Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:08:12 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> Cc: Len Conrad <LConrad@go2france.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ghosting a FreeBSD disk or partition Message-ID: <20010614160812.E34251@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <3B28C3B0.2C470D11@iowna.com>; from wmoran@iowna.com on Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 10:01:20AM -0400 References: <5.1.0.14.0.20010614105357.02c19738@mail.Go2France.com> <3B28C3B0.2C470D11@iowna.com>
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On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 10:01:20AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > Len Conrad wrote: > > > > With PowerQuest Drive Image or Norton Ghost (or equivalent), does anybody > > know whether these can be make to work with FBSD 165 partitions? > > > > I´ve seen the various threads on dump + restore, dd, tar, etc. Just > > looking for other approaches to saving a FreeBSD partitions with least > > hassle, most speed, best reliability (is one of the "you only can 2 out 3" > > situations?) > > > > The goal is have canned procedures of minimum steps that can be run by > > semi-tech person, vs by a full +nix BOFH sys admin. > > I just had an idea for a project. If I could make a single boot disk > that would start a minimal FreeBSD kernel, and a simple menu system that > would provide a step by step front end to dd, that would be able to > replace Norton Ghost, right? > Anybody think this is good idea/bad idea/great/waste of time? Whatever? > Just thinking aloud, mostly, but it may be a worthwhile project. > > How about calling it "FreeBanshee" (kind of a play off FreeBSD + Banshee > is a special kind of ghost)? Sounds nice, but dd/dump are rather simple. Ghost can resize partitions, restore them in broadcast mode, etc. etc. Also have a look at http://www.partimage.org/. I haven't tried it, I plan to, but something always gets in the way :( --Stijn -- The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella, But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just's umbrella. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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