Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 14:36:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Duvall <maillist@coastsight.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AW: Bootable CD IV (fwd)(repost) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105071436100.52919-100000@ns1.coastsight.com>
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Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:08:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Scott Nolde <scott@mediaone.net>
Reply-To: smnoldelinux@mediaone.net
To: Rick Duvall <maillist@coastsight.com>
Subject: Re: AW: Bootable CD IV
Rick,
I am very inetersted myself in creating/developing a bootable CD or disk
set that makes disaster recovery less painful. I'm not a programmer, but
my employer would make use of it if it would work.
I was just discussing disaster recovery schemes with some higher-ups in my
organization and current recovery procedures dictate reinstalling the OS.
HP and compaq are touting 'one button' recovery, but both require
expensive equipment and s/w.
I see the future in making a bootable BSD CD do the work that makes my
life (and others) much easier.
If something like this gets off the ground, do you see it being included
in the ports collection or in /usr/src/contrib, like picoBSD?
Should a new list be created for this, or should I follow freebsd-hackers?
- Scott
On Thu, 3 May 2001, Rick Duvall wrote:
> Yeah, i agree with Axexander! Why can't we all get together and make like
> a picoBSD-release that specifically does disaster recovery, then provide
> an ISO on and FTP server somewhere for all to download. I would hate to
> see all my research go to waste! Especially the research of all who are
> helping me with this!
>
> I just need it to boot and ask for the last tape, and ask how you want to
> restore (interactive, or all).... Other people might want the option of
> using amanda disaster recovery from a tape and hold the curinfo on a
> floppy or something (or maybe at the beginning of the tape?). Others may
> want to use flexbackup. The possibilities are endless!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rick Duvall
>
> On Thu, 3 May 2001, Alexander Maret wrote:
>
> > > Von: Rick Duvall [mailto:maillist@coastsight.com]
> > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 18:16
> > > An: Jordan Hubbard
> > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > Betreff: Re: Bootable CD IV
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > What I am wanting is a bootable cd that will take the user into an
> > > automatic restore script, that will ask them to put the last
> > > tape in the
> > > drive, and do a fdisk, disklabel, and newfs the hard drive,
> > > then restore
> > > from tape. Basicly, it's a foolproof method for disaster
> > > recovery is what
> > > i am trying to get at.
> > >
> > > [snip]
> >
> > I would be interested in such an iso too. It would be
> > great if you could publish it afterwards, or if this is
> > not possible publish a short guide where the traps are in
> > creating a boot-cd.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Alexander Maret
> >
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