GO HERE Making ISO from install

[Bart]

I have almost a perfect install of PIAF on a hosted vps. I was wondering if there might be some way to create an ISO file of this server so I could install it using a CD on another PC?

Thanks

 

[wardmundy]

@Bart We documented the process in this Nerd Vittles article.

 

[dicko]

Another solution which is very flexible . . .

http://www.mondorescue.org/

cd, dvd, usb, pxe booting all supported

No "downtime" needed

 

[wardmundy]

Another solution which is very flexible . . .

http://www.mondorescue.org/

cd, dvd, usb, network share all supported

No "downtime" needed

Used to be our favorite backup solution, but the results can be problematic. Hopefully, those were just growing pains.

 

[dicko]

backup is pretty easy using the tui, three basic restore modes:-

nuke - great for cloning to similar hardware and restoring to bare metal after a major FU.
interactive - for little more control when disks are different size/technology
expert - for more complicated, needs some linux expertise maybe mdadm and partitioning.

generally no problems for me, but currently doesn't like zfs

If cloning, then the mac-address will be changed so remember to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules to reduce "head scratching" when your network seems broken. and for safety ensure your machine-id is changed