Excellent Upgrade
"Grant Peel" <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:00:01 -0500
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.freebsd.freesbie |
|---|---|
| Organization | The Net Now |
| Message-ID | <022601c75109$964d6ac0$6501a8c0@GRANT> |
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1076910426== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0223_01C750DF.AD2FD270" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0223_01C750DF.AD2FD270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, I am very new (about 48 hrs old!), user to FreeSBIE. >From what I can see, it can do everything I need it to. The first ting i need it for is to help me install a new server, and = move some old server data to it, Migrate 2 servers to newly staged machines. Let me know if you think this will work: (The following is a post that was sent to the FreeBSD Users list, but = was never responded to): Senario: I have 7 Servers, but this discussion only involves two older ones (to = be upgraded), 1 new one (to be deployed), and 1 excellent one (that I = want to clone). 1 old one had FreeBSD 4.7 1 old one has FreeBSD 4.10 1 brand new one has nothing. 1 Excellent machine has 6.2 RELEASE, and is in production. All of my servers use the same filesystems structures (/ /usr /var /home = and /mnt (for the netowrk shares)). All servers are in the same location, All are connected to a WAN (via ethernet), All are connected to a VLAN (via ethernet). Another machine connected the same as above has a NFS share with lots of = room. Steps: 1. Backup ALL data and put in a safe location :-) 2. Make complete file dumps of all filesystems on the machine that is to = be cloned, 3. Using the live CD, create the needed file systems on the 'Blank' = machine, 4. Connect the "BLANK" machine to the NFS machine IS THIS POSSIBLE = USING THE LIVE CD? 5. restore the clone dumps to the "BLANK" machine, 6. Remove all previous machine and user specific config data from the = newly loaded "BLANK" machine, 7 Make a new complete set of file dumps and save to the NFS machine, = (skip to step 9 for the old machines). 8. Configure and use the blank machine. DONE (the rest below would only apply to the two OLD machines being = upgraded), 9. Using the live CD, redo the drive repartition and disklabel newfs = etc, to get pristine drives, 10. connect OLD machine to NFS. 10. Using the dumps made in step 8, load the new OS, 11. Using the backed up data from step 1, reload the /home, redo = rc.conf, and a bunch of other user type data... 12. Test and fix the minor forget me nots .... (DONE) repeat steps 9-12 for other old machine. >From what I can see, some of my virtual passwd files will still work = (from 4.7 + 4.10 TO 6.2 COMMENTS? >From what I can see, the master.passwd $!$ passwords should work from = 4.7 + 4.10 to 6.2 COMMENTS? The old style mysql passwords should work as long as I am using the = -OLD-PASSWORD option. ( I can redo the passwords if I have to anyways. Any comments from users who have used FreeSBIE would be greatly = appreciated. -Grant ------=_NextPart_000_0223_01C750DF.AD2FD270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am very new (about 48 hrs old!), user = to=20 FreeSBIE.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From what I can see, it can do = everything I need it=20 to.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The first ting i need it for is to help = me install=20 a new server, and move some old server data to it,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Migrate 2 servers to newly staged=20 machines.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let me know if you think this will=20 work:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(The following is a post that was sent = to the=20 FreeBSD Users list, but was never responded to):</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Senario:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have 7 Servers, but this discussion = only involves=20 two older ones (to be upgraded), 1 new one (to be deployed), and 1 = excellent one=20 (that I want to clone).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 old one had FreeBSD 4.7</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 old one has FreeBSD 4.10</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 brand new one has = nothing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 Excellent machine has 6.2 RELEASE, = and is in=20 production.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All of my servers use the same = filesystems=20 structures (/ /usr /var /home and /mnt (for the netowrk = shares)).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All servers are in the same = location,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All are connected to a WAN (via=20 ethernet),</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All are connected to a VLAN (via=20 ethernet).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another machine connected the same as = above has a=20 NFS share with lots of room.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steps:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Backup ALL data and put in a safe = location=20 :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. Make complete file dumps of all = filesystems on=20 the machine that is to be cloned,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. Using the live CD, create the needed = file=20 systems on the 'Blank' machine,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. Connect the "BLANK" machine to the = NFS=20 machine IS THIS POSSIBLE USING THE LIVE CD?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5. restore the clone dumps to the = "BLANK"=20 machine,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6. Remove all previous machine and user = specific=20 config data from the newly loaded "BLANK" machine,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7 Make a new complete set of file dumps = and save to=20 the NFS machine, (skip to step 9 for the old machines).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8. Configure and use the blank=20 machine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DONE</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(the rest below would only apply to the = two OLD=20 machines being upgraded),</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>9. Using the live CD, redo the drive = repartition=20 and disklabel newfs etc, to get pristine drives,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10. connect OLD machine to = NFS.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10. Using the dumps made in step 8, = load the new=20 OS,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>11. Using the backed up data from step = 1, reload=20 the /home, redo rc.conf, and a bunch of other user type = data...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>12. Test and fix the minor forget me = nots=20 ....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(DONE)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>repeat steps 9-12 for other old=20 machine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From what I can see, some of my virtual = passwd=20 files will still work (from 4.7 + 4.10 TO 6.2 COMMENTS?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From what I can see, the master.passwd = $!$=20 passwords should work from 4.7 + 4.10 to 6.2 COMMENTS?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The old style mysql passwords should = work as long=20 as I am using the -OLD-PASSWORD option. ( I can redo the passwords if I = have to=20 anyways.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any comments from users who have used = FreeSBIE=20 would be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Grant</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0223_01C750DF.AD2FD270-- --===============1076910426== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- FreeSBIE mailing list (http://www.freesbie.org) --===============1076910426==--