Re: [CentOS] Antwort: Re: How to clone CentOS server ?

2009-08-31 Thread przemolicc
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 01:46:26PM +0200, frank.brodb...@klingel.de wrote:
 Hi
 
 Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com schrieb am 26.08.2009 13:31:22:
  Ivan Varbanov wrote on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:10:27 +0300:
  
   It will not work if the drives are in raid
  
  Don't know if that is really true ... Anyway:
  Install a minimal system and then rsync everything over.
 
 I always prefer dump(8) and restore(8) via nc(1). All those
 programs are available from a CentOS boot cd. But be aware
 that this makes a full clone with all the possible crap and
 leftovers which might be hanging around on your system.
 
 So I tend to do an appropriate install of the new machine,
 and selectively copy configuration files and the data I
 know I want and install the packages I need. Yes, it's a bit
 more work than just cloning, but also a good opportunity to
 get rid of old ballast.

Frank,

I would prefer installing new server but sometimes (i.e. when you take
over some servers) you don't have enough time to carefully
select what should and what shouldn't be copied.


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[CentOS] Antwort: Re: How to clone CentOS server ?

2009-08-26 Thread Frank . Brodbeck
Hi

Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com schrieb am 26.08.2009 13:31:22:
 Ivan Varbanov wrote on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:10:27 +0300:
 
  It will not work if the drives are in raid
 
 Don't know if that is really true ... Anyway:
 Install a minimal system and then rsync everything over.

I always prefer dump(8) and restore(8) via nc(1). All those
programs are available from a CentOS boot cd. But be aware
that this makes a full clone with all the possible crap and
leftovers which might be hanging around on your system.

So I tend to do an appropriate install of the new machine,
and selectively copy configuration files and the data I
know I want and install the packages I need. Yes, it's a bit
more work than just cloning, but also a good opportunity to
get rid of old ballast.

Frank.
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