Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:15:58 -0800 From: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> To: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dump/Restore for system migration Message-ID: <CANnsUMG25jCk_GaswHBUXC5WvS_jV1qDH1PB8voQHcxCkm%2BehA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHu1Y71VxMtj8TKrnmZYOay0KKvEtAum5mwi%2BeSDad4vUMZLrw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMESEWsEXyyKwqyrnTMiEEYuExTgD0Z4NBuJF0cYSWDChQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAHu1Y71VxMtj8TKrnmZYOay0KKvEtAum5mwi%2BeSDad4vUMZLrw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> wrote: > If you're using a filesystem that supports snapshots, do the dump against > the snapshot, or use dump with the -L option, to indicate that you're > taking a dump of a live filesystem. > > - M > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> > wrote: > >> I have used dump/restore for system migration a couple of time and noticed >> it is pretty good, but every once in a while it will miss or corrupt a >> file. Is there a better way to do this? I would imagine having a system >> mounted r/o would help, but this is not always possible. Is there a way >> to >> check the deltas between systems manually after migration to see if any >> files need to be merged or copied. I would imagine the files that are in >> jeopardy are ones that are being written to while the dump is taking >> place. I had a file the keeps track of rss feeds end up missing on the >> target system. >> >> Any advice here? >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > Yes, I am using arguments -Luanf. I made a script to do this automagically a long time ago. I am currently using UFS. I am not sure if it supports snapshot. Thanks, Chris
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