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How do I perform a cold bare metal backup for a Linux client? - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>This article explains how to perform cold bare metal backups for Linux clients, and links to detailed procedures.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>Unitrends cold bare metal backups allow you to restore your operating system in the event of disaster. We recommend using a full backup to create the bare metal media when possible, but in some cases you may have to perform a cold bare metal backup. Note that cold bare metal backups require the server to be offline during the backup, and is necessary on GPT-partitioned Ubuntu 12.04 systems.</p> <h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p>For detailed instructions on how to successfully perform a cold bare metal backup for a Linux client, see <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Flegacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide%2Fdefault.htm%23cshid%3D1436">Linux cold bare metal protection</a> in the Recovery-Series and UEB Administrator’s Guide. </p> <ul><li>Your must first: <br><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fguides.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Flegacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide%2Fdefault.htm%23lag%2Fcreating_the_iso_for_use_with_.htm">Creating the ISO for use with cold bare metal backups</a> </li> <li>You then perform the actual Cold Bare Metal backup and can then perform the restore: <br><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=http%3A%2F%2Fguides.unitrends.com%2Fdocuments%2Flegacy-rs-ueb-admin-guide%2Fdefault.htm%23lag%2Fperforming_cold_bare_metal_bac.htm">Performing cold bare metal backups and restores</a> </li> </ul> </article> </main>