diff --git a/baremetal.rst b/baremetal.rst index b029ba5..f424b32 100644 --- a/baremetal.rst +++ b/baremetal.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :Author: Tim Daneliuk (tundra@tundraware.com) -:Version: ``$Id: baremetal.rst,v 1.109 2014/08/23 00:42:36 tundra Exp $`` +:Version: ``$Id: baremetal.rst,v 1.110 2014/08/23 00:50:14 tundra Exp $`` Précis @@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ .. warning:: Doing this wrong can **clobber your systems and its - data**. What you see here is just a simple example for - purposes of explaining the general approach. **You should - not trust this approach unless you prove these - procedures are satisfactory in YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENT.** + data**. What you see here is just a simple example for + purposes of explaining the general approach. **You should + not trust this approach unless you prove these + procedures are satisfactory in YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENT.** + General Approach @@ -134,12 +135,12 @@ Because this is partition based - that is, you are imaging and restoring *partitions* not disks - you can actually restore to a physical disk that is a different size than the one from which the -image was taken so long as there is room for all the data on the new -disk. This makes it easy to lay your operating system down on a new, -larger disk. Do an image of the old disk, restore it to the new disk, -and then, while still running under the ``System Rescue CD``, run -``parted`` or ``gparted`` to expand the partitions to use the -additional disk space. +image was taken. Obviously, there has to be enough room for all the +data on the new disk. This makes it easy to lay your operating system +down on a new, larger disk. Do an image of the old disk, restore it +to the new disk, and then, while still running under the ``System +Rescue CD``, run ``parted`` or ``gparted`` to expand the partitions to +use the additional disk space. .. warning:: **Do NOT try this with a machine that boots from SAN!!!** SAN-booted machines put information into their @@ -190,18 +191,23 @@ - This works well for Unix-style operating systems because they boot with a full complement of drivers and discover what is on the machine - at boot time. However, Windows may have a fit if you do this, - especially if you restore to machine substantially different than - the one where the backup image was created. First of all, Windows - doesn't carry around any drivers it doesn't think it needs. Secondly, - Windows licensing logic is designed to prevent this sort of thing - as a deterrent to software piracy. + at boot time. -- This approach assumes the disk us partitioned using standard ``fdisk`` - type tools. Some OSs - notably ``FreeBSD`` - have the option to use - their own disk slicing and labeling tools. This general approach will - work, but you have to tweak it to ensure you preserve those boot loaders - and custom slicing tables. +- However, Windows may have a fit if you do this, especially if you + restore to machine substantially different than the one where the + backup image was created. First of all, Windows doesn't carry + around any drivers it doesn't think it needs. Secondly, Windows + licensing logic is designed to prevent this sort of thing as a + deterrent to software piracy. This doesn't mean it cannot be done - + it can - but it may take some extra fiddling after you reboot + Windows. + +- This approach assumes the disk us partitioned using standard + ``fdisk`` type tools. Some OSs - notably the ``*BSD`` varianst (aka + "God's Own Operating System") - have the option to use their own disk + slicing and labeling tools. This general approach will work, but + you have to tweak it to ensure you preserve those boot loaders and + custom slicing tables. Copyright