Cloning Ubuntu 8.04 Perfect Server

[destr0y]

Hi all,

I've got a build fairly similar to the Ubuntu 8.04 Perfect Server (LAMP+SSH+myPHPAdmin+Webmin+others) build that we're quite partial to where I work. I'd like to use this build as a standard for all servers. All of our Ubuntu instances are virtual machines, so the logistical side of the cloning question is a no-brainer..

changing the hostname / IP address of a Ubuntu box is simple enough, but where else should I be looking to change when deploying a cloned (virtual) HDD? Some of the more obvious ones:

vi /etc/hostname
vi /etc/hosts
dpkg-reconfigure postfix

I assume renaming a cloned server will also break anything certificate related (OpenSSL, SSH, etc)?

I've read about SystemImager, but its website isn't loading for me at the moment.. is it still being developed/supported?

Cheers,
Brett

[falko]

Originally Posted by destr0y

changing the hostname / IP address of a Ubuntu box is simple enough, but where else should I be looking to change when deploying a cloned (virtual) HDD? Some of the more obvious ones:

vi /etc/hostname
vi /etc/hosts
dpkg-reconfigure postfix

You might also want to check your Apache configuration.

Originally Posted by destr0y

I assume renaming a cloned server will also break anything certificate related (OpenSSL, SSH, etc)?

Yes - if you care about warnings in browsers, you should recreate the certificates.

Originally Posted by destr0y

I've read about SystemImager, but its website isn't loading for me at the moment.. is it still being developed/supported?

The SF page is working ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/systemimager/ ), but not their main page - not sure why...
You might want to check out CloneZilla SE: http://www.howtoforge.com/cloning-li...-clonezilla-se