[geeks] RS/6000 Disk clone

Mark md.benson at gmail.com
Mon Apr 9 05:28:06 CDT 2007


I just got my hands on a very clean and well kept RS/6000 server  
(7046-B50 for those who understand IBM model number gibberish). I was  
wondering what the most effective way to clone and swap out the boot  
drive might be. The disks in it are a pair of well worn IBM 18GBs and  
all I want to do is swap them for some quieter Seagate 18GBs I have  
in my Netra (currently not in use).

I'm running AIX 5.3L and have a pretty-much clean install. Can I just  
'dd' the raw device to the new disk?

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