From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 18 01:53:06 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 9469A16A41F for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:53:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47C2B13C45D for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:53:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 10900 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2007 20:53:06 -0500 Received: from 203-158-53-19.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.158.53.19) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 17 Jun 2007 20:53:05 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:53:01 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: apatewna@hol.gr Message-ID: <20070618115301.7c9889a3@localhost> In-Reply-To: <4669B25E.9060204@pcbsd.homeunix.com> References: <46674717.6020105@calarts.edu> <26ddd1750706061711t660afba9h737735b9e1805c65@mail.gmail.com> <91A69DD3-FDFD-4D66-A2DA-642DEA450FD7@techally.com> <26ddd1750706061818m4eb25c5ama1c1a91243d7754c@mail.gmail.com> <20070608003637.4595b961@localhost> <4669B25E.9060204@pcbsd.homeunix.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Maxim Khitrov , yahoo@pcbsd.homeunix.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virtualization of FreeBSD 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: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:53:06 -0000 On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:47:42 +0300 Thanos Rizoulis wrote: > One serious tip about Vmware, is that when selecting disks, you can > select a *physical* disk instead of a virtual and proceed with > installation on that physical disk. Or you can keep a freebsd server > installed on a virtual disk, then connect a physical disk on the same VM > and dump/restore as you please. It has been tested with over 7GB OS > installs and works like a charm. cool, i knew about using the physical disk option, but hadn't used it for restore/dump :) thx _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Quality is never an accident, it is always the result of intelligent effort." John Ruskin (1819-1900) I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.