Hi Michael,

> Hi,
> 
> i have some problems with my installation.
> 
> I use SL4 as a Server system with an LVM Storage for System and 
> Data. And now I want so backup the whole Hard drive to an image File 
> stored on a LAN-NFS-Server.
> 
> I should be possible to run a disaster Recovery, which means that I can
> restore the complete System with its old configuration.
> 
> Can I use TAR?
> 
> My Hard Drive has a capacity about approximately 140 Gbyte. When I 
> use "dd" the Image file has also 140 Gbyte, but only 51 Gbyte are 
> currently used.
> 
> Which command or program can I use for Backup only the 51 Gbyte 
> instead of 140 (I do not want to backup free space).
> 
> Thanks for help

There's so many possibilities for this, but I'd start by looking at projects like:

* Mondo Rescue

* Ghost for Linux (g4u or g4l)

Michael.

> Mike
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