Hi,
I have to convert a production system running FreeBSD v4.11 into a virtual VMware machine. A procedure described elsewhere involves:
1) Make a backup or dump of the source machine
2) Create a new virtual machine with the same version of FreeBSD.
3) Boot the latter from a livecd image and restore the data onto it.
The problem is that the source machine can't be out of service for too long, since it runs some critical services. Also, AFAIK, the 'dump' tool in this version doesn't support the -L option, needed to get a reliable backup of a live system.
Any advice will be welcome. Thanks in advance,
JAMM
I have to convert a production system running FreeBSD v4.11 into a virtual VMware machine. A procedure described elsewhere involves:
1) Make a backup or dump of the source machine
2) Create a new virtual machine with the same version of FreeBSD.
3) Boot the latter from a livecd image and restore the data onto it.
The problem is that the source machine can't be out of service for too long, since it runs some critical services. Also, AFAIK, the 'dump' tool in this version doesn't support the -L option, needed to get a reliable backup of a live system.
Any advice will be welcome. Thanks in advance,
JAMM