BACKUP SOLUTION

Backup and Restore
entire systems with
Linux Disk Image

Bare-metal backup and restoration of Linux partitions, workstations,
laptops and servers direct from the cloud.

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Fast and secure backup for

Linux Monitor

Linux
Systems

Disk

Linux
Disks & Partitions

Linux Server

Linux
Servers

Restore your system to

Linux Monitor

Physical

Virtual Machine Monitor

Local Virtual
Machine

Cloud

Cloud
Server

Backup full images
or partitions

Temporary spool
space not required

Bare-metal restore
via USB recovery media

Key Features to Protect your System

Backup Features

Backup Features

  • Fast, bandwidth-efficient backups
  • Backup entire disk images
  • Backup individual drives or partitions
  • Backup direct to cloud
  • Include unused sectors for forensic backups, or exclude for space efficiency
  • Incremental and scheduled backups
  • Backup to your own storage locations
  • Temporary spool space not required
Restore Features

Restore Features

  • Restore disks or partitions back to any disk of the same or greater size
  • Restore files or folders individually
  • Recreate partitions to the exact target size
  • Restore as virtual disk files (.vmdk)
  • Restore to the same device or a different device
  • Restore to local virtual machine or a cloud server
  • USB recovery media for bare-metal restorations
Management Features

Management Features

  • User warnings when drive's partition structure changes
  • Use web server console to edit disk or partition selections
  • Crash-consistent partition backup
  • Secure encryption during backup, transit and at rest
  • Exclude unused space from disk in backup image
  • Backup/restore job logs

Centralized Management with Comet’s Intuitive User Interface

Your system’s data is secure, easily discoverable and always accessible

  • Protected Items screen - Disk Image

  • Select partitions or drive for backup

  • Restore methods

  • Job logs (successful backup and restore)

  • USB and ISO recovery

Frequently Asked Questions about Disk Image backup

Can I backup to local, network, NAS, external drive, or the cloud?

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Yes, all of those storage locations are supported. All supported storage destinations are detailed here: https://docs.cometbackup.com/latest/installation/comet-server-installation/

Can I run multiple backups (Disk Image and Files & Folders backups) on the same machine at the same time?

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Yes, Comet supports running multiple backup jobs simultaneously, to the same or different storage locations.

For USB recovery, can the image be downloaded from the server during the restore process?

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Comet's USB Recovery option allows you to boot into a minimal Linux-like environment. Log-in to the user profile account, download the backed-up Disk Image from the storage location, and write it to the hard disks of the connected machine. This is a bare-metal type recovery.

Can I restore the full disk to an external drive for cloning?

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Yes, however the destination device needs to be as large as the original. You can also restore as .VMDK file format, which allows mounting in many different virtual machine programs (VirtualBox, QEMu, and so forth).

Will a disk image restore work on systems that cannot physically be accessed?

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As the backup administrator, when the target PC is online and running it is possible to remotely initiate a restore job from the admin web interface, by remote-controlling a live-connected Comet instance.