From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 24 04:17:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D44137B401 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 04:17:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B369643FAF for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 04:17:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Received: from buffnet11.buffnet.net (buffnet11.buffnet.net [205.246.19.55]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.12.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id h5OBHk3S064594; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:17:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:17:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen Hovey To: Sue Blake In-Reply-To: <20030624211214.O96512@welearn.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disaster recovery planning X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:17:53 -0000 I keep a local copy ftpable of the version(s) I use.. Install just the bin dist using floppy and the local ftpable - then full restore from tape - and recompile the kernal just to be on the safe side. On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Sue Blake wrote: > Here's how I plan to recover a system from a level 0 backup to > new hardware, if ever the need arises: > > 1. boot off installation CD (or floppy??) > 2. disklabel, make filesystems (using sysinstall) > 3. restore root filesystem and mount it > 4. change fstab and various configs to work with new hardware > 5. boot in single user mode, fix fstab and devices, restore other filesystems > 6. boot multiuser and fix anything that still doesn't work > > I'm upgrading using cvsup and don't have recent CDs. > I know I can make my own bootable CD to keep for this purpose, but I > don't want to rely on it being found in a crisis if there is a more > generic method. > > Can I do this by booting off an _old_ FreeBSD CD? How old, I mean, > what sort of changes do I need to look out for? > > I think I need the fixit CD too, I couldn't just use the holographic > shell even if feeling masochistic... or could I? > > Could it be done just using a couple of quickly downloaded boot > floppy images, in which case I'd only need to document the URL for > the current floppies? > > > > -- > > Regards, > -*Sue*- > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >