Hello Les,

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> extract.  Then make sure that the restored /etc/fstab has the 
> right partition names and re-install grub so the new system will boot.

That's the *perfect and precise* way of doing that...
 
> If you want something more automated and can take the system 
> down occasionally, you can use clonezilla to make an image 
> copy of a working system once in a while.  It will restore 
> fairly quickly and automatically to similar hardware and you 
> can follow up with a backuppc restore to be completely up to date.

I already know clonezilla, but how would I automate this piece of
software to do complete images of my running server? Never knew it could
work like that too... Could you explain a bit more?

Thanks and kind regards,
Flavio Boniforti

PIRAMIDE INFORMATICA SAGL
Via Ballerini 21
6600 Locarno
Switzerland
Phone: +41 91 751 68 81
Fax: +41 91 751 69 14
Url: http://www.piramide.ch
E-mail: flavio AT piramide DOT ch  

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