there is no reason to make a entire disk dump. equal which tool. from my point of view.
i use pfSense now since the beginnings. just do a backup over the menu install a new box open the web interface and stop the wizard open the restore over diagnostics, put he backed config in and look that you have the wan interface connected and selected right ( if different nic types) packages will be pulled automatically after the restart of the box. (if connected to the WAN-Net) if you backed up also the rrd-data, those graphs will also be fine... the only reason i can see to make a full backup is squid or other dynamic data. but as the kind of data say, they are dynamically rebuild. log files from squid or something else can you transfer per tar through nc/ssh p.e. hth regards m. 2013/5/5 [email protected] <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I've been reading this thread with interest. > > Honestly I don't see any good reason to use dd to create a clone of your > config. > It will be a total waste of time compared to the classic install. > > > The path that I would rather take will be : > > 1. Classic install with the version that suits your needs for all 35 CF > cards. > > 2. Create an sh script or whatever language you like and mount the card in > a VM or on a FBSD / Linux. > > 3. Restore config and files that are of interest to you. > > 4. Unmount your card. > > > A dump with a CF card of 4Gb will take ages if you use a 1Gb… It'll still > take a very long time compared to classic install. > Furthermore you can use n CF card reader and parallelize the tasks. > > > If you select the right files you should be fine with your install. > > > > Sincerely yours. > > G.B. > > > > > > Le 4 mai 2013 à 21:01, James Records <[email protected]> a > écrit : > > > Found this: > > > > https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/master/etc/rc.create_full_backup > > > > > https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/master/etc/rc.restore_full_backup > > > > I'm modifying the create script to send the image to a remote server, > but this might be exactly what I want. Would be nice to wrap some of this > in the UI, but I'm doing fine with ssh access to these commands for now. > > > > > > -- > > James Records | Principle Network Engineer > > > > M 425.984.4349 E [email protected] > > > > W www.northshoresoftware.com > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mehma Sarja <[email protected]> > wrote: > > dd is fine unless you have a running database, like with Snort. You'd > have to employ some sort of a dump and then dd. > > > > > > On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Mehma Sarja <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is the perfect opportunity for *someone* to write one. > > > > > > On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > > > Diagnostics - Backup/Restore only handles configuration backup. I am > talking about the BSD dump/restore for the whole disk - if that elaborates > my needs. > > > > > > > > On 4 May 2013 17:20, Jim Spaloss <[email protected]> wrote: > > But they are included. > > > > Look under Diagnostics - Backup/Restore. This feature has been there > since M0n0wall, although it's functionality has been enhanced in pfSense. > > > > On May 4, 2013 5:32 AM, "Odhiambo Washington" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Again, at the risk of being so uninformed, I'd like to ask why > dump/restore are not part of pfSense. > > Would the inclusion increase the distro size beyond expectations? > > > > I am thinking that I could use dump/restore to create several > instances/installs of pfSense without necessarily having to go on an > installation/customization spree for packages. > > > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > > Nairobi,KE > > +254733744121/+254722743223 > > "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler." > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > > Nairobi,KE > > +254733744121/+254722743223 > > "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler." > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > > ________________________________________________ > «?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§ > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ > BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - > ________________________________________________ > «?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§«?»¥«?»§ > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ > PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD > > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > -- = = = http://michael-schuh.net/ = = = Projektmanagement - IT-Consulting - Professional Services IT Michael Schuh Postfach 10 21 52 66021 Saarbrücken phone: 0681/8319664 @: m i c h a e l . s c h u h @ g m a i l . c o m = = = Ust-ID: DE251072318 = = =
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