best way to make a full backup of a system

[Josh Miller]

On 01/21/2010 02:11 AM, ESGLinux 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.
>
> I always use the tar commad to do this task but, perhaps, now there are more
> advanced tools to do this task. For example, I have been testing
> virtualization and I would like to do something like restore a virtual image
> but with a physical system. So it could be great to make an image of the
> system and have an easy way to restore this image in the system.

I would recommend trying out Clonezilla.  It allows you to create images 
of systems and restore those images using a LiveCD and over the network.

http://clonezilla.org/

-- 
Josh Miller, RHCE/VCP
Seattle, WA
Linux Solutions Provider
Website:  http://itsecureadmin.com/