Rsync would be the best option, if you have access to it. I'm sure you could also do it with dump and restore, or even tar if you had to. Chris St. Pierre Unix Systems Administrator Nebraska Wesleyan University On Sat, 29 Apr 2006, ergatz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >I, too, am looking for a way to clone. What I want to do is have 2 disks in a computer and make changes to the first disk. If the changes break things, I can swap the disks, re-clone the one I just made the master to the now broken disk, and make adjustments to the changes I just made. > >I do this on SOlaris with ufsdump and ufsrestore script that can dupe a disk in 10 minutes. > >I don't want to reinvent the wheel, so I am looking for someone who has already done this with system commands and a script. > >Unfortunately, I work in a place where I cannot import software from the Internet and install it. I have only inherent OS functions to use. > >dorothy > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: Dag Wieers <dag@xxxxxxxxxx> >> 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 > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
