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Ok, I ll go for fresh OS

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 1:57 AM, Chet Nichols III <chet.nichols at gmail.com>
wrote:

> agreed. installing a fresh OS on the new server and moving over any data to
> the new one will be quicker and cleaner than trying to deal with all sorts
> of old cruft that might come over from a backup copy.
>
> this is when it comes in handy to lay out your filesystem in a way that
> makes it easy to migrate/move stuff around. ie: we keep our web/database
> stuff under a directory /data, and have standard configs for all of our
> apps
> so we always know what's going to be installed where. it makes fresh
> installs happen a lot quicker, and any type of emergency migrations just as
> quick and easy,
>
> if you run a bunch of hosts, building up your own flat file software trees
> in a repository to manage installs makes it even easier. in your case i'm
> not sure if you manage a bunch of hosts, but just a few little suggestions
> and ideas :)
>
> good luck!
>
> chet
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Andrew Bacchi <bacchi at rpi.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Mad Unix wrote:
> >
> >> How can i accomplish this mission or do i need to reinstall the server
> >> from
> >> scratch?--
> >>
> > Starting from the beginning is alway the best way and always faster than
> > trying it your way.  Installing an OS on a new box takes me 15 minutes
> from
> > kickstart.  Upgrades and service software another hour at most.
> >
> > I can have most of my systems rebuilt from zero in one to two hours each.
> >
> >  veritatas simplex oratio est
> >>       -Seneca
> >>
> >> Andrew Bacchi
> >> Systems Programmer
> >> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> >> phone: 518.276.6415  fax: 518.276.2809
> >>
> >> http://www.rpi.edu/~bacchi/ <http://www.rpi.edu/%7Ebacchi/>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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