Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:14:03 -0453.75 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: FreeBSD - <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: *Caution: Threadjack !!!!* Backup strategies (was: Replacing Drive with SSD) Message-ID: <55E06B61.7040305@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <CAE63ME6mDXpyB7tuRvOr3sDL532fR-BGOD1swY1GoWXXxaAm=w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CEAD84AD-341A-4FB9-A3A1-D0D5A550AFFD@lafn.org> <55E047DC.40800@qeng-ho.org> <CAE63ME6mDXpyB7tuRvOr3sDL532fR-BGOD1swY1GoWXXxaAm=w@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/28/15 07:55, Damien Fleuriot wrote: >> On 28/08/2015 07:59, Doug Hardie wrote: >> >>> I am having to replace a drive with a SSD. Normally if I were >>> >>> replacing it with another drive, I would hook up the new drive >>> to the computer and just use dd to copy everything (system would >>> be quiescent). Can I do the same with a SSD or does it need to >>> be setup differently? This is a boot drive (i.e., the only drive >>> in the system). The system is currently working fine, but the >>> drive temp is starting to go up so I want to replace it before >>> anything bad happens. >> > Any reason you're not using dump/restore ? > Now that would skip empty blocks :) > That would allow you to expand your partitions, in the process. > > Warren Block has a very good guide over there : > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/backup.html > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Warren's (fabulously lucid) page brings up a question for me. For years I have used a 'pull' strategy for across-the-LAN backups, w/ my 'backup servers' using tar or rsync to access data for backup on NFS-mounted (or automounted) directories that I want backed up. This all happens automatically overnight under cron. I am usually *not* backing up system files, but rather user data, although I have recently started backing up system stuff as well. Warren's page consistently illustrates a 'push'-ed backup, & involves system files. I am *dead* serious about automated backups, no possibility of forgetting to do it that way, but I always thought that trying to backup 'live' system files was a bad idea (right/wrong ?). There doesn't seem to be a way to do a 'push' backup w/o messing with live system files. I guess I am asking about 'best practices' for backups, & the wisdom/validity of backing up 'live' system files. Sorry for rambling, but the question(s) popped up for me while reading Warren's web page. Any input appreciated. Have a nice day & weekend :-). -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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