From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 19 9:18:50 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dnsp1.sce.com (dnsp1.sce.com [155.13.48.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA78837BDCB for ; Fri, 19 May 2000 09:18:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Ryan.Gamo@sce.com) Received: from D058661.sce.com (D058661.sce.com [155.13.167.39]) by dnsp1.sce.com (AIX4.3/8.9.3/5.5.5) with ESMTP id JAA12518 for ; Fri, 19 May 2000 09:18:40 -0700 From: Ryan.Gamo@sce.com Received: from go2ntswpr01.sce.com (D068976.sce.com [155.13.76.17]) by D058661.sce.com (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.7) with ESMTP id JAA37164 for ; Fri, 19 May 2000 09:18:39 -0700 Received: from go2ntdomc01.sce.com (unverified) by go2ntswpr01.sce.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id for ; Fri, 19 May 2000 08:53:49 -0700 Subject: Re: Making an Image/cloning a system To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.2a (Intl) 23 November 1999 Message-Id: Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 08:53:49 -0700 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on GO2NTDOMC01/SVR/SCE/EIX(Release 5.0.1a (Intl)|17 August 1999) at 05/19/2000 08:53:49 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You might just want to hook up a drive to the second IDE controller (if available), configure it, and then copy everything over. You'll have a backup, as well as an image of your first machine. Further question for the rest: Would he have to partition it as well? Or will the partitions remain the same on the new drive? Ryan M. Gamo IT Application Services - TDBU Phone: (626)308-6696 * Fax: (626)308-6390 Pager: (888)586-7992 PIN 318489 "KNOW YOUR ROLE" "Jim" Sent by: To: owner-freebsd-questions@F cc: reeBSD.ORG Subject: Making an Image/cloning a system 05/19/2000 08:14 AM Greetings, We are a small ISP located in North Carolina. About 8 months ago we hired a self professed FreeBSD expert to set up a WEB Server for us and to do virtual hosting on the box. It does just that, and it uses a configuration that is unique, provides each person with their own virtual directory. It works very well. The problem was that the setup was not his, he was using our name to hire other programmers to get the system to operate, and generally was a con artist. When we were about to confront him he flew the coop. He left us with several financial obligations and the WEB Server. Now after we have cleaned up all of the financial obligations we would like to continue to use this box. We still have a remote admin in Atlanta that is assisting us for a fee. Number one, we need to back up the system, and additionally we would like to clone the setup so that we can use it for other WEB servers. Our remote admin is at a loss, he recommended using tar then to copy it across our network to another disk. There is not enough disk space to tar the files. We are fledgling Unix users, and for the most part have to continue to solicit outside assistance until we are familiar enough with the system to manage it entirely. The server is a production server, and has WEB sites on it. It does not have a tape because the con artist said he could back it up over the LAN. What I need, A low cost alternative to back up the system now. (over the LAN would be great for us) A way to clone the setup so we can continue to use it, and learn as we grow. A recommendation for a low cost tape Drive that will back up 10 Gigabytes. The name of an outside Admin that might be able to assist us remotely. Thanks in advance PS. I will gladly provide the con artists name, and his latest alias name upon request. Jim Roberts jim@netquick.net 910-486-7845 ext 28 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message