From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 22 17:21:01 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631201065670 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:21:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from laszlo_danielisz@yahoo.com) Received: from web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.200.151]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1A52B8FC08 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:20:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 24823 invoked by uid 60001); 22 Sep 2010 17:20:56 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1285176056; bh=/I2qnq7thanSrIayHHlQBrZzl1ujPvTx5tjSUU+wFYs=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=F8DyTZ1jY8q2aFhU8YAHl/virqxpHXXJWk9iwYEuGgclSQoeSB5QmFnqwCteHhoi9tWi6nkC2nsZTR/Cdb1URcFYp7nkbp6k8jyCqB5cU6l/m0SUgrenMxS86rtru7DCaqdcSAgpVwpKCHGNA+F21+7YRsXEAhqwthTEdQ+jFBQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=K5/dVH7u9SJ3698ONG8p7Me0Sfnx+yXUalnu9bPY7tCHBE7qGYuWKJayOOS55QFzM+DA7PGtVXMSzPAAK088QTUrjsqhluFGfyLxRUuF2TM8kxWgoum6/GD7vWuVwYPri2SbZkC21bAcat+k8mk9Wk913BGaN3I37jBkgtQcapE=; Message-ID: <417571.12469.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: mTnsMR4VM1lGfFWeTApAoaN21Y5x5HBaY5JQx4gg57P21HH sdtCv1dnuczK6vhTrvQX5_GRtU74Z.s6L_i9KvlM81_u_msqtQ3yZgI0FPcs RbU1hxbkgaqM2amsEZ2T0GRP64dqQP8SzPfMtmXetpwCUGQudsXQ8PEgjxdf 9E1MaYJy7Qhl8DvWY3BSXInSItV05QqhGPCsoxlVcm_EFGip0C84dq3NQhgk SpHlOkHLWpDcIUzEzEaeIzu7To5oX6TbWq8Yj7oRIlrT6Doi2Bq26LuKBQht MaCjvP18oklsBe0gxQl0qApsJmlZT6Xi37d3Rs6y_fzFosXyuaKxdJIAv Received: from [78.131.57.57] by web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:20:56 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/497 YahooMailWebService/0.8.105.279950 References: <447149.36059.qm@web30808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20100922180646.2abcb760.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:20:56 -0700 (PDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?D=E1nielisz_L=E1szl=F3?= To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20100922180646.2abcb760.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: migrate system disk 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: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:21:01 -0000 I'm using UFS.=0AThank you!=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________= =0AFrom: Polytropon =0ATo: D=E1nielisz L=E1szl=F3 =0ACc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0ASent: Wed, Sept= ember 22, 2010 6:06:46 PM=0ASubject: Re: migrate system disk=0A=0AOn Wed, 2= 2 Sep 2010 08:06:13 -0700 (PDT), D=E1nielisz L=E1szl=F3 =0A wrote:=0A> Hello,=0A> =0A> I have an old HDD which should be r= eplaced soon, actually that HDD stands as my =0A>=0A> system disk, what is = your suggesion, how should I migrate the FreeBSD 8.1 from =0A=0A> the old d= isk to the new one?=0A=0AAre you running ZFS or UFS on that disk? If UFS, g= o with the=0Aclassical way: use dump + restore. There's a very good example= =0Ain the handbook.=0A=0A http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/backup-bas= ics.html=0A=0AAlso look here:=0A=0A http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread= .php?t=3D11680=0A=0AUse a FreeBSD live system CD or DVD to prepare the targ= et disk=0A(install boot code, make slices and partitions); you can also=0Au= se sysinstall to do that.=0A=0AThen go with dump + restore. You'll find mor= e hints when searching=0Athe mailing list archive.=0A=0AIf you're on ZFS, u= se ZFS's tools to export and re-import the=0Apool, quite simple.=0A=0A=0A= =0A-- =0APolytropon=0AMagdeburg, Germany=0AHappy FreeBSD user since 4.0=0AA= ndra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...=0A=0A=0A=0A