Heads up: Cloning an Xserve to a new machine

I came across a problem that resulted from building a server on a test-bed, then cloning the disk to the new server at roll-out time. Here's what was happening in case someone else runs up against this:
1) After cloning and restarting the Xserve, the PCI ethernet settings were not carried over from the test-bed so I had to reconfigure all the static settings. The card was now recognized as en2 instead of en1.
2) I had the DHCP service running from en1 (PCI ether) and serving the LAN but of course this had to be changed to reflect the "new" en2 interface. In Server Admin -> DHCP -> Settings, double-click the range to edit and reset the interface to en2. Set the gateway as required.
At this point, DHCP still didn't work, although there was no physical network problem (i.e. static IPs still worked). I tried to reset the prefs for the DHCP service, but to no avail.
3) I happened to have NetBoot running and as it turned out, this too was connected to the old en1 interface. As soon as I set NetBoot to use en2, clients began getting DHCP leases as expected.
I hope this helps someone else who going through this!
Miles
P.S.: This seems to be attached to something in 10.4.x - this wasn't a problem in 10.3. I also noticed in to 10.4 that the PCI ethernet card would not take the settings as specified in an auto server setup plist. Oh well...

Search these forums for applesetupdone and you should get some hints.

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Graham Giles wrote:
Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
No; but then, I've not had occasion to use TDM. I've been using firerwire drives for over 10 years, both FW400 and FW800, with no issues except a bit of instability using a B&W G3 machine.
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i just bought the new g5 tower, middle size one.
i read apples info on transferring my account from my old machine to my new one, seems simple enough, but....
a fellow subscriber said i should do the following before i migrate the account to the new machine from the old one.
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we have 2 external hard drives. ive read tons on people losing data or not being able to connect to their drives after migration or upgrade. Should I just unplug them during transfer from old machine or leave them plugged in? or does it not mtter?
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Now, let's discuss licensing. because someone buys a new machine, and wants to clone his old Tiger to it, this is not a violation, at all. If both machines have Tiger (not the case here, of course). But, let me say this. It is getting downright obnoxious for people with no idea, nor any standing in the issue, to keep mentioning licensing. It is irrelevant to the question, in almost all instances, and makes the writer seem pretentious and a little sanctimonious.

Sandboxing old system disk on new machine?

Hi,
my question is a fairly simple one, but somewhat convoluted, although I'll try my best to word it clearly:
I just bought an '09 MacPro and stuck in 3 extra 1TB HDD's. I partitioned the 4th drive in two sections of 500GB each. On one of these partitions I want to clone the system drive of my old '07 iMac, the other partition will be used for Bootcamp.
I will use the iMac's HDD clone as an alternative boot disk, occasionally.
I suspect that there are some iffy things on my iMac, since power-down used to be near-instantaneous but now takes almost 20 seconds. That happened just overnight, BTW. Not a gradual process as a result of accumulating bloat, I think.
The one thing I want to avoid, is any sort of malware creeping into my new machine because I cloned my old system drive onto the new one. Is there any way in which I can "sandbox" the cloned boot disk and restrict that system from accessing/recognizing/affecting the other disks?
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PS: what is that F8 thing again, where you use the other computer as a target drive?

zephonic wrote:
I just bought an '09 MacPro...one of these partitions I want to clone the system drive of my old '07 iMac...I will use the iMac's HDD clone as an alternative boot disk, occasionally.
There are likely no hardware drivers on the iMac clone configuration that will allow you to boot the newer Mac with.
Clone as a archive to access files, but likely can't boot, almost positive of that fact.
The only chance in heck is if the OS X you installed on the old Mac has the hardware drivers for the newer Mac. Say a 10.6.3 Snow Leopard retail disk for instance. Grey disks or factory installed OSX on the old Mac configuration? Forget it.
I suspect that there are some iffy things on my iMac, since power-down used to be near-instantaneous but now takes almost 20 seconds. That happened just overnight, BTW. Not a gradual process as a result of accumulating bloat, I think.
You can hold c boot the iMac off the 10.6 installer disk and simply install OS X over the installed verison, then immediatly Software Update. This replaces OS X only, not your files or programs, might cure your issue.
Back up your user file folders (Music, pictures etc) to a external drive and disconnect before doing anything.
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The one thing I want to avoid, is any sort of malware creeping into my new machine because I cloned my old system drive onto the new one. Is there any way in which I can "sandbox" the cloned boot disk and restrict that system from accessing/recognizing/affecting the other disks?
Well you likely can't clone as it won't boot anyway. So since your not running the OS on the clone on your new machine, code can't execute if it's on there.
Far as I know there are no "hopping" malware for OS X that runs simply by connecting a infected media. OS X warns you of any new programs it hasn't seen previously before allowing it to run.
If you T boot and jsut extract your choice files, run a ClamXav scan, your likely going to be just fine.
Just don't transfer the old programs from the old Mac and run them on your newer machine.
I basically want to run them as two entirely separate systems, even if they use the same CPU/RAM/GPU.
But differnet hardware and no hardware drivers, so I'm almost positive it won't work at all.
PS: what is that F8 thing again, where you use the other computer as a target drive?
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If I back up my iOS devices on my iMac in the US, then do a time machine backup to an external HD, will I be able to plug the external HD into a brand new iMac in the UK and restore the new machine as per the old one, and restore my iOS devices?

If I back up my iOS devices on my iMac in the US, then do a time machine backup to an external HD, will I be able to plug the external HD into a brand new iMac in the UK and restore the new machine as per the old one, and restore my iOS devices?

Since you don't really have a question, I will give you a very broad information source for the next time you have a Time Machine question.
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Transferred to a new machine

I Have recently upgraded to a Macbook Pro and I have just
installed Dreamweaver 8 on it. Problem is I don't know what folders
/ files to transfer to and where to retaain sites, ftp details,
passwords etc? I have a cloned copy of my previous machine on an
external hard Drive so I have all the files I need, and I just need
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> ope, I didn't do that before I sold the machine?
DEFINITIONS ( are they dftp
> detials etc?) don't they sit anywhere? do they have to
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Dreamweaver MX users:
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Prefs
Dreamweaver 2004
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver MX 2004
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Dreamweaver 8 users:
HD/users/<user>/Library/Preferences/Dreamweaver 8 Prefs
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http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

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Has anyone here tried to clone a server configuration to a new machine (like completely different hardware)?
We currently have an eMac in the office running OS X Tiger Server (I know I know) as our directory server, mail, web, file, and home directory server. It's got a lot of e-mail, work files, web sites, users, etc on it. I just bought a new powermac to replace it but I'm wondering if it's possible for me to 'clone' (like say with CarbonCopyCloner) the e-mac into the powermac.
Will that work?
I'm finding lots of software migration guides (eg. upgrading to a new version of OS X Server) but no server hardware migration guides like upgrading to a whole new machine...
I'm sort of hoping that I could come in on a Saturday and transfer the server to a new machine and have everything be as it was, meaning the users wouldn't even notice. Except things might be a little faster/snappier for them of course.
Am I in fantasy land? Any help or experiences in this area would be much appreciated!
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No problem cloning machine to machine as long as the OS supports the target machine. In your case, any 10.4 server will will run on the dual.
Clone away....
You could also run a test... boot the eMac in firewire target disk mode, then startup the Dual G4 from the eMac's hard drive (option key on boot). It should start-up and run just fine (although a bit slower considering firewire interface).
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Dear Friends,
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Drive Partition and Format
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select newer machine's hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
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1. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
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