From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 28 9:11:42 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from retribution.net (retribution.net [207.96.1.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE4FA156BF for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:11:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mjoseff@retribution.net) Received: from retribution.net (mjoseff@retribution.net [207.96.1.17]) by retribution.net (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA37562 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:19:00 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:18:59 -0500 (EST) From: Matthew Joseff To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HD going bad In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Ryan Thompson wrote: }On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Matthew Joseff wrote: }> The hard drive in my server is starting to go buh bye (read: making bad }"The" hard drive, huh... I always try to keep a small spare with a }defaulted FreeBSD install for emergencies. And, of course, I do regular }backups :-) That's phase II: Now I have some extra cash. :) }I just spent a week or two going through a new install for our biggest }server, doing just that (i.e., installing on a new drive and moving over). }I ALSO took the time (because I had it) to carefully document any }deviations I made from a stock FreeBSD install... So, if, for some reason, }I was stuck without backups, or a similar alternative like a new drive, I }could be up and running in a few hours as opposed to a few days ;-) Good idea. -- Matthew Joseff System Administrator NewsReal, Inc. www.newsreal.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message