Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:23:07 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> Cc: freebsd@edvax.de, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fastest way to get an entire FBSD system back online? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103031018350.65699@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20110303144754.26001.qmail@joyce.lan> References: <20110303144754.26001.qmail@joyce.lan>
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2011, John Levine wrote: >>> It's not as automated as the Windows approach, but if you know what >>> you're doing it's mostly limited by the speed of the disks. ... > >> Unlike "Windows", UNIX gives you the ability to create a fully >> programmable automated approach according to your needs, e. g. for >> multiple installations, defective systems can be booted via LAN, USB >> or CD, ... > > Of course. But the more interesting question is whether anyone's done > that, e.g., a script to put dumps and a description of the disk setup > on a backup device, and a boot image that will take the description > and the dumps and put them back. As far as I know, nobody has. Sometimes called "bare-metal restore". The tools are there, but I haven't seen it done with FreeBSD, either. Handling media changes might be a little tricky for, say, a multi-DVD restore. And of course it should have a suitably scary "This will destroy the system you are running!" warning.
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