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freebsd server hard drive exact copy of drive make it bootable [closed]
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)
Come Celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary!Upgrade FreeBSD ZFS system to larger drivesHow do I keep a drive from booting accidently that used to be a bootable drive?GPT partition typesMoving data from linux mirrors into freebsd ZFSKVM attach drive to FreeBSD guestBIOS to UEFI no backup restore possible?Backup Entire USB Drive Containing Bootable Partitions in DebianHow to convert MBR to GPT and change from BIOS/legacy boot to UEFIWhat are the steps to convert an EBS boot volume from MBR to GPT without data loss? (Using Ubuntu)Create a bootable VHD from a single Linux partition
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I run freebsd 11 on a server. I bought 8 10 terabyte hard drives.
This is going to replace the current single drive I have. My server has a built in raid controller. Ass drives are sas drives.
Ok so right now I need to know how I can backup my original drive to one of these drives? the original drive uses the mbr system i was told I need to convert to using gpt. I need to know for now how I can make an exact copy of the original drive then take the original drive out and put the new drive in and be able to boot off the new copy?
I used dump and restore tools from freebsd. i dumped a copy of the first 512bytes and also the actual slice of the drive. I put it on the new drive. I can mount and see the actual files. Every single one was copied over. I don't know how I can see if the boot code was copied over. the 512 bytes. I don't know if it was copied over properly. I just followed instructions online.
I used the restore tool to copy the files from the dump image to the drive.
I then rebooted taking the original drive out and putting the newly copied drive in. I then boot the system and it goes to a blank black screen saying not boot device found.
I was told by others their must not be any boot code installed. I told them I did this by copying over 512 bytes. I was told by doing this it copies the boot loader etc.
I was told to use gpart and use gpart bootcode . i followed their instructions and the drive still isn't bootable.
I am not told because the new drives are 10 terebytes and the original drive is 900 gigabytes. I need to convert to gpt system.
So, right now I need to know exactly how I can make an exact copy of the original drive and have that new copy be bootable. I need to figure this out.
that is what I want to do right now. Once I get to this point I will want to look into how I can convert my mbr system to gpt and use a zfs or a raid system without needing to reformat drives or lose data. Something that can be easily done without any data loss. My server currently uses a ufs file system and a mbr.
Please Guide me on what to do.
freebsd zfs gpt mbr ufs
asked Apr 15 at 20:25
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closed as off-topic by Ward♦ Apr 16 at 1:26
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking installation, configuration or diagnostic help must include the desired end state, the specific problem or error, sufficient information about the configuration and environment to reproduce it, and attempted solutions. Questions without a clear problem statement are not useful to other readers and are unlikely to get good answers." – Ward
add a comment |
I run freebsd 11 on a server. I bought 8 10 terabyte hard drives.
This is going to replace the current single drive I have. My server has a built in raid controller. Ass drives are sas drives.
Ok so right now I need to know how I can backup my original drive to one of these drives? the original drive uses the mbr system i was told I need to convert to using gpt. I need to know for now how I can make an exact copy of the original drive then take the original drive out and put the new drive in and be able to boot off the new copy?
I used dump and restore tools from freebsd. i dumped a copy of the first 512bytes and also the actual slice of the drive. I put it on the new drive. I can mount and see the actual files. Every single one was copied over. I don't know how I can see if the boot code was copied over. the 512 bytes. I don't know if it was copied over properly. I just followed instructions online.
I used the restore tool to copy the files from the dump image to the drive.
I then rebooted taking the original drive out and putting the newly copied drive in. I then boot the system and it goes to a blank black screen saying not boot device found.
I was told by others their must not be any boot code installed. I told them I did this by copying over 512 bytes. I was told by doing this it copies the boot loader etc.
I was told to use gpart and use gpart bootcode . i followed their instructions and the drive still isn't bootable.
I am not told because the new drives are 10 terebytes and the original drive is 900 gigabytes. I need to convert to gpt system.
So, right now I need to know exactly how I can make an exact copy of the original drive and have that new copy be bootable. I need to figure this out.
that is what I want to do right now. Once I get to this point I will want to look into how I can convert my mbr system to gpt and use a zfs or a raid system without needing to reformat drives or lose data. Something that can be easily done without any data loss. My server currently uses a ufs file system and a mbr.
Please Guide me on what to do.
freebsd zfs gpt mbr ufs
asked Apr 15 at 20:25
user3897632user3897632
324
closed as off-topic by Ward♦ Apr 16 at 1:26
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking installation, configuration or diagnostic help must include the desired end state, the specific problem or error, sufficient information about the configuration and environment to reproduce it, and attempted solutions. Questions without a clear problem statement are not useful to other readers and are unlikely to get good answers." – Ward
This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26
add a comment |
I run freebsd 11 on a server. I bought 8 10 terabyte hard drives.
This is going to replace the current single drive I have. My server has a built in raid controller. Ass drives are sas drives.
Ok so right now I need to know how I can backup my original drive to one of these drives? the original drive uses the mbr system i was told I need to convert to using gpt. I need to know for now how I can make an exact copy of the original drive then take the original drive out and put the new drive in and be able to boot off the new copy?
I used dump and restore tools from freebsd. i dumped a copy of the first 512bytes and also the actual slice of the drive. I put it on the new drive. I can mount and see the actual files. Every single one was copied over. I don't know how I can see if the boot code was copied over. the 512 bytes. I don't know if it was copied over properly. I just followed instructions online.
I used the restore tool to copy the files from the dump image to the drive.
I then rebooted taking the original drive out and putting the newly copied drive in. I then boot the system and it goes to a blank black screen saying not boot device found.
I was told by others their must not be any boot code installed. I told them I did this by copying over 512 bytes. I was told by doing this it copies the boot loader etc.
I was told to use gpart and use gpart bootcode . i followed their instructions and the drive still isn't bootable.
I am not told because the new drives are 10 terebytes and the original drive is 900 gigabytes. I need to convert to gpt system.
So, right now I need to know exactly how I can make an exact copy of the original drive and have that new copy be bootable. I need to figure this out.
that is what I want to do right now. Once I get to this point I will want to look into how I can convert my mbr system to gpt and use a zfs or a raid system without needing to reformat drives or lose data. Something that can be easily done without any data loss. My server currently uses a ufs file system and a mbr.
Please Guide me on what to do.
freebsd zfs gpt mbr ufs
asked Apr 15 at 20:25
user3897632user3897632
324
I run freebsd 11 on a server. I bought 8 10 terabyte hard drives.
This is going to replace the current single drive I have. My server has a built in raid controller. Ass drives are sas drives.
Ok so right now I need to know how I can backup my original drive to one of these drives? the original drive uses the mbr system i was told I need to convert to using gpt. I need to know for now how I can make an exact copy of the original drive then take the original drive out and put the new drive in and be able to boot off the new copy?
I used dump and restore tools from freebsd. i dumped a copy of the first 512bytes and also the actual slice of the drive. I put it on the new drive. I can mount and see the actual files. Every single one was copied over. I don't know how I can see if the boot code was copied over. the 512 bytes. I don't know if it was copied over properly. I just followed instructions online.
I used the restore tool to copy the files from the dump image to the drive.
I then rebooted taking the original drive out and putting the newly copied drive in. I then boot the system and it goes to a blank black screen saying not boot device found.
I was told by others their must not be any boot code installed. I told them I did this by copying over 512 bytes. I was told by doing this it copies the boot loader etc.
I was told to use gpart and use gpart bootcode . i followed their instructions and the drive still isn't bootable.
I am not told because the new drives are 10 terebytes and the original drive is 900 gigabytes. I need to convert to gpt system.
So, right now I need to know exactly how I can make an exact copy of the original drive and have that new copy be bootable. I need to figure this out.
that is what I want to do right now. Once I get to this point I will want to look into how I can convert my mbr system to gpt and use a zfs or a raid system without needing to reformat drives or lose data. Something that can be easily done without any data loss. My server currently uses a ufs file system and a mbr.
Please Guide me on what to do.
freebsd zfs gpt mbr ufs
freebsd zfs gpt mbr ufs
asked Apr 15 at 20:25
user3897632user3897632
324
asked Apr 15 at 20:25
user3897632user3897632
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asked Apr 15 at 20:25
user3897632user3897632
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asked Apr 15 at 20:25
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asked Apr 15 at 20:25
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closed as off-topic by Ward♦ Apr 16 at 1:26
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking installation, configuration or diagnostic help must include the desired end state, the specific problem or error, sufficient information about the configuration and environment to reproduce it, and attempted solutions. Questions without a clear problem statement are not useful to other readers and are unlikely to get good answers." – Ward
closed as off-topic by Ward♦ Apr 16 at 1:26
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions seeking installation, configuration or diagnostic help must include the desired end state, the specific problem or error, sufficient information about the configuration and environment to reproduce it, and attempted solutions. Questions without a clear problem statement are not useful to other readers and are unlikely to get good answers." – Ward
This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26
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This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26
This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26
This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26
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This is a complicated question since we don't know how your original server was installed.
You may be better off rebuilding and installing new onto the new drives, then migrating data as needed.
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
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oldest
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oldest
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This is a complicated question since we don't know how your original server was installed.
You may be better off rebuilding and installing new onto the new drives, then migrating data as needed.
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
add a comment |
This is a complicated question since we don't know how your original server was installed.
You may be better off rebuilding and installing new onto the new drives, then migrating data as needed.
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
add a comment |
This is a complicated question since we don't know how your original server was installed.
You may be better off rebuilding and installing new onto the new drives, then migrating data as needed.
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
This is a complicated question since we don't know how your original server was installed.
You may be better off rebuilding and installing new onto the new drives, then migrating data as needed.
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
answered Apr 15 at 20:27
ewwhiteewwhite
175k78371727
175k78371727
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
add a comment |
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
It was installed by using the default from the bootable usb installer. then how do you use dump and restore to backup a drive and make the backup be bootable?
– user3897632
Apr 15 at 20:48
add a comment |
This is too broad - you're asking several questions here.
– Ward♦
Apr 16 at 1:26