Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
Bernard Dugas wrote: On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:26:05 -0800 (PST), Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum bg271828 at yahoo.com wrote: I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier to do this from scratch I just found last week ports-mngnt/portmaster that can help you to do that, and i have suggested portmaster author to add an -export option readable to built new ports on another computer. May be an -export-packages option would be nice also ? The process described in the portmaster man page is not quite as simple as you seem to be asking for, but it is designed to be thorough, and to work with a wide variety of configurations. It has also been tested extensively. hope this helps, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
On Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:16:27 Andrew Gould wrote:
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
bg271...@yahoo.comwrote:
I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create
a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box.
The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set
up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration
right, etc.
Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install
the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook
or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time.
Any other advice for mirroring the system?
Thanks!
Jen
Someone once posted a shell script that obtained a list of installed ports
from the package database system and fed the results to pkg_create, which
would create binary packages. Unfortunately, I can't locate the script.
cd /var/db/pkg
mkdir /var/tmp/packages
for DIR in *; do
if test -d ${DIR} -a -f ${DIR}/+CONTENTS; do
pkg_create -vb ${DIR} /var/tmp/packages/${DIR}.tbz
fi
done
This will create a package for all installed software in /var/tmp/packages.
Adjust accordingly.
Once ssh is in place on target:
scp -rp /var/tmp/packages target.machine:/var/tmp
On target:
cd /var/tmp/packages
for FILE in *; do pkg_add ${FILE}; done
Then all that's left is /usr/local/etc/ and possibly some
dirs /usr/local/share.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Opinions definitely vary on what the best method is. What I do nowadays is to: * First of all, never ever interactively configure any ports. * Maintain any necessary global options in /etc/make.conf * Maintain port specific options in /usr/local/etc/ports.conf, and have it applied by ports-mgmt/portconf. * Keep a list of packages that I want installed (NOT including dependencies). I then build packages based on this information in a clean environment; typically a dedicated jail. Because all configuration is declarative, and nothing is a function of interactive dialogs, I know I can reproduce the package set + config at any time. The upgrade on the target machine is a matter of pkg_delete -a to remove all packages, and then re-installing all the built binaries. I have some tools to help me do this that are semi-public, but not really in a nice state at this time. Let me know off-list if you would be interested. -- / Peter Schuller PGP userID: 0xE9758B7D or 'Peter Schuller peter.schul...@infidyne.com' Key retrieval: Send an E-Mail to getpgp...@scode.org E-Mail: peter.schul...@infidyne.com Web: http://www.scode.org pgpLyIgs9Hyg3.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Mel fbsd.questi...@rachie.is-a-geek.netwrote:
On Tuesday 16 December 2008 16:16:27 Andrew Gould wrote:
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
bg271...@yahoo.comwrote:
I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to
create
a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box.
The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set
up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration
right, etc.
Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically
install
the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the
handbook
or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the
time.
Any other advice for mirroring the system?
Thanks!
Jen
Someone once posted a shell script that obtained a list of installed
ports
from the package database system and fed the results to pkg_create, which
would create binary packages. Unfortunately, I can't locate the script.
cd /var/db/pkg
mkdir /var/tmp/packages
for DIR in *; do
if test -d ${DIR} -a -f ${DIR}/+CONTENTS; do
pkg_create -vb ${DIR} /var/tmp/packages/${DIR}.tbz
fi
done
This will create a package for all installed software in /var/tmp/packages.
Adjust accordingly.
Once ssh is in place on target:
scp -rp /var/tmp/packages target.machine:/var/tmp
On target:
cd /var/tmp/packages
for FILE in *; do pkg_add ${FILE}; done
Then all that's left is /usr/local/etc/ and possibly some
dirs /usr/local/share.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
Thanks, Mel.
Andrew
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Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum bg271...@yahoo.comwrote: I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box. The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Thanks! Jen Someone once posted a shell script that obtained a list of installed ports from the package database system and fed the results to pkg_create, which would create binary packages. Unfortunately, I can't locate the script. Check out 'man pkg_create'. Hopefully someone will post a more complete answer. Good luck, Andrew ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box. The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Thanks! Jen Hi Jen, I am assuming that you are using VMware, but if that's not the case, please respond to the thread. VMware Converter (http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/) is typically used to convert a physical machine to a VM, but I'm not sure that it will work with FreeBSD. If it doesn't, then I think you need to use a tool like Norton Ghost, Acronis TrueImage or Partimage (http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page) to create a disk image of your production machine. Once you do that, create your VM, boot with the rescue image of the tool that you chose and use it to restore the production machine disk image into your VM. Reboot and you should have a VM that only requires some minimal reconfiguration. Hope that helps, Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ http://www.sourcehosting.net/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklH2jMACgkQ0sRouByUApAbUwCfZaX7Pm9jJjxKmOHZhE5DQcpB 6S8AoLSuy35SuUu3XfxFsUd7OJIYWiYi =2kfG -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? simply copy everything ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Copying system/ports configuration?
I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box. The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Thanks! Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Greg Larkin glar...@freebsd.org wrote: From: Greg Larkin glar...@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copying system/ports configuration? To: bg271...@yahoo.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 8:41 AM -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: I have a FreeBSD 7.0 system that im using in production. I want to create a FreeBSD virtual machine, to use as a testbed for this production box. The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--installing all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc. Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install the same ports on the new machine? I didnt see anything in the handbook or FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. Any other advice for mirroring the system? Thanks! Jen Hi Jen, I am assuming that you are using VMware, but if that's not the case, please respond to the thread. No, im using VirtualBox. I had tried VMware but foundit much harder to use. I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier to do this from scratch Jen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Copying system/ports configuration?
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:26:05 -0800 (PST), Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum bg271...@yahoo.com wrote: I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier to do this from scratch The handbook mentions a common method to transfer installed systems partition-wise using dump and restore. Maybe this is useful to you in order to avoid an installation from scratch. And finaly, there's always dd. :-) -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Copying system/ports configuration?
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:26:05 -0800 (PST), Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum bg271828 at yahoo.com wrote: I dont quickly see a free tool to do this. Maybe its easier to do this from scratch I just found last week ports-mngnt/portmaster that can help you to do that, and i have suggested portmaster author to add an -export option readable to built new ports on another computer. May be an -export-packages option would be nice also ? Best regards, -- Bernard DUGAS Mobile +33 615 333 770 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
