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 > > \\|// > > (o o) > > ---------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------- > > E-Mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] ------- End of Original Message -------