Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:18:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: PJ <af.gourmet@videotron.ca>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backups & cloning Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909300453090.47271@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20090930055735.d95f173f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4AC29BE6.4000505@videotron.ca> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909291759110.44648@wonkity.com> <4AC2B3BB.4080807@videotron.ca> <20090930040733.91cc32d4.freebsd@edvax.de> <4AC2C6FE.5030507@videotron.ca> <20090930051819.be26dc3b.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909292128150.45380@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909292144050.45516@wonkity.com> <20090930055735.d95f173f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:49:01 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: >> So usually I back up /, /var, and /usr to files >> on a USB disk or sshfs. Then I switch to the new target system, booting >> it with a FreeBSD disk and doing a minimal install. That makes sure the >> MBR is installed, gives me a chance to set all the filesystem sizes, and >> newfses them. > > Similar here. In most cases, the FreeBSD live system is completely > sufficient: run sysinstall, slice, boot loader, partitions, drop > to shell; mount USB stick, restore from files located there. > >> Then I restore from the dump files created earlier, over the running >> system. First /usr, then /var, then /. On reboot, it's a clone. > > This means you bring up the minimal (installed) system first, then > do the restore? Why not do it right after the basic steps of > preparation right from the install CD? Probably mostly inertia, but I also like that it makes certain everything has been done to make a complete bootable system. Seems like when I do it manually, CRS syndrome kicks in and I forget a step which ends up taking more time. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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