[TriLUG] Using a cloning device on Red Hat

[Shea Tisdale]

Can't you just run sys-unconfig on the cloned system to change all the
settings?  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of jbrigman at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 7:44 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> Cc: Kevin Flanagan
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Using a cloning device on Red Hat
> 
> Kevin's right on all points. I'd add a reminder to avoid dd'ing swap if
> it's a partition and not a file, depending on how the system is
> configured...
> 
> JKB
> ---- Kevin Flanagan <flanagannc at gmail.com> wrote:
> > There's a few considerations, generally the same as any system.
> >
> >
> > Make sure that the disk is quiet, boot from a Knoppix CD, Rescue Disc,
> G4u,
> > etc.
> >
> > Make sure that your target is at least as large as the source.
> >
> >
> > Deal with the duplicate system name, in all of it's hiding places, and
> IP
> > config, prior to connecting it to the same network as the original.
> >
> >
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> >
> >   Kevin
> >
> > On 8/24/07, Kane, Kristopher R SSG <kristopher.kane at iraq.centcom.mil>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > UNCLASSIFIED
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Going to be cloning Red Hat hard drives soon and was wondering if
> there
> > > are any considerations to look at before this is done.  I know from
> > > Windows, that you had to run sysprep to make sure there aren't any
> > > duplicate IDs on the network.  Is this anything to worry about?
> > >
> > >
> > > Kristopher Kane
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