On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Polytropon wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:49:01 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block <[email protected]>
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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