Re: Seamonkey profile

Hi Christer

Christer Jacobsson wrote:
> Dave Yeo wrote:
>>

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>>
>> I've always just moved my hard drives to new boxes and used xcopy to
>> move partitions to new hard drives (after partitioning).
>> ArcaOS has been released as well if you want something more up to date
>> Dave
>>
>
> And just HOW do you that XCOPY if the driveletters are the same on your
> new box and the old box? That method of moving your partitions, how does
> the XCOPY statement look when you XCOPY all your partitions to the new
> box over the network?
>
>
> Cul8er alligator!
> gaea - feminist & chunkawakan


The trick is to use different drive letters when initially creating new 
volumes on the new disk. Then, after successfully using xcopy, change 
the drive letter on the original (copied from) drive to another letter 
not already in use thus "freeing up" the original drive letter for use 
on the new drive.

eg

Original disk has Volumes C: D: E:

Use LVM to Create new Volume(s) on the new disk F: G: H:

Use xcopy C: to F: D: to G: E: to H:

Use LVM to reassign Volume drive letters C: to I: D: to J: E: to K:
Then reassign Volume drive letters F: to C: G: to D: H: to E:

Shutdown to remove old disk or simply reboot if leaving old disk in system.


Regards

Pete