[Cialug]moving a server

[Roach, John]

If you can take the server down, use a root boot with rsync on both servers. Then mount the local disks on each and perform an rsync. This will avoid all lock issues and give you a 100% copy. Make sure that you run a verify. For a quick rsync tutorial check out http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/
 
Also if downtime is available you could use dd or maxblast if both drives can be mounted in the same machine.
 
Overall though Make time for a down time, use a root/boot disk like Toms customized with rsync to get a good snapshot conversion of the hard drives without them being used for anything except for the transfer. If you would like more instructions let me know.
 
John

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From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org on behalf of Dan Hockey
Sent: Thu 7/5/2007 9:46 PM
To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Cialug]moving a server



I found the rsync page
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
it looks like I need to do some more reading...
-dh

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of David Bierce
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 8:32 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug]moving a server

Indeed, rsync, tar or smbtar for a samba share are how I've dealt 
with moving data across volumes with as little fuss as possible.


On Jul 5, 2007, at 8:19 AM, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:

> Do you just need to move the file shares? I'd probably use rsync to 
> copy
> stuff over. Rsync is rather slow for an initial copy (noticeably 
> slower
> than just running tar over an ssh pipe, for instance), but if
> interrupted it can pick up where it left off and it is very fast at
> synchronizing changes.
>
> On Wednesday 04 July 2007 15:22, Dan Hockey wrote:
>> I'm running out dated clarkconnect on the old samba server and I'd
>> like to move everything over to the new server (identical hardware
>> but with a 300gb hdd) running mavdriva 2007, is there a way to
>> automate the transfer from the old smb server to the new smb sever?
>> The old sever has been running for over a year now and it's no longer
>> supported that's partly the reason I don't want to touch it until
>> every thing is moved over.
>> -dh
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