From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 11 09:55:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 027BC16A400 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:55:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu (mxout3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD4113C428 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:55:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9] (may be forged)) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l1B9t5iF004986 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:55:05 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.42] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l1B9t4ih030263 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:55:05 -0800 In-Reply-To: <009701c74dc1$e73ed4f0$6501a8c0@GRANT> References: <009701c74dc1$e73ed4f0$6501a8c0@GRANT> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Gpgmail-State: !signed X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <3F2E83F3-9594-4E6F-A59C-5943DE100047@u.washington.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Garrett Cooper Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:55:04 -0800 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.2.11.13934 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_MEDIA_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __HAS_X_PRIORITY 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Only CD. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:55:06 -0000 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