On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM, kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a quick question regarding moving freebsd from one server to > another. > I have read and am exploring several methods for efficiently migrating one > freebsd server to newer hardware. > > Without getting into too many details, it is preferable to migrate each > partition/slice in their entirety. I have read methods where utilizing > dump/restore in single user mode seems to be the way to go, however I would > like to know if anyone has any recommendations or has a tried & true method > (dd over ssh?) for accomplishing this kind of a task that may save me any > headaches, since the servers in question are production systems. > > Both systems will be 7.1-PRERELEASE. And I am unable to physically mount > the new server's disk in the old server, unfortunately. > > Any help / suggestions is greatly appreciated. >
In the past, we've used cpio piped through SSH to image servers booted from a Linux LiveCD. We've also used DAR (the Disk ARchiver) to do the same. Recently, we've switched to using Rsync over SSH. On the FreeBSD side, it's as simple as: - boot from Frenzy LiveCD - partition/format disk(s) - mount filesystems under /root/mnt/ (or wherever) - rsync from other server (be sure to use --numeric-ids, --archive, and --hard-links) - install boot blocks - reboot We also use rsync to backup all our Linux and FreeBSD servers to a single backup server (ZFS+Snapshots was made for this). And then use that as the source for imaging new harddrives. -- Freddie Cash [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
