On Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:02:41 +0200 Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I would not convert existing arrays. Rather create new arrays on the new > > disks and copy the data > i want my identical machines to stay as they are with all their UUIDs > which is the main topic here > > it's not funny when you are used to rsync your /etc/fstab over 11 years > that doing so would lead in a unbootbale system on the other side For this I'd suggest to use LABEL=rootfs (and so on) in fstab, instead of UUIDs. Or with LVM, /dev/vgname/lvname. It's kind of the point of UUIDs that they are supposed to be (even globally) unique, and there should not be the same UUID on two different machines. -- With respect, Roman