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Initramfs error after image restore using dd

I need to create backups of a Ubuntu system in a way that I can easily restore the data and system as it is exactly in a ready to go state. So, I decided to go with dd to create a whole HHD images. I created the image as follows: dd…
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How to restore a linux root filesystem during operation?

I have a rough idea but not sure it's feasible. It's, in a machine with linux I have a hidden backup default filesystem as time goes, the machine becomes messy and it needs to reset to the factory system. Is it possible to overlay the root…
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Hibernation mode in Windows

Is it possible to resume the current work session on a computer(Windows) in another computer (Windows) by copying the hiberfil.sys file?
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Windows Server 2012 Image restore from FreeNAS server fails error 0x80070001

UPDATE: I have ordered a 8TB drive to be delivered tomorrow. My working theory is while Windows Server let me backup to the FreeNAS CIFS share, that on restoration Windows is being finicky about the CIFS and wants NTFS. I'll check that theory by…
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How to backup and restore with tar in a software raid 10 configuration?

I've successfully backed up and restored using tar with VPS that were not raided. Now I have a setup at my residence that requires raid, specifically raid-10. If I attempt to restore the tar it fails, first off extracting fails at /var/lib/lxcfs…
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Create Windows Recovery Image on Windows 8.1

I'm deploying some Lenovo ThinkPads for a small organisation. I want a simple recovery option if a user munges up their system. Luckily, they come preconfigured with the windows recovery partition which includes an option to restore from backup.…
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System Restore Points

Currently I am investigating how to schedule an automatic initiation of a system restore point for all of the workstations in my office. It seems that Task Scheduler already has some nice defaults (screenshots below). Even the history for this task…
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Restoring Win2K3 R2 server with Active Directory

We have had a server in a data center for about 6 years now. A few days ago motherboard went bad. In order to get the services running back quickly, a tech team decided to place it on a new motherboard with a different processor (different HAL…
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SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2003 sp1 disaster recovery test, slow preparing network connections

ok did a test to different hardware for a sbs 2003 r2 sp1 machine, client wants a documented test. Have done this in the past many times for others but this time the "preparing network connections" takes long, takes about 20 minutes to boot to the…
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Restore OS quickly?

I took a look at this thread but i am unsure if it best suits my needs. Using DD for disk cloning I want to cleanly reformat a few machines. They have the same specs and from the same vendor. I would like to install a clean OS then quickly restore…
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Repairing corrupt Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V VM using the host of an exact same OS

There's a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine which had an SSD failure. It hosts a Hyper-V VM of exactly the same type OS. The system never got to the state that it wouldn't boot, but we were experiencing surprise restarts every other day. (I…
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Restore an entire virtualized domain to earlier state?

We have set up a lab environment in our office to run various cybersecurity simulations. We are using ESXi 6.0 (VMWare) and we have a domain controller with 3 servers. I know that snapshotting domain controllers can cause problems if they are…
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I'm going to wipe a Windows 2008 server, but I want to be able to restore it just in case

I have backed up everything with the Windows Server Backup program, but will this be enough? My company is going to completely wipe the computer that has the server, but in case they change their mind will I be able to restore the server (including…
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Which file system was I using?

This is an odd question of a somewhat forensic nature. I was running a server, which originally had openSuse 11.4 installed, and was upgraded twice (to v12.3 and v13.1). Recently, an update messed up the machines boot sector and partition table,…
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Restore ActiveDirectory from System Image Backup after OS reinstall

One of my clients has a single-server Windows 2008 R2 setup which is serving as the Domain Controller. The server got in a situation where it would constantly boot into "Preparing to configure windows", then recycle. All attempts to get it to boot…
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