Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hello rds (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: (please don't send copies of your replies to me) > --- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> If you use a standard Debian kernel and the processor type is the >> same, all you have to do is to configure and install the bootloader. >> You can do that

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

--- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you use a standard Debian kernel and the processor type is the same, > all you have to do is to configure and install the bootloader. You can > do that by booting from a Debian CD/DVD or boot floppy and loading the > copied system. Then I could

RE: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

ented. regards Steven -Original Message- From: Stephen Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2004 1:30 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Moving existing setup to a competely new server Hi Steven, - snip - > Depends on your kernel, usually the kernel detec

RE: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hi Steven, - snip - > Depends on your kernel, usually the kernel detects > new hardware on boot and re-configues as it boots, > however its quite possible that NICs wont work. > Otherwise unless modules have been stripped out it > should boot OK. Noted with thanks. > If it does not look for th

RE: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

-Original Message- From: Stephen Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2004 12:35 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server Hi Andrea, > If you have the option to move the HD (and the HW on > the two servers

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hi Andrea, > If you have the option to move the HD (and the HW on > the two servers > are similar), you can copy your system in different > ways (cp, cpio, > afio), If the HW config is different. Can I do it and how? Tks. I'm going to upgrade a workstation changing new motherboard, new RAM, n

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hello rds (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > --- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> cp -a >> tar >> >> Sounds like you should copy the complete system. You can by the way >> export and import the list of installed packages using dpkg: > > Yes, ideally I would copy the whole HD from the ol

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

--- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cp -a > tar > > Sounds like you should copy the complete system. You can by the way > export and import the list of installed packages using dpkg: > > dpkg --get-selections > packagelist > dpkg --set-selections < packagelist > Yes, ideally I wou

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:59:08 -0700 (PDT), rds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to upgrade an existing Debian/sarge/testing server and would like > to move the whole setup to a completely new server. That would include all file > systems, packages, config files, users, etc. 99% of

Re: Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hello rds (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I'm planning to upgrade an existing Debian/sarge/testing server and > would like to move the whole setup to a completely new server. That > would include all file systems, packages, config files, users, etc. > 99% of the packages on the server were install

Moving existing setup to a competely new server

Hi, I'm planning to upgrade an existing Debian/sarge/testing server and would like to move the whole setup to a completely new server. That would include all file systems, packages, config files, users, etc. 99% of the packages on the server were installed with "aptitude". Any ideas? Thanks in a