From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 22 08:54:16 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A119515 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:54:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@todoo.biz) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [213.251.152.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D50E01868 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:54:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [213.251.152.9]) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE011AF8A9 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:47:16 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new 2.8.0 (20120630) at rmm.fr Received: from newmail.rmm.fr ([213.251.152.9]) by newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [213.251.152.9]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id C-PtaTUz6g93 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:47:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9EBABAF894 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:47:15 +0200 (CEST) From: "bsd@todoo.biz" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re-installing a system on a new LUN while system is up and running Message-Id: Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:47:15 +0200 To: Liste FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:54:16 -0000 Hello,=20 I have an 7.4 system that I wish to update to 9.1 - It is a live mail = server with couple of 100's persons on it.=20 This system is deployed on an Intel modular which allows me to connect = any LUN to this device.=20 My idea was to create a new LUN and connect It to my system, then deploy = the 9.1 version of the system on It, migrate the data on it and then = reboot the system with everything updated, up and running=85=20 Is this feasible ?=20 How do I have to proceed to do this ? How do I specify the target for = the system to be deployed on the other pool of disks not on the live = system ?=20 When I reboot, how will I specify the new LUN as being the target system = ?=20 How do I recompile userland on the new system ? Is there a way to do = that while running 7.4 (and specifying 9.1 binaries / architecture as = target) ?=20 Do you think this is the right solution to update my system with a = minimum downtime or would your rather suggest the more classical way of = doing things ?=20 Thx.=20 ________________________________________________ =AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?= =BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7 =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF Your provider of OpenSource Appliances www.osnet.eu =09 ________________________________________________ =AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?= =BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7 =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD