From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 8 17:18:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D1E9106566B for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:18:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from k@kevinkevin.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f172.google.com (mail-yx0-f172.google.com [209.85.210.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0061A8FC0C for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:18:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe2 with SMTP id 2so4733210yxe.7 for ; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:17:55 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.150.19.4 with SMTP id 4mr5386741ybs.216.1262969720304; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:55:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from kkPC (not.enough.unixsluts.com [76.10.166.187]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 36sm9321808yxh.13.2010.01.08.08.55.15 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:55:17 -0800 (PST) From: "kevin" To: Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:54:52 -0500 Message-ID: <002201ca9083$528ba740$f7a2f5c0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-index: AcqQg0vIB548IbwyTUy7Ktmh1CkoMg== Content-Language: en-us Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Question about imaging / migrating freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:18:04 -0000 Hello, I have a quick question regarding moving freebsd from one server to another. I have read and am exploring several methods for efficiently migrating one freebsd server to newer hardware. Without getting into too many details, it is preferable to migrate each partition/slice in their entirety. I have read methods where utilizing dump/restore in single user mode seems to be the way to go, however I would like to know if anyone has any recommendations or has a tried & true method (dd over ssh?) for accomplishing this kind of a task that may save me any headaches, since the servers in question are production systems. Both systems will be 7.1-PRERELEASE. And I am unable to physically mount the new server's disk in the old server, unfortunately. Any help / suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kevin