Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 159

7.5.2 Restoration
With System → System Restoration, restore your system from a backup archive created
with System Backup. First, specify where the archives are located (removable media,
local hard disks, or network file systems). Click Next to view the description and contents
of the individual archives and select what to restore from the archives.
You can also uninstall packages that were added since the last backup and reinstall
packages that were deleted since the last backup. These two steps enable you to restore
the exact system state at the time of the last backup.
WARNING: System Restoration
Because this module normally installs, replaces, or uninstalls many packages
and files, use it only if you have experience with backups. Otherwise you may
lose data.
7.5.3 Boot and Rescue Disks
TIP: IBM System z: System Repair
The procedure described in the following section does not apply to IBM System
z platforms.
Create boot and rescue disks with System → Boot or Rescue Floppy. These floppy disks
are helpful if the boot configuration of your system is damaged. The rescue disk is es-
pecially necessary if the file system of the root partition is damaged.
The following options are available:
Standard Boot Floppy
Use this option to create the standard boot floppies with which to boot an installed
system. Depending on the architecture, the actual number of boot disks may vary,
but you should create all the boot disks presented in the dialog because all these
disks are necessary for booting. They are also needed for starting the rescue system.
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