Data Problems - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

For more information about NetworkManager, refer to
Connections with NetworkManager"

46.6 Data Problems

Data problems are when the machine might or might not boot properly but, in either
case, it is clear that there is data corruption on the system and that the system needs to
be recovered. These situations call for a backup of your critical data, enabling you to
recover a system state from before your system failed. SUSE Linux Enterprise offers
dedicated YaST modules for system backup and restoration as well as a rescue system
that can be used to recover a corrupted system from the outside.
46.6.1 Backing Up Critical Data
System backups can be easily managed using the YaST System Backup module:
1 As root, start YaST and select System > System Backup.
2 Create a backup profile holding all details needed for the backup, filename of
the archive file, scope, and type of the backup:
2a Select Profile Management > Add.
2b Enter a name for the archive.
2c Enter the path to the location of the backup if you want to keep a local
backup. For your backup to be archived on a network server (via NFS), enter
the IP address or name of the server and the directory that should hold your
archive.
2d Determine the archive type and click Next.
2e Determine the backup options to use, such as whether files not belonging to
any package should be backed up and whether a list of files should be dis-
played prior to creating the archive. Also determine whether changed files
should be identified using the time-consuming MD5 mechanism.
Section 30.5, "Managing Network
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