Re: [CentOS] Copy OS live to different hardware

2009-10-13 Thread Markus Falb
Bob Puff wrote: > Hello, > > My question: exactly what files should I exclude, so that I copy > everything -except- what pertains to the ethernet card(s), and hard > drive mounts. I know of at least: > > /etc/fstab > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/* > /var/run > /proc > I am not sure what yo

Re: [CentOS] Copy OS live to different hardware

2009-10-12 Thread Blake Hudson
Original Message Subject: Re: [CentOS] Copy OS live to different hardware From: Les Mikesell To: CentOS mailing list Date: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:48:32 AM Bob Puff wrote: Hello, I've got some CentOS 5.3 servers that I want to clone to a backup server, possibly

Re: [CentOS] Copy OS live to different hardware

2009-10-12 Thread Les Mikesell
Bob Puff wrote: > Hello, > > I've got some CentOS 5.3 servers that I want to clone to a backup server, > possibly a VM machine. I want this to be done while the server is up, and > keep it synced at least once a day. > > I've done this already by using RSYNC, but here's the twist: the backup > m