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27 | Chapter 3. Overview</TD>
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37 | <A NAME="LINUXBACKUP"></A>3.3. Linux Backup</H1>
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38 | <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
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39 | Mondo Rescue and Mindi Linux are used primarily as Linux backup and
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40 | cloning tools. The fall in prices of CD-RW drives and writable discs
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41 | will allow current users to keep good backups and future users to
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42 | leverage the cloning capability.</P>
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44 | Tape drives are more likely to suit your needs if you run a larger
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45 | installation (or have lots of MP3's). <B>Warning! OnStream drives do
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46 | not play well with Mondo.</B> I do not know why. It is, in my
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47 | opinion, something which OnStream should look into. Mondo uses
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48 | fopen(), fread(), fwrite() and fclose() to interact with tape drives.
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49 | That works for most drives but some drives just don't like that.</P>
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50 | <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
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51 | I have tested it thousands of times on my own computer with my own
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52 | data and with no alternate backup regime. It worked for me. Thousands
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53 | of users testify to Mondo's stability and its ease of use. However,
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54 | please test it on your own system before you rely on it. In fact, do
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55 | not rely on <I>any software </I>until you have tested it to see if it
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56 | performs as expected.</P>
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58 | To establish that Mondo will behave well in an emergency, please be
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59 | prepared. Run a test backup as follows:-</P>
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61 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">
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63 | Run mondoarchive without any command-line options.<BR>
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64 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Backup a subset of files - e.g. /usr/local - to CD
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65 | or tape. Say 'yes' when asked if you want to verify them.<BR>
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66 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">If you are not backing up to CD, please create boot
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67 | floppies when prompted.</P>
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68 | </UL>
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69 | <P ALIGN=LEFT>
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70 | Next, restore archives to your live filesystem.</P>
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71 | <UL>
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72 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">
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74 | When mondoarchive terminates, run mondorestore without any
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75 | command-line options.<BR>
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76 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Insert the CD or the first boot floppy when
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77 | prompted. Press <Enter>. Wait a moment.<BR>
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78 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Select a subset of files to restore, e.g.
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79 | /usr/local/man and /usr/local/bin. Hit OK.<BR>
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80 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Restore files to /tmp or /root/RESTORED or
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81 | something similar.<BR>
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82 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">When mondorestore terminates, compare the restored
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83 | files to the originals using cmp or diff.</P>
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84 | </UL>
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86 | Finally, simulate an emergency restore.</P>
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87 | <UL>
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90 | Boot from CD/floppies.<BR>
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91 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Select 'Interactive Mode' at boot-time. (Type
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92 | 'interactive' and hit <Enter>.)<BR>
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93 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Hit OK when shown the mountlist. Say 'yes' when
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94 | asked if you accept the mountlist.<BR>
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95 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Select files to restore, e.g. /usr/local/man and
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96 | /usr/local/bin. Hit OK.<BR>
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97 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">Restore files to /tmp or /root/RESTORED or
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98 | something similar.<BR>
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99 | <LI CLASS="mvd-P">When mondorestore terminates, please reboot and
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100 | compare the restored files to the originals.</P>
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101 | </UL>
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102 | <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
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103 | FYI, the subroutines to repartition and reformat your drives are very
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104 | stable. If you are a RAID or LVM user, you <I>might</I> encounter
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105 | some difficulties when wiping and restoring from scratch because of
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106 | the sheer range of filesystem layouts and the impossibility of
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107 | testing Mondo on every single one. If you have trouble, just drop to
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108 | the command-line and partition/format manually. Then, call
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109 | mondorestore, select Interactive Mode, and say 'no' when asked if you
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110 | want Mondo to partition or format your drives for you.</P>
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111 | <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>
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112 | You see, even if you have trouble, you still have two hands and most
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113 | of the tools you need - lvchange, pvcreate, fdisk, mkraid, etc. - to
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114 | do it manually. After you have prepped and formatted your drives
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115 | manually (if you have to), just run mondorestore again and say 'no'
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116 | when asked if you want to prep or format your drives. What could be easier?</P>
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