Difference between revisions of "Moving HardDisk to New Hardware"
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| − | this will give you the name of the current Kernel. 'It is needed below'. | + | this will give you the name of the current Kernel. ''It is needed below''. |
*Remove the hard Drive and load it into the new system | *Remove the hard Drive and load it into the new system | ||
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*Type in the following code: | *Type in the following code: | ||
cd /boot | cd /boot | ||
| − | mv initrd. | + | mv initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img initrd.YOUR KERNEL VERSION.img.old |
| − | + | mkinitrd initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION | |
| − | *Then reboot and if it has worked, then the system will boot normally | + | *Then reboot and if it has worked, then the system will boot normally. |
| + | *If not, then you'll have to think again, or use the longer way as here. | ||
[[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Hardware]] | [[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Hardware]] | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 31 October 2011
Introduction
This HowTo describes a simple way to move your SMEServer system to another set of hardware by just moving the hard disk.
Sometimes this works without any intervention, but sometimes the boot fails with a "Kernel Panic". In this case you should follow these steps.
Backup First
Never do anything like this without a viable backup. If you have a Raid 1 system with 2 hard drives, then check you can boot from either of them, and then keep one safe in-case the procedure fails. If you have a USB hard Drive backup or some other form of backup, then I recommend you make sure it restores properly before you start.
What to Do
- Boot up the "old" system and run:
uname -r
this will give you the name of the current Kernel. It is needed below.
- Remove the hard Drive and load it into the new system
- Boot from an SMEServer ISO CD into rescue mode, by typing "sme rescue" at the initial prompt.
- Select to enter rescue mode in Read/Write mode
- Type in the following code:
cd /boot mv initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img initrd.YOUR KERNEL VERSION.img.old mkinitrd initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION
- Then reboot and if it has worked, then the system will boot normally.
- If not, then you'll have to think again, or use the longer way as here.
