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