[cobalt-users] Backup Idea?

["Mike Fritsch" <mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been searching for a reliable backup that would work in the event of a
hard drive crash.

The restore would hopefully be a duplicate of the dead RaQ. Here is what I
have come up with. Can you guys comment on it and tell if it would work in a
crisis . I cant exactly test it out. :-)

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1)Telnet in and su to root.

cd /etc
tar cvfW /home/etc.tar
cd /var
tar cvfW /home/var.tar
cd /usr/admserv
tar cvfW /home/usr-admserv.tar
cd /usr/local
tar cvfW /home/usr-local.tar

2)FTP tars to a safe place.

3)Disaster hits!!!!!!!!!

4)Upload tars to a new RaQ

Telnet in and su to root

cd /etc
tar xvf /home/sites/home/users/admin/etc.tar
cd /var
tar xvf /home/sites/home/users/admin/var.tar
cd /usr/admserv
tar xvf /home/sites/home/users/admin/usr-admserv.tar
cd /usr/local
tar xvf /home/sites/home/users/admin/usr-local.tar


5)Reboot and Pray!



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Thanks
  Mike