Johannes Nohl skrev:
Dear list,
I have a webserver with SSH access only (no physical access). I want to try changes in configuration. I think the easiest way would be setting up a test system, rather than trying on a production system.
I'd like to use virtualbox setting up a clone of the webserver. But how do I do? How do I copy the whole files while running the system? How to get the bootloader to my virtual machine, at last?
Any ideas?
Thanks
Are you using VMware? If so, use their P2V utility. Last time I did an operation like that, I copied the entire disk to file, then unpacked that file onto a 2:nd disk in the VM. Much like 'dd if=/dev/hdx | gzip > /path/to/image.gz', then unpack with 'gzip -dc /path/to/image.gz | dd of=/dev/hdx' on the VMs 2:nd disk. After that, shut down the VM, take away the 1:st disk and make the 2:nd one the primary. -- Anders Norrbring Norrbring Consulting -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org