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<li><strong>Operational</strong>: Routine (e.g. daily) backups - especially in a networked multi-user environment for operational resiliency and efficiency</li>
<li><strong>File</strong>: "Full" file system archive to online storage before re-building a host (completely reformatting disks and partitions)</li>
<li><strong>System Image</strong>: A complete operating system image to allow either [[cloning ]] to new hardware, or full system restoration</li>
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== Example Use Cases ==
shows you what file system types are supported under your currently running kernel
So if you've identified the disks you want to backup, and mounted them, you also need to be aware of the parts you DO NOT want to backup. On a Linux system, the list of EXCLUSIONS would include * /proc/ * /tmp/
* /sys/
<source lang="bash">
sudo rsync -ravlHz --progress --stats --exclude=/mnt/usbdrive/* --exclude=tmp*** --exclude=/proc/** --exclude=/sys/** --cvs-exclude --dry-run / /mnt/usbdrive/backups/liberty
</source>
I added the --dry-run option in there because you should always test first, and because I do not want anyone blindly copy and pasting this command without testing and tweaking it.
== System Image aka Backups for Disaster Recovery ==
So, when it came to using a backup program, I chose [http://www.mondorescue.org/index.html Mondo Rescue] because it can backup to CD, DVD, disk (e.g. external USB drive) or other mediums like tape drives. Plus, it can create a restore disk for you which is what I want... in the case of catastrophic system failure, I want to be able to [[cloning|recreate my computer on new hardware]].
I have an external USB hard drive with a terabyte of storage that I have mounted at /media/disk