Image/backup

[Magnus Andersen]

Storix is another good product.  www.storix.com

On 8/2/05, Smith, Albert <Albert.Smith at genexservices.com> wrote:
> > One open source product to look at is Mondo Rescue.  It's job
> > is to write ISO images of whatever it finds and allow you to
> > recover from those images.  In the event that your hardware
> > changes when you need to restore, it can even handle these cases.
> >
> > Depending on what you use for daily backups, some tools have
> > an add-on that allow you to recover quickly.  NetBackup, for
> > instance, has a Bare Metal Restore option that can restore
> > your system in very little time.
> >
> > No matter what solution you pick, you won't be up "in a
> > matter of minutes" unless your data never changes or you have
> > a very small subsystem.
> >
> > For critical systems, ideally you'll implement a cluster or
> > other redundant server solution.
> >
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> I currently use Mondorescue myself and it works very well. I would
> recommend it as a system imager and backup solution but on maximum
> compression it takes a lot of time. However if you require a 24x7 fault
> tolerant solution I would still recommended a cluster solution
> regardless of what the app is providing. HP has MC ServiceGuard which is
> a good product and can be customized. RedHat also has cluster services
> but I have not looked into it. But all cluster products require
> redundant hardware.
> 
> Albert Smith
> Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
> HPCSA, RHCT
> Genex Services
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> Wayne, PA 19087
> albert.smith at genexservices.com
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Magnus Andersen
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