how_to_clone_tru64_and_digital_unix
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| - Do not try to eliminate the /usr file system for UFS __and__ AdvFS. Startup scripts in **/ | - Do not try to eliminate the /usr file system for UFS __and__ AdvFS. Startup scripts in **/ | ||
| - You might have read about **sysman** clone features. Forget that. That tool is garbage and will cause you much more pain than it saves you. Plan on doing it manually yourself or have an expert do it for you using this process. | - You might have read about **sysman** clone features. Forget that. That tool is garbage and will cause you much more pain than it saves you. Plan on doing it manually yourself or have an expert do it for you using this process. | ||
| - | - Do not plan on using the **dd** method unless you have completely identical disks. That has several major drawbacks otherwise. The worst include performance problems (due to bad geometry alignment on the disklabel) and loss of space if the target disk is larger (or loss of __data__ if the target disk is smaller). | + | - Do not plan on using the **dd** method unless you have completely identical disks. That has several major drawbacks otherwise. The worst include performance problems (due to bad geometry alignment on the disklabel) and loss of space if the target disk is larger (or loss of __data__ if the target disk is smaller). |
| ==== Take Inventory ==== | ==== Take Inventory ==== | ||
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