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Published on: January 2008
Type of content: WEBCAST
Format: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist (.asx)
Price: FREE

Overview:
In this webcast, Andrew Kutz covers the dos and don'ts of a bare metal restore on Linux. In a bare metal restore, the IT manager reformats a server from scratch after a catastrophic failure. Our speaker will describe the basics of bare metal restores, where recovery efforts typically go wrong and the best ways to recover data with the bare-metal restore technique. Topics covered will include best practices for the following:

-- Operating system re-installation
-- Hard drive repartitioning
-- Dealing with logical volumes
-- Recreating file systems and software RAID devices
-- Recreating users and groups
-- Reinstalling hardware drivers, software and software updates
-- Network and security recovery
-- And more!