Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:31:03 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating clone of a HDD including boot partition Message-ID: <20101215153103.ae1fb1ef.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <201012150800.oBF80FRf015357@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <201012150800.oBF80FRf015357@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:00:15 -0600 (CST), Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote: > > What would be your suggested method to achieve this goal. > > *IF* the disks are the same size/geometry, then simply dd(1) from one raw > device to the other. And if it's not, use the recommended standard transfer method of dump + restore. Before you can do so, run a script (e. g. from a live system CD) to perform the slicing and partitioning according to your needs (fdisk, disklabel/bsdlabel, newfs, tunefs, or geom tools, or zfs tools). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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