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NetBSD - Live Network Backup

Posted by Zonk on from the de-backup-mouse dept.

dvl writes "It is possible but inconvenient to manually clone a hard disk drive remotely, using dd and netcat. der Mouse, a Montreal-based NetBSD developer, has developed tools that allow for automated, remote partition-level cloning to occur automatically on an opportunistic basis. A high-level description of the system has been posted at KernelTrap. This facility can be used to maintain complete duplicates of remote client laptop drives to a server system. This network mirroring facility will be presented at BSDCAN 2005 in Ottawa, ON on May 13-15."

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  1. Perfect for those moments... by LegendOfLink · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...when you get that idiot (and EVERY company has at least 1 of these guys) who calls you up asking if it's OK to defrag their hard-drive after downloading a virus or installing spyware. Then, when you tell them "NO", they just tell you that they did it anyways.

    Now we can just hit a button and restore everything, a few thousand miles away.

    The only thing left is to write code to block stupid people from reproducing.

    --
    IGB: More fun than eating oatmeal!
  2. ghost 4 unix by che.kai-jei · · Score: 3, Interesting

    not the same?

    http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/