I migrated a server from somewhere in Virginia on a RAID setup to a
desktop in Atlanta without RAID over the internet. I obviously wasnt
present in either of the places.

All one has to be careful of are the following :
1.Confirm all the hardware are supported by the OS.
2. Make sure RAID disks are configured properly.
3. If RAID doesnt exist in the destination - make sure /etc/raidtab is
renamed.
4. Update /etc/fstab to point everything in the right partitions.
5. Update /etc/lilo.conf or /etc/grub.conf to point the bootloader at
the right direction.
6. Create a new /boot/initrd if the hard disk/filesystem is different. 
7. Update MBR if you are using lilo.
8. Update /etc/modules.conf for any settings that is required in the
destination.

I think that covers all the critical areas - ofcourse X might require
reconfiguration etc.. but your OS will definitely boot by now.


Mithun

--- Vipul Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Right. One just has to ensure that kernel can be found by the loader
> and 
> that the fstab is correct. Thus (in simplified terms) if you install 
> with the hard disk as /dev/hda (primary master) and then attach that 
> hard disk to another PC as primary master. Things should work and you
> 
> can have an opportunity to load the changed device driver modules, or
> 
> something like kudzu can do it for you.

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