best way to make a full backup of a system

[Marti, Robert]

A kickstart takes no time. There's a ks file in /root after you  
install a box.

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On Jan 21, 2010, at 5:48, "Bohdan Sydor" <bohdan at harazd.net> wrote:

>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:41 PM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> I have just installed and configured a RHEL Server and now that  
>>> this work
>>> is
>>> finished I want to make a complete backup of it. The goal is that  
>>> if it
>>> breaks I can recover it as quick as possible.
>
> Hi,
>
> I'd recommend two possibilities: to create a bootable image or to
> prepare a kickstart file.
>
> 1. To create a disaster recovery image you can use mkCDrec:
> http://mkcdrec.ota.be/ --- simply by using the make command, you  
> create
> a bootable CD/DVD in order to restore the system on another machine.
>
> 2. To prepare a kickstart file it takes more time, but it is very
> flexible and powerful solution. You can provide non-interactive
> installation and configuration with this mechanism. See RH  
> Installation
> Guide for details:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/pdf/Installation_Guide.pdf
>
>
> Regards
>
> -- 
> Bohdan Sydor
> RHC{E,I,X}
> www.sydor.net
>
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