Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:55:04 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Only CD. Message-ID: <3F2E83F3-9594-4E6F-A59C-5943DE100047@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <009701c74dc1$e73ed4f0$6501a8c0@GRANT> References: <009701c74dc1$e73ed4f0$6501a8c0@GRANT>
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On Feb 11, 2007, at 1:49 AM, Grant Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > I have downloaded the 6.2-RELEASE ISO images, (Disk 1, Disk 2, and > Boot Only), and was wondering... > > If I use the boot only CD to boot up the new server I am getting, > can I use it to: > > FDisk and Disklabel the new HD (SAS), Yes. > ifconfig the NIC, Yes. > Setup a network share (as a client), Depends on what you mean by network share. If by nfs, then in a limited sense yes. SMB/CIFS, no. > Download DUMPS from an other machine, No. > RESTORE those dumps, No. > the aim here is to clone a previous machine. So what I guess I am > asking is, does the boot only machine give us all the working tools > as would a copy installed to the local bood HD? > > -Grant Not really. For that you need to create your own custom boot CDs. -Garrett
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