Re: [BackupPC-users] Copy pool one PC at a time

[John P. <jp...@cl...>]

Bryan Penney wrote:
> We have a server running BackupPC that has filled up it's 2TB  partition 
> (96% full anyway).  We are planning on moving BackupPC to another server 
> but would like bring the history of backups over without waiting the 
> extended period of time (days?) for the entire pool to copy.  Is there 
> any way to copy "pieces" of the pool, maybe per PC, at a time?  This 
> would allow us to migrate over the course of a few weeks without having 
> days at a time with no backups.
>
>   


DD the (unmounted) disk over to the new machine then grow the filesystem 
to fill the new disk is the way to go if your OS / filesystem supports 
growing filesystems.

Failing that the way to migrate over a few weeks is to set te old server 
to not backuo, set the new one to start backing up and just wait.   Keep 
the old machine around as an archive/  reference for as long as you feel 
it's needed and let the new one build it's own history over time.

John