1 Guide to the impatient user

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     3 

     4 Install the package

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     6 

     7     # perl Build.PL

     8 

     9     (optional step)

    10     # ./Build prereq_report

    11 

    12     ./Build install

    13 

    14 Create your first image

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    17 NOTE: The device you're imaging must not be busy during

    18 image creation. Other your image will be unusable!

    19 

    20 The preferred way to get an idle device is using LVM snapshots:

    21 

    22     # lvcreate -s -L 1G -n lvol00-snap vg00/lvol00

    23 

    24     (optional - check the filesystem)

    25     # fsck -y /dev/mapper/vg00/lvol00-snap

    26 

    27     # imager save /dev/mapper/vg00/lvol00-snap /path/to/backup

    28 

    29 Restore your image

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    31 

    32 For a full restore:

    33 

    34     # imager restore /path/to/backup/idx/HOST/DEVICE/IMAGE-name > image

    35 

    36 If you need just parts of your image:

    37 

    38     # imager fuse /path/to/backup/ /mnt

    39 

    40 Now you may browse the images below /mnt/. To select just some files -

    41 loop mount such an image and restore the files you need:

    42 

    43     # mount -o loop /mnt/…/image /media/xxx

    44 

    45 Happy landings….

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    47 Heiko Schlittermann <hs@schlittermann.de>