Re: Tape back up of Novell on IBM PCs

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From: gordon hlavenka
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 00:00

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<joopv@etprs.seas.ucla.edu> wrote:
>...
>Yes, but in order to restore your system in the event of a disk crash you
>have to :
>1 - setup dos partition
>2 - install netware (and configure mostly)
>3 - install and configure your backup/restore software
>4 - restore backup
>
>Is there no simple utility that simply backups a volume or partition on a
>block-by-block basis ? restoring a system could be so simple that way.

How about this scenario:

1 - down the server
2 - remove old drive
3 - install new drive & reboot
4 - partition new drive
4a- (optional) surface scan new drive
5 - re-mirror new drive

(Note that while steps 4a & 5 can take hours, they can be done while the
server is up and handling users.)


Oh -- you say your server's drives aren't mirrored?

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From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka)
Subject: Re: Tape back up of Novell on IBM PCs
Date: 1996/04/28
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