Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 19:34:56 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Moving to a larger disk Message-ID: <09d63b53-73ca-f1f5-8716-e1be9c67f3cc@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAdA2WNXFx3MMZvfmFnM_=CwhRb3EbB=KtP2Jf7sYUebV%2Bnp=g@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAdA2WOK3HVmJzWkt-1Un=8ytmLcey5Byvs=brtWhVGvw3iPvQ@mail.gmail.com> <aaf85d2f-2639-88fc-e9ba-0d034a1f1398@holgerdanske.com> <CAAdA2WNXFx3MMZvfmFnM_=CwhRb3EbB=KtP2Jf7sYUebV%2Bnp=g@mail.gmail.com>
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On 5/20/23 01:16, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 2:55 AM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> > wrote: > >> On 5/19/23 00:39, Odhiambo Washington wrote: >>> It's been years since I ever did this so allow me to post so that I can >>> gather ideas - newer ideas :) >>> >>> I have a 1TB disk, with UFS fs. >>> I'd like to migrate to a 2TB SSD and retire/repurpose the 1TB disk. >>> >>> ``` >>> [10:27 ~ ]$ df -h >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on >>> /dev/ada0p2 899G 269G 558G 33% / >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/fd >>> procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc >>> linprocfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/proc >>> linsysfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/sys >>> tmpfs 7.0G 4.0K 7.0G 0% /compat/linux/dev/shm >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev/fd >>> ``` >>> >>> What is the easiest/best method to migrate? >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>> Nairobi,KE >>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 >>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) >>> [How to ask smart questions: >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >>> >> >> >> What is the purpose of the computer? What environment(s)? >> >> >> What is the make, model, and/or part number of your computer? What CPU? >> What memory? What storage devices are installed? What storage device >> bays and interface ports are available? >> >> >> Please run the following commands and copy/paste console session into >> reply: >> >> # freebsd-version ; uname -a >> >> # geom disk list | perl -pe 's/(lunid|ident): (.+)/$1: ********/' >> >> # geom part show -p >> >> >> Please tell us about your sysadmin and disaster planning -- e.g. version >> control, configuration management, images, backups, archives? Media? >> >> >> David >> > > All those questions are relevant to the migration to a larger disk? I think you will find it impossible to do the migration without knowing the answers to some subset of the questions I asked; which subset depends upon your equipment and the path you follow during migration. I asked for additional information in case you are in an "all your eggs in one basket" situation; you might want to hear suggestions for alternatives. David
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