Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:58:35 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@get-linux.org> To: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ghost for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20030903145835.GB29257@webserver> In-Reply-To: <200309031427.H83ER32K066903@asarian-host.net> References: <20030903021608.B64375-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET> <200309031312.H83DCO2K062567@asarian-host.net> <20030903141048.GC28275@webserver> <200309031427.H83ER32K066903@asarian-host.net>
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 02:27:03PM +0000 or thereabouts, Mark wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@www.get-linux.org> > To: "Mark" <admin@asarian-host.net> > Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: Ghost for FreeBSD > > > > > > cd /mnt/root > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /|restore -rf- > > > > cd /mnt/var > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /var|restore -rf- > > > > cd /mnt/usr > > > > /sbin/dump -L -f- /usr|restore -rf- > > > > > > I have heard this before, but I never understand this part. :) How > > > does creating a /mnt/root directory, and restoring in that directory > > > get my / slice back? Then the restored data will just sit > > > in /mnt/root! What good does it there? > > > > > > Or should I create /mnt/root as partition, about equal in size to the > root > > > To mirror the root partition to another: > > # mkdir /mnt/root > > # mount /dev/<ROOT-MIRROR-DEV> /mnt/root > > # cd /mnt/root > > # /sbin/dump -f- / | restore -rf- > > > > You will not *need* to umount the root partition. > > Ok; what you have done is made a dump on the root mirror device; great! But > how do I now tell FreeBSD to use that "restored" partition as /? Edit > /etc/fstab to effect the change for the next boot? I have a nagging > suspicion it will then still boot off the old / slice. Ah, that's right. You have to edit /etc/fstab *AND* tell the kernel. I'm not sure exactly what you need to do to boot from a different root device; maybe someone will fille me in? -- Josh > > - Mark
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