I know there is a thread related to this, I just want to make sure I get it right! I am running Mandrake 7.1 on an IDE drive. I need some space and a backup so I am adding the following: AHA-2940UW SCSI Seagate 4/8 DAT SCSI Seagate 2.1GB Barracuda. My data that is using space is on /var, currently I have / as one drive/partition. I would like to end up with the new drive being /var for space sake. My plan is thus: 1) Install hardware. 2) Boot up. 3) Kill anything using /var 3) insmod the aic7xxx.o 4) tar czpf /vardata.tar.gz /var 5) mv /var /oldvar 6) Run diskdrake, mount the drive, hopefully it takes care of fstab yes? 7) tar xzpf /vardata.tar.gz /var 8) if everything goes well whack /oldvar 9) Enjoy more space, and whoa, backups. Does this make sense? Will I get an exact duplicate (Links, permissions, etc.) of /var this way? My questions are as follows. 1) I know I need to use the command: insmod aic7xxx.o upon bootup to see the card and the devices attached. Where is the 'correct' place to put this command so that if the server reboots I don't have to be there to type it in. 2) Is using diskdrake safe for this? Will diskdrake auto update my fstab accordingly? So I'm *assuming* that I should end up with the additional line to my fstab: /dev/sda1 /var ext2 defaults 1 1 3) When all is said and done my tape drive will be /dev/st0 right? Any advice is much appreciated. Regards, Ran Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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