Re: [SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-28 Thread Dave Kempe
- Original Message - From: li...@sbt.net.au To: slug@slug.org.au Sent: Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 6:55:23 AM Subject: [SLUG] clone system to a vm? I have a Centos 4 machine, I'd like to try cloning it from a physical machine to a VM on another system, I've installed Centos 6

[SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-26 Thread lists
On Sun, September 2, 2012 7:21 pm, Ross Mitchell wrote: I suggest that you install VirtualBox, then install your Centos 4 os within it. * You don't risk your established data etc. * The Centos 4 will have its own IP address, your legacy system will be fine, of course it will have the security

Re: [SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-26 Thread Chris Barnes
Take a look at Ghost4Linux (G4L) Its not necessarily fast, but its got a pretty comprehensive suite of tools. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 6:55 AM, li...@sbt.net.au wrote: On Sun, September 2, 2012 7:21 pm, Ross Mitchell wrote: I suggest that you install VirtualBox, then install your Centos 4 os

Re: [SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-26 Thread Jake Anderson
On 25/09/12 06:55, li...@sbt.net.au wrote: On Sun, September 2, 2012 7:21 pm, Ross Mitchell wrote: I suggest that you install VirtualBox, then install your Centos 4 os within it. * You don't risk your established data etc. * The Centos 4 will have its own IP address, your legacy system will be

Re: [SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-26 Thread Voytek Eymont
Chris, Jake, thanks H, I might try a fresh centos instal, and, copy/setup Web site first of all, might be simpler, (just need to resolve some 'include' path issues) VM something like this. http://digiassn.blogspot.com.au/2006/01/dd-over-netcat-for-cheap-ghost.html It'll take a while,

Re: [SLUG] clone system to a vm?

2012-09-26 Thread Piers Rowan
I have a Centos 4 machine, I'd like to try cloning it from a physical machine to a VM on another system, I've installed Centos 6 on the new machine, and, learning how to setup VM how would I clone existing system across LAN to VM ? thanks for any tips That is a old version so I would be