- Works for multiple interface types (text, curses, X, Web easily) - Works with conf files a la pb - Works with plugins for Boot Loader, Disks layout and types, Virtual disk layer, Real disk layer - Works with different fstab contents - Works with multiple network backend - Works with multiple device target (real, virtual) - Works for cloning as for DR - Works in chroot/live CD/live system Name of commands: mrarchive: tool to create MondoRescue archives mrrestore: tool to create MondoRescue restore mrmini: tool to create MondoRescue mini distribution mrmini design: Goal is to create a bootable env contaning everything suited for DR/Cloning from the running system It should - Initialize all what is needed (tmp dir, UI, syntax, ...) - get parameters from user bsed on conf file opions - get the boot loader info = Thee steps should be isolated in a lower stack (MondoRescue::Inventory) to be usable elsewhere - get all the FW info (when available) - get all the HW disk info (including Raid controllers) - get all the SW disk info (partitions) - get all logical layer info (LVM, EVMS, ...) - get all the FS layer info (deal with UUID/LABELS/...) - get kernel info (keep failsafe support) - deal with mandatory devices (kbd, USB CD, ...) - get all the mandatory tools needed + deps - create initrd/initramfs/... suited - get device driver support info (udev/devfs/...) - get the right list of dev. drivers - get target boot device details - generate target boot files/info (conf file format) - optional generate boot media - manages mondoarchive interface - Interface can be dialog based + a static text window which contains a log of actions done and running Mondoarchive design Mondorestore design