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Re: Most efficient way to move a configured OS X Server to a bigger HD?
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Re: Most efficient way to move a configured OS X Server to a bigger HD?



> Greetings all,
> I have a perfectly functioning 10.4.6 Server with virtual hosts and mysql
> databases running on a HD that is now too small. I'd like to simply
> transfer
> everything to a larger HD (with users, ownership & permissions etc.
> intact).
> What is the most efficient way to do this? I have a firewire drive I can
> use
> to transfer between machines, or I can just put the bigger HD in the same
> machine for the transfer.
>
> I'm guessing this can be done with the appropriate command/switches from
> the
> command line and then specify the new startup folder, but I want to make
> sure that I get EVERYTHING and that it functions with a minimum of fuss
> after the copy. Is this do-able? TIA for any replies.

Clone the drive with asr or Disk Utility when booted from something else.

Done.

Josh
www.afp548.com

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