Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:57:41 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: =?windows-1252?Q?Nuno_Gon=E7alves?= <nuno@fccn.pt> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bare Metal Recovery FreeBSD How To Message-ID: <47694D85.7020903@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <003e01c84250$9e2b8bd0$1f2c88c1@corp.fccn.pt> References: <003e01c84250$9e2b8bd0$1f2c88c1@corp.fccn.pt>
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Nuno Gonçalves wrote: > I am trying to do a Bare Metal Recovery from a FreeBSD 6.0 system to a > different Hardware. > > I have a backup from all partitions of the affected system so I am trying to > install a minimum FreeBSD 6.0 in a different hardware which I already have > up and running. What kind of backup? Is it a dump(8) file? > I created a Swap Partition, a “/” partition where the minimum system is > running, and a third partition “/backup” in which I will restore the backup > through the network. > > Next step will be to change the boot manager and make it boot through > “/backup”. > > Do you guys think this is doable? > > I Think I probably must recompile the kernel after the bare metal recovery > because the hardware is different, still do you think it might work? Did the kernel have a lot of customization? A GENERIC kernel should boot on almost anything --- which is why "bare metal recovery" seems a misnomer to me. If the hard disk survives, I simply stick it in another box and rarely have any difficulties. If it doesn't, I do a minimal install with the desired final slice/partition scheme on the new HDD, and simply restore(8) over the top. > What is your opinion on this? What should be the best approach ? Well, I don't know your exact situation, but OOTOMH, the partitioning scheme you mention seems like wasting a disk unless you want the final system to have only /, swap, and /backup. Which could be OK, I guess, but isn't the traditional BSD Right Way(tm). Also, I'd consider installing a newer release than 6.0, and only restoring the important stuff. Again, it depends on your situation. My $.02, Kevin Kinsey -- You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive. -- Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet
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