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to: CHRIS HAMMOND
from: FRANK RAMSEY
date: 1997-03-10 21:46:00
subject: Re: transfering netware 3.12 to new disk21:46:2903/10/97

 CH>  Easier way.
 CH> >     1) Create a boot partition on the new drive.  Do not mark as
 CH> >        active
 CH> >     2) Install the new drive in the server as a slave drive.
 CH> >     3) Boot Netware as normal
 CH> >     4) Load INSTALL, create Netware partition on the new drive
 CH> >     5) Create a new volume on the new paritition the same size as
 CH> >        the current sys partition.
 CH>       6) Mirror the existing SYS volume onto the new drive.
 CH>       7) When the mirror is complete, down the server and remove the
 CH>          old drive and put the new drive in its place.
 CH>       8) Boot with a dos disk and make the boot partition active and
 CH>          restart.
 CH>   I have done this a couple of times on systems with less than 1 gig and
 CH>   the users were able to continue working.  Saves a lot of manual work
 CH>   also.
The technique works as described.  However, what happens if you don't have 
the same size SYS partition?  Then you're hosted.  You've lost the remainder 
of the paritition because of size missmatches.
framsey@goodyear.com; CIS 71631,1032 - CNE, CNA-4, PE
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