Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:53:25 -0500 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: James Smallacombe <james@pil.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copying binaries to new server Message-ID: <453E36F5.70102@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0610241131030.94868-100000@richard2.pil.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0610241131030.94868-100000@richard2.pil.net>
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James Smallacombe wrote: > A couple of months ago, I spent a couple of weeks compiling and configuring > the latest FBSD, apache, perl, qmail and the bazzilion modules, patches and > addon apps that go with all of it on an existing server, and ironing out all > the upgrade issues that entailed. > > Since then, due to apparent hardware problems with that server, I just put > together a new server using new hardware. > > The old hardware was dual P-III, Adaptec SCSI RAID 1 > > The new hardware is single Xeon, LSI SAS RAID 1 > > Both running 6.2-Prerelease. > > Is there any reason I shouldn't just copy all of /usr and /var from the old > server, or do I really need to compile everything anew and sort out any > simlinks to other file systems? > > Please copy me directly, since I am no subscribed > > TIA! > why not just a dump/restore of the file systems in question?
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