Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:03:19 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: n dhert <ndhert@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: snapshot rsync dump/restore Message-ID: <20091217090319.GA83728@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <8021a2660912170003t3e01f4ean396908745c411740@mail.gmail.com> References: <8021a2660912170003t3e01f4ean396908745c411740@mail.gmail.com>
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--YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 09:03:50AM +0100, n dhert wrote: > I want to clone a FreeBSD system on another system. > Say, Mondaymorning I use the dump(8) to make dumpfiles of all filesystems > (dumpofroot.dmp, dumpofvar.dmp, ...tmp.dmp, ...usr.dmp, ...home.dmp ) on = an > external USB disk. Dumping /tmp is usually not necessary. > The original system keeps running. > Then Wednesday I setup FreeBSD on the new system, and use restore(8) to p= ut > the contents of my dumpfiles in the filesystems of that clone system. If the new system has different hardware, do not forget to adjust /boot/loader.conf, or build a custom kernel. And you should definitely edit /etc/rc.conf if even for the hostname. > Then I still need to have the changes occured during Mondaymorning till > Wednesdayafternoon on the original system, to be put in some way on the > clone system, so that these are not lost. <snip> > How exactly would one best proceed? I would recommend rsync. > Is rsync save regarding soft-links ? Yes, if you use the '-a' flag. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAksp89cACgkQEnfvsMMhpyU/DACaAwFNQpcRCK51I3BaMvCJs/S+ 8MsAn3dnhSfJrU4bQEtCRZpXNhleYLqV =mU2f -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4--
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