Re: clone a linux system over the network

From: Jason L. Woodruff (damnspamhasalreadygotme_at_spam.net)
Date: 05/06/05 

Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:50:14 -0500

maxim2k wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to migrate a Linux system from a server to another one.
>
> I cannot reinstall the OS and applications on the new server and then
> migrate the data from the old server, since that would require too much
> time.
>
> In the past, to migrate a Linux system from a server to a new one with
> HD of the same size, I shut down the servers, booted a Linux live CD
> (Knoppix) on them and used 'dd' and 'netcat' to clone the system over
> the network: that worked fine, but with two cons:
>
> - It is pretty slow, since it will copy over even blank data.
>
> - You cannot resize the partitions: if the new server has a bigger disk,
> you cannot enlarge the original partition to use the additional space.
>
> Do you know any better way to clone the system over the network that
> will fix the above problems?
>
> I think the commercial application Symantec Ghost can do it, but I am
> looking for something free.
>
> It would be great if such tool supported PXE boot too.
>
> On a separate note, do you know how to boot Knoppix via PXE without
> using the Knoppix Terminal Server (that requires an additional machine)?
> I already have a Linux host running TFTP/DHCP/NFS servers and use it to
> perform Red Hat Enterprise Linux installations via PXE.
> How do I configure it to perform Knoppix boots via PXE?
>
> Thanks a lot.
Hello,

Try my help doc http://home.centurytel.net/jlw-tech/copy.htm

Maybe that will help!

-Jason L. Woodruff 

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