From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 28 21:40:15 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10CEC106564A for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:40:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pgiessel@mac.com) Received: from nk11p99mm-asmtpout009.mac.com (nk11p03mm-asmtp999.mac.com [17.158.233.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6D0E8FC0C for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:40:14 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [10.164.238.159] (mobile-166-147-092-102.mycingular.net [166.147.92.102]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp999.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0M6C00542HEHQD60@nk11p03mm-asmtp999.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:40:06 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.7.7855,1.0.260,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-06-28_05:2012-06-28, 2012-06-28, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1206280237 References: <4FECB7BD.6010807@unsane.co.uk> In-reply-to: <4FECB7BD.6010807@unsane.co.uk> Message-id: <8CC9EB42-E6B0-4443-B9C5-A031427D0BB7@mac.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) From: "Peter A. Giessel" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:39:54 -0800 To: Vincent Hoffman Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: OT: Linux EXT4 dump/restore equivalent? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:40:15 -0000 On Jun 28, 2012, at 11:59, Vincent Hoffman wrote: > We use dump to backup ext4 filesystems on linux (Centos6) at work You can find a version of dump for Linux that supports ext4. What I have been completely unable to find is a linux boot disk that has a version of restore that supports ext4. If anyone knows of one, I would be very interested. I am very hesitant to use a backup scheme that doesn't have a clear recovery path.