[Gllug] Backing up Linux partitions to DVD for *easy* restore elsewhere..

[James Holland]

Ah, it was http://www.clonezilla.org/

On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 14:01 +0100, James Holland wrote:
> I've used something like this in the past:
> http://ping.windowsdream.com/ping.html
> 
> But it was a Chinese distribution I think and I can't remember the
> name..
> 
> On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 10:43 +0100, Martyn Drake wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I want to backup a hard drive containing ext3/LVM partitions to
> > DVD(s).  The idea is to give a third-party these DVD(s) so that they
> > can make an identical copy of the partitions and data on their own
> > workstations (using identical hardware).  I used to be able to do this
> > with Symantec's Norton Ghost 9/10, but having just bought Ghost 14, I
> > discover that those ^**$($&!!! at Symantec have changed things around
> > so that you can only do backups through the Windows application within
> > Windows and not from a bootable CD/DVD as you used to do to.
> > 
> > I realise I could use syslinuxrescue CD to do this (as it contains
> > PartImage), but the person doing the restore has got to do a bit of
> > work to get the restore going.  I ideally want a point and click
> > interface, similar to Ghost, in which I can give instructions to the
> > third party to do the restore.  I've been looking at Acronis'
> > TrueImage Home and TrueImage Echo Workstation, but their trial
> > versions don't allow a CD/DVD backup from the boot media which kind of
> > defeats the object of a trial.  Upon asking them about the features of
> > these products, they want to sell me the $699 Echo Server for Linux
> > which seems widely over specified for my needs.
> > 
> > Does anybody have a recommendation for TrueImage or any third party
> > projects which would make it easy to do this?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Martyn
> > -- 
> > Martyn Drake
> > http://www.drake.org.uk
> > http://www.mindthegapps.com
> 

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