At 12/2/98 04:31 PM -0500, Stephane Leclerc wrote: >Hi Folks! > >I'm looking for a software utility to mirror my Linux hd on a second hd ? > >I've two 4.2 Go IDE HDs. The first one contain the linux root partition, >a second partition for data and the swap partition. The second is free to >use for backup.
If you want to run an active mirror (online and kept synced) you should look into the kernel's MD feature. You want to create a RAID 1 with those two drives. Check out: http://www.linuxhq.com/HOWTO/Multi-Disk-HOWTO.html You you simply want a drive to backup to, the standard cpio, afio, or tar could get the job done. --Jay Barbee
