 Chang-Hong Su <csu4@xxxxxxxxx>: > Mondo Rescue is the best. > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ESGLinux > Sent: 2010年1月21日 PM 6:11 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: best way to make a full backup of a system > > Hi All, > > I have just installed and configured a RHEL Server and now that this work is > finished I want to make a complete backup of it. The goal is that if it > breaks I can recover it as quick as possible. > > I always use the tar commad to do this task but, perhaps, now there are more > advanced tools to do this task. For example, I have been testing > virtualization and I would like to do something like restore a virtual image > but with a physical system. So it could be great to make an image of the > system and have an easy way to restore this image in the system. > > How do you make this? ideas? > > Thanks in advance > > ESG > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
