How to install Acronis True Image 9.1 Server for Linux

[ashley194]

In my quest for a reliable backup solution, I downloaded the above program last night. The file name is 'TrueImageServer9.1_d_en.i686', any ideas how to get Portage to install this beastie?

Thanks

[rand.a]

http://download.acronis.com/pdf/trueima ... _ug.en.pdf

Why are you using Acronis anyway? What kind of backup solution are you looking for?

[ashley194]

I'm looking for a disk imaging program, that'll enable me to restore a working SL installation, if I do something stupid I've had a look at rsync, but am too stupid to make much sense of the plethora of instructions to get it working. Just want to backup my SL to a spare hard drive So any advice to install this Acronis would come in very handy

Thanks!

[rand.a]

Backing up an entire partition is quite simple, just use the dd command. Here is a guide:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i- ... th-dd.html

Another good guide for Gentoo is this:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Backup

[Fitzcarraldo]

You can't use dd on mounted core partitions though, can you? Don't you have to use it from a LiveCD or LiveDVD to be able to back up e.g. the root partition?

I use Partimage from a LiveCD (SystemRescueCd):

http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page

dd copies partitions without compression, so the backup is as big as the original partition. Partimage allows (optionally) you to backup a partition to a Gzip file, thus saving space.

I'm just now typing a HowTo for SystemRescueCd and Partimage. I'll post it once I've proofread it.

[Fitzcarraldo]

There ya go:

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