Re: Backup script

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Guido Hecken wrote:
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Ralf Mardorf [mailto:ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net] 
> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. Juni 2011 10:28
> > An: Debian-User
> > Betreff: Backup script
> >
> > Hi :)
> >
> > I'm writing a script to backup the 4 Linux installs and the 
> > MBRs on my machine.
> >
> > Is there a way to copy all 4 Linux by running one of those installs?
> >
> > With a lack of knowledge I would backup the 3 Linux that 
> > aren't running, by the running Linux and than boot another 
> > Linux install, to backup the previously running Linux.
>
> Hi,
> you might have a look at "rear - Relax and Recover" as a disaster recovery solution.


He means: http://rear.sourceforge.net/


> You could run rear as a cronjob on each of your 4 installs and integrate 3rd party 
> standard backup tools or scripts into rear as modules, to do regular file- or sector based 
> backups of the three other offline installed systems.
> Of course you have to deal with open files such as running databases on the installed system, that 
> is running, while you back the whole machine.