[CentOS] Best way to duplicate a live Centos 5 server?

On 7/9/12, Micky <mickylmartin at gmail.com> wrote:
> The best and traditional way that has been there for decades is an rsync
> and then reinstallation of boot-loader.
> It works always if you know how it's done.

The problem I found with rsync is that it is very slow when there are
a lot of small files. Any idea how this can be improved on or is that
a fundamental limit?