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I have a brand new hard drive which I'm need to make a Disk to Disk copy from existing drive in the our system.
Need information on how to used the right mount and copy to disk commands or tools to do this.
I have a new Seagate IDE 33/DMA 3.2GB model # ST-33210A. In the main system there is a 1.0GB. The data on this drive only used 75% of space is used so
there is enough space to copy data.
Help thanks
Need information on how to used the right mount and copy to disk commands or tools to do this.
I have a new Seagate IDE 33/DMA 3.2GB model # ST-33210A. In the main system there is a 1.0GB. The data on this drive only used 75% of space is used so
there is enough space to copy data.
Help thanks
If you just need more room, I recommend you install the new HD as an additional drive. (all of these steps can be done in scoadmin.) Then you can mount it as a temporary drive, then (assuming you need the space for an application) copy the files from where you want more space to the temporary drive, and finally unmount the temp drive, and remount it over the spot where the old data was. It sounds strange, but even directories are able to be converted to mount points, and the new HD mounted over the old data. You don't even loose the old data, so if you make a mistake, just remove the new drive, and the system is still usable.
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What I'm trying to do is I have a HD that has hard disk errors on the main system. I have another disk in a PC which is the same as the one in the main system. I want to make of copy of the one in the PC for backup. So if the main system goes down I can replace with the PC HD. Then the new HD I copied to can go in the PC. The problem is I can not turn off the main system to do anything because of the programs that its running. Until it fails a Money Issue. But what I was asking was, What are the commands to mount and copy disk to disk in SCO UNIX and if there's a Step by Step procedures that you can show me. I'm new at this.
Thanks
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Thanks Calvin Thomas your are a winner.
Why thank you very much ;-)
I have used Symantec's Diskclon to copy SCO disks to others without any problems.
The only criteria I had to ensure was that the target disk had to be either the same size or larger than the source
The only criteria I had to ensure was that the target disk had to be either the same size or larger than the source
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Thanks weeph that sounds like a good idea, I will try Symantec Diskcon.
The target disk is larger than the source.
Thank for your help weeph
The target disk is larger than the source.
Thank for your help weeph