Re: Replace HDD

["STeve Andre'" <andres_(_at_)_msu_(_dot_)_edu>]

You have the right idea, but you might want to add step 1.5:

1.5  verify backup data is correct.  Even if you think the disk will
survive a little longer, checking the backup for correctness is the
right thing to do.

--STeve Andre'

At 12:46 PM 8/22/01 -0700, liam wrote:
> Before I go ahead and cause myself endless head aches, I thought I'd
> just check:
>
> I need to replace a failing HDD.
>
> 1) backup data
> 2) shutdown system
> 3) replace drive
> 4) restart system
> 5)# disklabel -w /dev/rsd1
>      I'm pretty sure the controller will report properly
> 6)# newfs
> 7) edit fstab
>      /dev/sd1a /devel ffs rw 1 2
>
> 8)# mount /dev/sd1a /devel
> 9) restore data from backup
>
> that should be it. Right?
>
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