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This HowTo describes a simple way to move your SMEServer system to another set of hardware by just moving the hard disk.
This HowTo describes a simple way to move your SMEServer system to another set of hardware by just moving the hard disk.
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Moving the HardDisk to new hardware usually works without any intervention, but sometimes the boot fails with a "Kernel Panic".
In this case you should follow these steps.</pre>
This technique seems to work for SME8, tested on SME8.0b7, no guarantees on any other version.
===Backup First===
===Backup First===
chroot /mnt/sysimage
chroot /mnt/sysimage
cd /boot
cd /boot
mv initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img initrd.YOUR KERNEL VERSION.img.old
mv initrd-YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img initrd-YOUR KERNEL VERSION.img.old
mkinitrd initrd.YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION.img YOUR_KERNEL_VERSION
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 [[Moving_SME_to_new_Hardware|here]] or using a backup as [[http://wiki.contribs.org/Category:Backup Category:Backup]]
*If not, then you'll have to think again, or use the longer way as [[Moving_SME_to_new_Hardware|here]] or using a backup as [[http://wiki.contribs.org/Category:Backup Category:Backup]]
==Acknowledgement==
This came about through a question I posted on the Forum, and was quickly answered by Stefano, many thanks to him.
[[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Hardware]]
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,48036.msg238015.html#msg238015
[[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Administration:Storage]]
