On AIX, mksysb takes care of creating a bootable image/medium, preserving the system partitioning/LVM configuration and backing up the filesystems. The result is a bootable medium (tape, image, DVD) that can be used to restore a system to its original state.

The aim of this project is to create a similar tool that:

• Create a (generic) minimal bootable system
• Preserve the system partitioning/LVM configuration
• Backup the filesystem

All this within a single image that is easy to restore, either from itself or from a PXE server. There is currently nothing to download. There's a mailinglist about mksysb and some other tools at: http://lists.rpmforge.net/mailman/listinfo/tools