RE: moving RH machine

When I have needed to move servers, I make a copy
of the files that need to be changed and append
.orig to the filenames. I then make another copy
of the files and append .new to the filenames.

Edit the .new files as needed. Then write a script that
checks if it can ping the Internet. If it can't, it
copies the .new files and restarts networking services.
If it can now ping the Internet, it sends you email to
let you know it is up. If it can't ping the Internet,
it copies the .orig files and restarts networking services.

Next, set up a cron job to run this every 5 minutes.
When I receive email that the server is up, I connect
to it and remove the cronjob.

Of course, all this depends on getting the details right
when you set up the .new files.

c


Andre Dill wrote:
Don't forget /etc/resolv.conf

Regards,
Andre


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-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nishanth Chandran
Sent: 05 February 2010 01:39 PM
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: Re: moving RH machine

edit files:

/etc/hosts
/etc/sysconfig/networking
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/profile/default/network.

if i remember correctly ;-)

Cheers,


On 5 February 2010 14:22, Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS) <
Matthew.Stainforth@xxxxxx> wrote:

I'd recommend using system-config-network to change the IP address and
update hosts. That process will do all needed updates under
/etc/sysconfig
as well.

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Sent: Thu Feb 04 21:58:06 2010
Subject: moving RH machine


I am moving a Red Hat ES4 machine
to a remote site, and the only change
that I am aware of is the ip address.

I believe all I need to do is change
the /etc/hosts file manually before
powering it down at our computer room here.

Is there anything else that anyone can suggest
that I need to do for this move, or
to prepare for this move ?

JYard
UCLA



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