[Sunhelp] Drive migration.

[Bob C. Ruddy]

I have done this, it is not hard. 

1) install both disks into the machine 
2) create your file systems on the 9 gig disk with format and newfs
3) use ufsdump and ufsrestore to dump the file systems from your 2 gig
   disk to your 9 gig disk. don't use tar as sometimes that does not
   properly copy device files, etc.
4) use installboot to install the bootblock on your new disk
   installboot /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk \
   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 
   where the last option is the proper device name for your 9 gig disk
5) remove your two gig disk from the system and install your new 9 gig
   disk to the position your two gig was, that will give the 9 gig disk
   the same scsi ID your old 2 gig drive had so you won't have to change 
   your boot device.

Bob


On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Kevin Stevens wrote:

->I have a SS20 with a 2GB internal SCSI drive running Solaris 8.  It has a
->bootable CDROM, but no tape drive.  I want to move the system to a new 9GB
->internal SCSI drive, and remove the 2GB drive from the system.  Does anyone have
->a recipe or walk-through to get me from point A to point B?
->
->Thanks!
->
->KeS
->
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