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 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 192.168.1.2 2000 On the destination:: nc -l -p 2000 | tar -xvf - 5- http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ 6-http://clonezilla.org/ madunix On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:10 PM, cliff here <c4ifford@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tried to do a dd through netcat and I couldn't get it working > > On 2/1/10, George Magklaras <georgios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Check again. >> >> Gparted has LVM2 support since February 2009, AFAIK. >> >> GM >> >> Mike Burger wrote: >>>> I use GParted to clone partitions (and thus entire servers): >>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/index.shtml >>>> >>>> As a sysadmin, I normally have a copy of the SystemRescueCD >>>> (http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page) which includes Gparted amongst >>>> other useful tools. >>>> >>>> GM >>>> >>>> >>>> cliff here wrote: >>>>> I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions or methods for server cloning, >>>>> ie.. same hardware same build, software etc.. . I've tried clonezilla >>>>> and >>>>> it doesn't seem to work with my SAS Drive array. >>> >>> Last I checked, gparted didn't deal well with LVM, though. >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> George Magklaras BSc Hons MPhil >> RHCE:805008309135525 >> >> Senior Computer Systems Engineer/UNIX-Linux Systems Administrator >> EMBnet Technical Management Board >> The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, >> University of Oslo >> http://folk.uio.no/georgios >> >> Tel: +47-22840535 >> >> -- >> >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > NOTICE: This message, including all attachments, is intended for the > use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may > contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from > disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not > the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for > delivering this message to its intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by > replying "Received in error" and immediately delete this message and > all its attachments. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > 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
