Machine Replication using a CD-R? 10
dfn_doe
asks:
"Is there an easy way to replicate a very large Linux
install across multiple machines using a CDR as the
transfer medium?? I have 9 boxes that need to have about 9
gigs of Web, Database, and other information spread across
two drives and 10 partitions and I REALY don't want to do
it manually. Any utilities? Any suggestions? In case anyone
is interested this is for serving a large distributed database
to a secure Web Server." Using a CDR? That's odd, if you
have a newtork, you should be using that to automate
installation as opposed to burning loads of CDs (not to
mention the installation). What do you all think?
Machine replication over a network (Score:1)
Hi!
Work on NETPIPE is in process. It's a tool a friend of mine works on. It uses UDP broadcasts to
distribute data piped into the Server to all of the clients, which pipes the data out again.
bye
I released a GPL package that will ghost drives (Score:1)
They are a small and simple stream based set of perl scripts. Documentation includes both backup and restore scenarios for just about anything you want to do.
There are 50 to 100 people using this now, and most are having pretty good success.
Sorry I did not see you post sooner, hopefully you are still following the thread.
Replication using CD R (Score:1)
This could be done over the network. Ghost runs on DOS though.
Don't forget dd! (Score:1)
I guess this would mean you would have to physically mount each disk inside a machine one by one, but provided there is a small number of machines, this should be ok.
Having said all this, the ghost (or even cdr) may work great for you
Good luck!
Interested in that sort of replication myself... (Score:1)