[OpenIndiana-discuss] Moving an OI install to a new hard drive?

[Dan Swartzendruber]

Mark Humphreys wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Generally speaking, new systems should have new installations done on them
> to deploy a customized driver set specific to the target system.  However,
> if you're looking at using the same 'rpool' on new hardware, I will trust
> that you have sorted-through potential hardware / driver issues.  If so, you
> could also try the simple process of mirroring the existing disk, to the new
> disk, in the old machine.  Then just install the new disk in the new
> machine.
>
> The only limitations to this process are:
> - As mentioned, the hardware has to be very similar to the original system,
> so that device names aren't changed, and video works, etc.
> - The new disk has to be the same size as, or larger than, the original.
> - There is some debate as to whole disk installations, versus
> partition-based installations.
>   
Ah, thanks.  I was re-reading my original post and realized I missed 
something.  The new install is going to be virtualized under ESXi, so 
the root mirror approach won't work.  I think I am best off playing it 
safe and doing a new install, then migrating over my various changes.  
There supposedly is a vmware converter tool that will help you do 
physical => virtual migrations; that might be worth looking at.  Thanks!