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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for the simplest way to reliably clone
a Fedora Core 5 system. Small differences in disk size, changes in server
hardware, out dated proprietary software, etc have all caused me
aggravation at different times.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Each system only has one SCSI disk drive and I can
take the system off the network, boot from the rescue disk etc. i.e. the data
should not be changing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does the following approach look
sensible:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Install a virgin copy of FC5 on the target
disk.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Place the original drive in the server with a
low address.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Place the target drive in the server with a
higher address.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Boot the system and allow to settle
down.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. rsync /dev/sda /dev/sdb is
this too simplistic? Should I repeat this step a couple of
times.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6. Shutdown</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>7. Reboot with only the target drive installed and
check that all is well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Brendan</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>