From: Malli, Brandon (brandon.malli@nagrastar.com)
Date: Mon Mar 01 2004 - 18:45:35 EST
Managers,
We typically use a script (that basically invokes a gtar) to create
backups of all our 4.0x hosts. Once the gtar of each filesystem has
been created we simply transfer it to the new host - which is booted off
cd with the drives mounted to a temp directory - untar the filesystems
to the appropriate mount point, fix the host specific files (/etc/fdmns
links, fstab, etc), reboot, rebuild the kernel, reboot again and voila.
The new host comes up just fine.
When we try to use this procedure on 5.1a I get a "panic (cpu 0):
init_rootdev: boot device translation failed" error and consequently am
unable to boot - even with single user. As I recall 5.1a manages the
disk drives differently and the procedure we use on 4.0x should not
work. What I'm looking for is a brief technical explanation why and a
suggestion as to what we might use for a simple backup solution similar
to the 4.0x procedure.
Not a urgent matter but one I would greatly appreciate any advice on.
Thanks in advance,
Brandon Malli
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