Dan Roberts on 1 Dec 2005 21:38:44 -0000


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RE: [PLUG] New Linux Machines and cloning?


That should work I imagine..
Is there a way to say to linux to detach/reattach mirrors if need be?

On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 16:27 -0500, George Gallen wrote:
> What if you put the HD of the each of the other system
> as a second drive in the first installed system. Then
> boot up using Knoppix, mount both drives, and copy from
> drive1 partition to drive2 partition, for each partition
> Since your on knoppix, you won't be updateing the HD.
> 
> Shutdown, disconnect from drive2, connect as drive1 in second
> machine, and it should boot fine.
> 
> Repeat for each machine.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> > [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of
> > Daniel.G.Roberts@sanofi-aventis.com
> > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:14 PM
> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> > Subject: [PLUG] New Linux Machines and cloning?
> > 
> > 
> > Hello All
> > 
> > I have six new linux machines which I must deploy ASAP of course!
> > My question is this..
> > Each of these machines will have mirrored drives.
> > Can I install the OS on the first machine and then at some 
> > point detach the mirror and place this second drive into the 
> > next workstation boot up the system and attach and synch the 
> > drives on the second workstation and repeat the process for 
> > all the system on which I have to install the OS.
> > With something like this I would have to only install the OS 
> > from scatch once..
> > Any thoughts?
> > Thanks!
> > DAn
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