>> On 05/22 11:46 , ad^2 wrote:
>>> I have a BackupPC server running an older unsupported version of
>>> Fedora. I have new server with more disk space and an up to date
>>> operating system. The goal is to migrate all the information over to
>>> the new server
>>>
>>> DD is not an option because the device on the existing BackupPC server
>>> contains more than just BackupPC data. It would take to long and I
>>> can't unmount the disk without effecting users.
>>>
>>> I tried running BackupPC_tarPCCopy but the "Argument
>>> /var/lib/BackupPC/pc must be an absolute path starting with
>>> /var/lib/BackupPC/" error is displayed.
>>>
>>> Is my only option to start creating the new pool from scratch? Or, is
>>> there another way to copy the hardlinks created by BackupPC to the new
>>> server?
>>
>>
>> I've used tar to capture all of /var/lib/backuppc (or whatever the path is
>> on your box) and pipe it to netcat to send it across the wire. This can take
>> a few days tho, during which your backup system is offline. If you need to
>> preserve historic data going back months or years tho, it may be the way to
>> go.
>>
>> Otherwise, just building a new backup server, moving the config over to it,
>> and keeping the old one around until the data can be considered 'expired' is
>> the best option.
>>
>> --
>> Carl Soderstrom
>> Systems Administrator
>> Real-Time Enterprises
>>
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