Importing a server setup.

[Kenny Dail]

> On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 09:47:27AM -0500, Grant Peel wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I have a very good setup on a server that I would like to clone to a 
> > brand new server, and an existing server.
> > 
> > My plan is dependant on two things, feel free to comment on them if I 
> > am missing something:
> > 
> > 0.  Make sure the machine to be cloned is using a generic kernel, and 
> > ensure the SAS driver is enabled.
> > 
> > 1. I will take complete dumps of all the file systems (less swap and 
> > dev of course). These will be kept on a local machine that has 
> > filesharing setup (another freebsd box).
> > 
> > 2.  a. I will boot the new box using FreeBSD 6.1 or 6.2 CD.    
> >        (How do I keep from entering sysinstall?)
> >      b.Setup the new filesystems,
> >      c. setup a local network IP and configure a network fileshare client 
> >         so I can get to the dumps,  (this is doable, right?)
> >      d. inport the stored data, and configure the machine specific 
> >         details (hostname, IP etc etc etc),
> > 
> > Am I missing antything here?
> 
Might be easier to use g4u http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/

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Kenny Dail <kend at amigo.net>