Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots"

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On 07/06/2011 05:46, Alan Meyer wrote:
> On 06/06/2011 07:57 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> ...
>> pretty sure you need the whole tree, or at least a node and the last
>> leaf.
>
> I would have thought so.
>
> Hopefully someone here has done this and can give me details.
>
> Thanks for responding.
>
> Alan
>

Whatever you decide, don't forget to try a restore to a different 
machine.  You'll soon find out if you've got all the right files in the 
backup.

(There are many systems administrators who believe they have a fast and 
efficient backup system - right up to the point when they have to try 
and do a restore.)

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Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-06 16:01 -0400
  Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-07 00:57 +0100
    Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-06 23:46 -0400
      Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-06-07 09:23 +0200
        Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-07 15:56 -0400
  Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" "F. Michael Orr" <michael_orr25@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-07 08:53 -0500
    Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-07 16:12 -0400
      Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" "F. Michael Orr" <michael_orr25@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-08 13:00 -0500
        Re: Backing up a Linux system on vmware using "snapshots" Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-08 23:31 -0400

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