{"id":1858,"date":"2015-02-13T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2018-01-09T06:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T14:49:49","slug":"rpi-backup-and-restore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=1858","title":{"rendered":"RPi Backup and Restore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction – rapid deploy many or custom build one<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this topic I’ll cover the steps to backup and restore a RPi.\u00a0 There are numerous write ups about the subject, so I feel a bit plagiaristic about doing this.\u00a0 However, giving someone to ability to save time and effort is worth it.\u00a0 I will give credit to Whitson Gordon<\/a> who posted steps that I found online.\u00a0 I’ll try not to be too verbatim, adding some of my reasoning and experiences.<\/p>\n

Purpose – the kiosk users are waiting for your talents, (your name here)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week MCM Electronics announced the newest version of RPi available to the public.\u00a0 Unlike the last change that had several physical changes, this one was more system orientated.\u00a0 I won’t go into all the details, you can find it here<\/a>.\u00a0 Since it was such an improvement, I went ahead and ordered one.\u00a0 I haven’t done much with the July 2013 release Model B+.\u00a0 Most of my development has been on the older Model B.\u00a0 Now that this newer Model B G2 is due to arrive any day, I thought I’d clone my B+ and use the image on the G2.<\/p>\n

Even though this might seem like a one off, the steps could be used to do a one to many deploy.\u00a0 This brings back my earlier work developing a video sign for an office.\u00a0 Getting the base system ready and cloning it out was the last step.\u00a0 This is huge.\u00a0 Without this ability, the idea of using the RPi out in the field is not scalable.<\/p>\n

Details – lets clone it<\/strong><\/p>\n

First off, let me state that the source media size will need to match the destination media size.\u00a0 I had attempted to do a backup of a 32GB SD card and restore it to a 8GB SD card.\u00a0 This may seem obvious, but I feel this needs to be stated.\u00a0 My reasoning was the actual disk use was 4GB, so it was assumed that it would fit on the new 8GB SD card.\u00a0 Just keep that in mind.<\/p>\n

Now lets start by using a RPi that has been built and configured.\u00a0 If yours is on, turn it off.\u00a0 We’ll need to do this before removing the SD memory card.\u00a0 We’ll be using a Windows machine, so if you’re using a Mac or Linux only<\/a>, please accept my apologies.\u00a0 You’re in luck if you have a Mac, found this video…
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