From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 2 22:55:02 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63D62106564A for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:55:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pgiessel@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout030.mac.com (asmtpout030.mac.com [17.148.16.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35FAB8FC17 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:55:02 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Received: from spool003.mac.com ([10.150.69.53]) by asmtp030.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server 7u4-20.01 64bit (built Nov 21 2010)) with ESMTP id <0LHG00H1UA7EKIA0@asmtp030.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:55:01 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.2.15,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-03-02_07:2011-03-02, 2011-03-02, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1103020124 Received: from localhost ([10.150.79.233]) by spool003.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0LHG00A7WA7HHI50@spool003.mac.com>; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:54:54 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1103020124 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.2.15,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-03-02_07:2011-03-02, 2011-03-02, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 To: Ed Flecko From: Peter Giessel Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:54:53 +0000 (GMT) X-Mailer: MobileMe Mail (1C3224) Message-id: In-reply-to: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fastest way to get an entire FBSD system back online? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:55:02 -0000 On Mar 02, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Ed Flecko wrote: > Hi folks, > I confess I'm more familiar with "Windows" and for years I have > "Ghosted" PCs as a very fast way to get an entire PC back online in > the event of a drive failure. I can easily get a PC back online within > the hour using "ghost" (or some drive imaging software). > > Is there something similar in the FBSD arena?...some form of "backing > up" a server so that if a drive fails, upon replacement of the > drive(s), the OS can be very quickly recovered from a backup (of some > sort), or from an image, etc.? > > What options are available??? Suggestions??? =20 Dump and Restore. See the handbook: =EF=BB=BF =