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# 1  
Old 08-23-2009
Problem by cloning boot disk.
Hello guys!
I use the Solaris 10 x86 machine.
I need to clone the boot disk.
Why, when I copy slice 1 - there is a following:

# ufsdump 0f - /dev/rdsk/c0d0s1 | (cd /mnt && ufsrestore rf - )
DUMP: Warning - super-block on device `/dev/rdsk/c0d01` is corrupt - run fsck
Dump: The Entire dump is aborted.
Volume is nit dump format.

What do I do incorrectly?
Thanks.
# 2  
Old 08-23-2009
what is the output of "format -> your disk -> p -> p"?
# 3  
Old 08-23-2009
Sourse disk:
Code:
Total disk cylinders available: 40361 + 2 (recerved cyl)

Part     Tag    Flag       Cyl              Size         Blocks
  0       root    wm   1043-20268       9,24GB
  1       swap   wu    3-     1042        511,88MB
  2     backup  wm    0-     40360      19,40GB
  3   unassign  wm    0                     0
  4  unassign   wm    0                     0
  5  unassign   wm                           0
  6  unassign   wm                           0
  7  home       wm     20269-40360      9,66GB
  8  boot         wu     0 -            0      0,49MB
  9 alternates   wu     1-             2      0,98MB

Destination disk:
Code:
Total disk cylinders available: 65528 + 2 (recerved cyl)

Part     Tag    Flag       Cyl              Size         Blocks
  0       root    wm   1043-20268       9,24GB
  1       swap   wu    3-     1042        511,88MB
  2     backup  wm    0-     40360      19,40GB
  3   unassign  wm    0                     0
  4  unassign   wm    0                     0
  5  unassign   wm                           0
  6  unassign   wm                           0
  7  home       wm     20269-40360      9,66GB
  8  boot         wu     0 -            0      0,49MB
  9 alternates   wu     1-             2      0,98MB

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Old 08-23-2009
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what is your intention for cloning? why not use a raid1 configuration?

if you just want to copy the whole disk, use slice 2 for you operation... i've done this only on sparc systems (which have another disk layout), so i don't know if this works on x86 systems. but i think so...
# 5  
Old 08-23-2009
At x86 mashine I do small training.
But really I need to clone the disk by SPARC mashine.
The SPARC machine operate the Plant.
I`m afraid to spoil the Solaris 2.6 on the SPARC mashine.
You sayd, that I need use only slice 2 for the cloning.
And what I need do with another slices?
# 6  
Old 08-24-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by wolfgang
Why, when I copy slice 1 - there is a following:

slice 1 is swap space.
it if not a ufs file system, ufs dump cant read it.
you have no need to clone the swap space.
# 7  
Old 08-24-2009
Thanks for the reply.
I will try to clone all but slice 1, then installboot command.
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