Does dd work w/ non-identical disks?  I've had problems where it wouldn't.




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-----Original Message-----
From: port-sparc-owner@netbsd.org [mailto:port-sparc-owner@netbsd.org]On
Behalf Of Rick Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:47 PM
To: der Mouse
Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: cloning disks?


der Mouse said:

>If you truly are cloning, as in cranking out cookie-cutter identical
>systems for a student lab or some such, the dd (or dd-alike) method
>allows you to copy a whole disk, including bootblocks and partitioning,
>to an identical disk in a single operation.

That's what we did when I worked for Raytheon. Fill a project lab with
SS5 or SS20 boxes. Install one box and then clone with dd. You could put
4 junior admins on the job, and 100 systems would be done in no time.

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