Setting up SystemImager-client

[Hans]

I want to create images of my Linux System With SystemImager.

Setting up the SystemImager-client:

I added this line to my /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://download.systemimager.org/debian stable main

Followed by the commands:
apt-get update

apt-get install systemimager-client
si_prepareclient --server <ipaddress imageserver>

then i received the following errors:

Using "sfdisk" to gather information about disk:
/dev/sda

Using "sfdisk" to gather information about disk:
/dev/sdb

rsync: link_stat "/usr/share/systemimager/boot/x86_64/standard/initrd_template/." failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(789)
Couldn't rsync -a /usr/share/systemimager/boot/x86_64/standard/initrd_template/ /tmp/.systemimager.4/. at /usr/lib/systemimager/perl/SystemImager/UseYourOwnKernel.pm line 58.
server1:/#

By the way: i have noticed that others have also this unsolved problem.
Have a look here:
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4222

Is there any solution?


Hans :mad:

[falko]

I don't know one. I guess I have to play around with this when I find the time. Seems as if things have changed in SystemImager...

[Hans]

Yes, there is something wrong i guess. I hope there will be a solution for it soon. I am surprised that i have so much problems with setting up backup-systems for my server. For example i have still an open thread about rdiff-backup. It works now but rdiff still does not make a backup of /var. :(

[marcolefo]

Hello

I have the same problem. Is there a solution now ?
Thanks

[marcolefo]

It's working if you install the systemimager-server on the golden client ...:confused:

[sjau]

For incremental, snapshot-like backups I us rsync (because I couldn't get rdiff to work together on a debian and a suse machine). I make backups every 6h.

[falko]

It's working if you install the systemimager-server on the golden client ...:confused:
What exactly is the problem?