Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:47:22 +0100 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: FreeBSD-Utah <kwl2363@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Mirroring / Cloning FreeBSD System Message-ID: <200802272347.22581.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <173107.60129.qm@web50301.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <173107.60129.qm@web50301.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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On Wednesday 27 February 2008 22:43:31 FreeBSD-Utah wrote:
> I have a question on how to mirror a FreeBSD
> installation / system.
>
> This environment will have two identical / separate
> systems referred to as “System A” and “System B”
>
> - I want to install FreeBSD on to “System A”
> - Once that installation is complete with selected
> ports and custom applications, I want to make an exact
> duplicate of “System A” on “System B”
>
> I don’t want to do this with drives in the same
> system, rather I would like to “clone” “System A”
>
> Also, it would be nice to be able to do this as a
> “mirroring” solution to keep a clone over time of the
> system in the case of failure of either “System A” or
> “System B”
>
> Is this possible to do? If so, any direction on how I
> would do this would be welcome.
Install A, then B very minimal and rsync them (port: net/rsync). This assumes
a network between the two with different ip addresses :)
> Is there a port / application that enables this?
Pending your needs, you could try sysutils/heartbeat. But for periodical
syncs, rsync should do fine. The tricky part will be /etc/rc.conf, since
you'll need to differentiate the IP's.
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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