Hello,
Ok, on to my Linux server...
Is it possible to Image a live/running Linux system, just like you can a live/running Windows system?
The only thing I find in the IFL User Manual talks about booting to the IFL rescue disk...
Imaging a live Linux system?
Re: Imaging a live Linux system?
I have one bare metal system, and will soon have 2 linux VMs running on a VMware ESXi host.
I'd be perfectly happy booting the IFL disk then imaging the live/running systems over the network, if that will work reliably and provide consistent, working (restorable) images (and image diffs)...
I'd be perfectly happy booting the IFL disk then imaging the live/running systems over the network, if that will work reliably and provide consistent, working (restorable) images (and image diffs)...
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Re: Imaging a live Linux system?
tanstaafl wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ok, on to my Linux server...
>
> Is it possible to Image a live/running Linux system, just like you can a
> live/running Windows system?
>
> The only thing I find in the IFL User Manual talks about booting to the IFL
> rescue disk...
From Linux, only unmounted partitions should be imaged, since otherwise, files could be changing during the imaging process. Since the root and other important Linux partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system, you'll need to boot from IFL boot media and do the imaging from there to know you have a reliable image.
> Hello,
>
> Ok, on to my Linux server...
>
> Is it possible to Image a live/running Linux system, just like you can a
> live/running Windows system?
>
> The only thing I find in the IFL User Manual talks about booting to the IFL
> rescue disk...
From Linux, only unmounted partitions should be imaged, since otherwise, files could be changing during the imaging process. Since the root and other important Linux partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system, you'll need to boot from IFL boot media and do the imaging from there to know you have a reliable image.
Re: Imaging a live Linux system?
On Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:38:46 PST, just as I was about to take a herb,
TeraByte Support(TP) disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>Since the root and other important Linux partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system
Just for information, why cannot a PHYLock solution be used for Linux?
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Cheers,
DrT
** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.
TeraByte Support(TP) disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>Since the root and other important Linux partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system
Just for information, why cannot a PHYLock solution be used for Linux?
--
Cheers,
DrT
** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.
Re: Imaging a live Linux system?
TeraByte Support(TP) wrote:
> From Linux, only unmounted partitions should be imaged, since otherwise, files could
> be changing during the imaging process. Since the root and other important Linux
> partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system,
> you'll need to boot from IFL boot media and do the imaging from there to know you
> have a reliable image.
Bummer...
There has to be something out there that can Image a live/running linux system...
> From Linux, only unmounted partitions should be imaged, since otherwise, files could
> be changing during the imaging process. Since the root and other important Linux
> partitions (such as /home, etc.) cannot typically be unmounted in a running system,
> you'll need to boot from IFL boot media and do the imaging from there to know you
> have a reliable image.
Bummer...
There has to be something out there that can Image a live/running linux system...