From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 13:36:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CAC6106566C for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:36:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f185.google.com (mail-pz0-f185.google.com [209.85.222.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 717BA8FC25 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:36:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk15 with SMTP id 15so67347pzk.3 for ; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:36:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=a/YzIG8erYdsTM4TKtplqhnxJSJY9aVmbzw/eE0pNEE=; b=SEWpTHmXuZwQU9TCHgr/JvjoPMjl7n5bCpctfqz5ToLDpRwHA2nLy5whLm7twHa6HW h47KAiIuW3ajywcy+qLqm6L2RjbuwNdebeHJEKi4jL6xbsF7GGLd3a39VDv1h/GSbK8L vil9AG+aajHfj0F1JbCfNEjiQ39ILQ3sEkHwY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=kKxy8c6gDEcXY/l4jHoVls32WD5bkezOG1qwePicLTWk4WgurLvhVze6ZF+k2nJ1gG r8ghwyRaK0d8QtW/5am4jhakEB4cUpKPh1zDrSqqDHYDSmT88zvcdFbIi31KQHF5gaHf 5gBlrWaTjUwzovuZpdjRtWHOJ/Ri6RM7rxb18= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.209.20 with SMTP id h20mr346225wfg.130.1259933779820; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:36:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <791686.61294.qm@web113006.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <791686.61294.qm@web113006.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:36:19 -0600 Message-ID: <6201873e0912040536y69d278c9o5bf63d17015894f9@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Achilleas Mantzios Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware migration and upgrade from 6.3 to 8.0 advice 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: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:36:20 -0000 On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Achilleas Mantzios < mantzios.achill@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > i am facing this situation, where i need to upgrade from my 6.3 i386 > system, used as my main workstation, to a new hardware based on amd64 > (phenom II x4). > > > > My current system is alive since 2005, so is full of code, scripts, > configurations,look&feel,ssh keys etc.. that i would like to keep > handy in my new system. > > Also, currently i run gmirror, i am mentioning it, in case it affects > something. > > > > Since 2005, dealing with programming/support/etc.. i haven't done any > upgrade task in FreeBSD, so i dont feel that confident in this regard. > > > > I could: > > a) install a brand new 8.0-RELEASE in the new hardware and then > > a1) just mount the old disks to the new system or > > a2) migrate /home user data directly to the new home dirs > > b) migrate all current data to the new hardware, kernel/system > included, and then try to upgrade to 8.0 (by sysinstall or > makeworld/makekernel) > > > > So, its a trade-off between pain, correctness, effectiveness, and ease of > use. > > > > What would you guys recommend? Which way to go? Any other options? > > Thanx in advance! > > Please include me in your CC, as i am not subscribed to the list. > > Achilleas Mantzios > > You may want to consider installing from scratch and migrating over. This would allow you setup zfs and make the move easier. Also may want to explore run ahci(4) as that can seriously increase disk speed although I believe many more improvements live in STABLE, not RELEASE. -- Adam Vande More