ufsrestore /,var to a new server
Hi all
I have posted this thread first in the Install forum but I think it should be here.
I am trying to restore the root and var file system which have been backed-up on one server and restore is on another server:
1. I took /,/var ufsdump on server 1
2. I booted from cdrom -s on server 2
3. I used ftp to get the ufdump from server 1
4. I ran format on server 2 and created /,/var and swap
5. I created new file systems for /,/var on server 2
6. I ran ufsrestore on server 2
7. I modified the new /etc/vfstab, /etc/nodename, /etc/hostname.*, /etc/system and /etc/hosts to reflect the new settings
8. I ran the installboot on server 2 on the new root partition
Now when I try to boot server 2, I get the error:
** START **
Rebooting with command: boot disk0:a
Boot device: /pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a File and args:
SunOS Release 5.9 Version Generic_117171-17 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hardware watchdog enabled
ifconfig: plumb: bge0: No such file or directory
moving addresses from failed IPv4 interfaces: bge0 (couldn't move, no alternative interface).
Hostname: server2
metainit: server2: there are no existing databases
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s1: No such device or address
The / file system (/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0) is being checked.
Can't open /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0
/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0: CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM.
/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
WARNING - Unable to repair the / filesystem. Run fsck
manually (fsck -F ufs /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0). Exit the shell when
done to continue the boot process.
Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
(or give root password for system maintenance):
** END **
Notes:
1. Backup and restore is on Solaris9
2. The two servers are NOT of the same model (server 1 is V1280 and server2 is V240)
3. The first server V1280 is part of a SUN Cluster 3.1 (two node cluster)
4. Although I modified the new /etc/system on server 2, the boot process still look for the metadbs !!
5. The boot process cannot detect the boot disk c1t0d0s0 !!
6. Server 1 has ce network interfaces, but the new server 2 has bge network interfaces , however the boot messages above shows that server 2 did not detect the bge interface !! which boot cdrom -s have detected the bge interfaces
Is this process not supported ? is it related to the different server models?
