"Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
> Stefan Degen wrote: > > /var/lib/backuppc has its own harddisk. The problem is, that > > the harddisk is full and there is no LVM or RAID. > > > > So is it possible to change the harddisk like this (without > > to lose the backups)? > > 3. copy all data stored on the old harddisk to the new one > > with rsync -H /old_harddisk /new_var/lib/backuppc > > > > 4. start backuppc > > rsync -paH or something might be better, but because of all > the hardlinks it might take quite a while to copy all the > data. The fastest way to copy and preserve everything is > probably to use dd to copy everything to the new drive and > then grow the filesystem afterwards. > P.S. You could also just start over and keep the old disk > around for emergency... This is a quite good idea. If there is an emergency, i only need to change the harddisk again....? Backuppc will not be angy :-)? Stefan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
