[K12OSN] Got to rebulid -- how to take an image for checkpointing

[Robert Moskowitz]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 22:52, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>   
>>> If you use VMware's Virtual server this is real easy...
>>>       
>> I don't see VMware as a solution to my setup.  This is for my PDC; 
>> replacing my old NT PDC.
>>     
>
> If you are using LDAP you probably should let it replicate to
> a 2nd server so you don't have to wait for a restore if the
> primary fails.
Oh, there will be a BDC as well.  Along with a WINS server or two!  And 
all this on my home network (I have 64  public addresses highly 
subnetted along with private addresses), but then it is my home office 
and test network...
> But, you should learn how to copy your filesystems
> with tar and and make a new system bootable too. It isn't
> difficult and it is easier to learn before you need it.
>   
Yeah, I really have to work through a TAR howto.  Know a good one?