User`s guide

trueimagecmd --deploy_mbr --filename:/usr/backups/D1.tib \
--harddisk:1
12.2 Automatic image creation using cron service
As a rule, disk/partition images are created regularly, often daily. To automate this
operation, you can use the cron service familiar to many UNIX users.
As an example, let’s consider a situation where you (the system administrator) need to
back up one or more disk partitions regularly.
Use
--list to obtain the necessary partition number:
Disk 1:
1-1 hda1 Pri,Act 31.35 MB 26.67 MB FAT16
Table
Table
1-2
hda5
980.5 MB
Linux Swap
1-3 hda6 4.887 GB 135.9 MB Ext2
1-4 hda7
9.767 GB 1.751 GB Ext2
1-5 hda8
3.462 GB 1.3 GB Ext2
Disk 2:
2-1 (/1)
hdd1
Pri,Act
4.806 GB
4.627 GB
Ext3
Table Table
2-2 hdd5 3 GB 1.319 GB Ext3
2-3 hdd6
3.906 GB Ext3
You need to back up partition 2-1. Let’s suppose a complete image has to be created
weekly supported by incremental images created daily.
To do this, place the respective executable files (e.g. trueimage.cron) into
/etc/cron.daily and /etc/cron.weekly folders.
To initiate weekly creation of a complete image of partition 2-1, add the following line to
the above file:
#!/bin/bash
/usr/sbin/trueimagecmd --create --partition:2-1 \
--filename:/mnt/backups/my_host/backup.tib
Where /mnt/backups/my_host/backup.tib is image name and path.
The second executable file is needed to initiate daily creation of incremental images:
#!/bin/bash
/usr/sbin/trueimagecmd --create --incremental --partition:2-1 \
--filename:/mnt/backups/my_host/backup.tib
If needed, users can make their own backup schedule. For more information, see Help on
the cron service.