User`s guide

trueimagecmd --consolidate \

--filename:/usr/backups/backups.tib --include_pits:2,3 \

--target_filename:/usr/backups/kons.tib

• This will restore MBR from partition image D1 to the hard disk 1:

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

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

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