[Gllug] migrating install to larger hd

[Andy Farnsworth]

Try using Mondo Rescue which is a full system backup and restore that
allows you to restore to a larger volume (disk).  I have several
colleagues who use this all the time and swear by it, though I have not
used it myself.

Andrew Farnsworth

-----Original Message-----
From: gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk [mailto:gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk] On
Behalf Of Ben Fitzgerald
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:42 AM
To: gllug
Subject: [Gllug] migrating install to larger hd


Hi,

I've got a hd that's filling up.

I have a larger disk I'd like to move my install to.

What's the quickest way to get it across and working?

Here are my initial thoughts:

A basic dd is out due to the disks being diferrent.

I'd like to get lvm going on the target so I can resize partitions more
easily in the future to make the most of the disk space. I assume I'll
need initrd with lvm modules. Then I guess I just set myself up some
logical volumes and copy the files across.

Is there a way to use dd (or anything but cp) to move files from
partition type 83 to partition type 8e? cp -a takes *ages*.

Thanks,

Ben
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