Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:20:21 -0400 From: "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> To: "'Erich Dollansky'" <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: gpart Message-ID: <006801ce2edb$a9e3fed0$fdabfc70$@thenetnow.com> In-Reply-To: <20130401085447.5f7bef64@X220.ovitrap.com> References: <004301ce2e78$3e274fc0$ba75ef40$@thenetnow.com> <20130401085447.5f7bef64@X220.ovitrap.com>
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-----Original Message----- From: Erich Dollansky [mailto:erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com]=20 Sent: March-31-13 9:55 PM To: Grant Peel Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gpart Hi, On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:28:40 -0400 "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> wrote: > I am in the midst of setting up the framework for new servers using=20 > FreeBSD 9.1. I used the bsdinstall and Manual`` option when setting up = > the disk geometry using GPT - graphical setup. >=20 > The idea will be to eventually dump the 4 file systems, (/, /usr /var=20 > and /home) and restore them on other servers when the time comes. >=20 using a separated home is a very good idea. > =20 > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html I have had only one problem with this description. I could not boot from = a GPT setup on my machine done as described there. But I have a disk done = with PCBSD based on 9.0 which booted well. I cannot tell you if this is a = problem caused by a later chance on the side of FreeBSD. > Which worked well. But as yet I do not have dumps to test with. If all worked well for you, I do not see any problems coming for you = then. >=20 > I was wondering in anyone sees any issues creating the drive geometry=20 > using this method, with the intent of restoring dumped filesystems to=20 > to, including the root filesystem. I have some drives which partitioning I did according to this. The only problem I have is booting. The rest is all working perfectly. >=20 > I am yet to use 9.1 to do so, so any tips would be appreciated. >=20 If you want this for serious servers, you might even consider 8.3, if = your hardware is supported. Nothing beats the robustness of the older FreeBSD versions. Erich Interesting. Up to this point I have always upgraded to the latest release version of FreeBSD. I am currently running 8.0 and am in need of many of the ports to be upgraded, and have never had much luck doing the upgrade thing with the = base system and ports, preferring instead to completely rebuild in restore = user data. Can I assume that the versions of the ports shown on the = freebsd.org=E9ports site will be available in 8.3 and 9.1=E9 -G
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