Jon M. Hanson wrote: > dd (and all of the variants mentioned here) makes a sector-by-sector > copy of the physical disk. It doesn't care what filesystem is used > because it isn't reading at the filesystem level. It's reading the > actual bits that make up the filesystem structures and the files > themselves. So if you properly use dd (capture the correct partitions) > then you will get an image that will allow you to do a "bare metal" > recovery without having to reinstall the operating system. > > Wayne Davis wrote: >> In the event of a catastrophic drive failure, Will this recover a system >> WITHOUT re-installing the OS first? I didnot see a mechanism for doing >> that. >> >> Arconis uses a boot cd that enables USB, network shares and uses image >> files Ive created on a 80 gig USB drive formatted NTFS as well as other >> images on shared NTFS drives. >> >> >> Erich Newell wrote: >> >>> I just popped in and have seen a ton of comments regarding proper >>> imaging of a hard drive, and thought I'd throw in my two cents. >>> >>> One of my favorite tools is dcfldd ( >>> http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Dcfldd and >>> http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/dcfldd/). It is a forensic version >>> of dd, that can be used over a network. It essentially does the same >>> things that many have been describing, but in a much cleaner interface. >>> >>> A snippet from the wiki: >>> >>> -------- snip ------- >>> >>> *dcfldd* is an enhanced version of dd >>> . It has some useful features >>> for forensic investigators >>> : >>> >>> * On-the-fly hashing of >>> the transmitted data. >>> * Progress bar of how much data has already been sent. >>> * Wiping of disks with known patterns. >>> * Verification that the image is identical to the original drive, >>> bit-for-bit. >>> * Simultaneous output to more than one file/disk is possible. >>> * The output can be splitted into multiple files. >>> * Logs and data can be piped into external applications. >>> >>> The program only produces raw image files >>> . >>> >>> -------- end snip ------- >>> >>> I thought some may find this useful. >>> >>> -- >>> "A man is defined by the questions that he asks; and the way he goes >>> about finding the answers to those questions is the way he goes >>> through life." >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress > Jabber IM: jon@the-hansons-az.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Forgive my ignorance, I am new to linux. I still don't see how that is possible. Assuming I have made a CD or DVD of this image, I would still need a application to use it. Assuming the drive had failed and I put a a new one in. I would need to load a app that would transfer the image file to the new drive.... right? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss