On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Dag Wieers wrote: > On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I am looking to 'clone' one of our ES4 production machines to make an > > exact copy as a development box. Does linux have a built in method for > > this or can someone point me in the right direction for a method for > > this. TIA. > > Rsync is a simple way to copy a complete system. The procedure goes > something like this: > > + Boot a rescue image that contains a recent rsync binary > + Partition your disk(s) > + Create the filesystems and mount them in a directory structure that > has sufficient filesystem space (or optionally mimics the original > system) > + Rsync the original system onto your new filesystem structure > > The tools you would use are resp. fdisk, mkfs (or mfks.ext3), mount, mkdir > and rsync. I didn't mention that you need network as well, although the rescue image could have done that for you using dhcp. Kind regards, -- dag wieers, dag@xxxxxxxxxx, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
