I decided to jump into the waters of getting a dedicated server after years of barely managing the system administration on a VPS.
Being a total noob to dedicated servers and IPMI, now I'm wanting to reinstall the OS. I didn't have any important data yet on the server, so I can just start from scratch.
I will be reinstalling with the same OS, Debian 12, as the dedicated server was provisioned with.
Is there anything I need from the previous configuration to note down, that I will need as input with the reinstall?
Being a total noob to dedicated servers and IPMI, now I'm wanting to reinstall the OS. I didn't have any important data yet on the server, so I can just start from scratch.
I will be reinstalling with the same OS, Debian 12, as the dedicated server was provisioned with.
Is there anything I need from the previous configuration to note down, that I will need as input with the reinstall?
Stick to the automated reinstall tool in your manager if possible – it’s way easier faster than IPMI.
If you really want to do it manually, just grab your IP, gateway, and subnet mask first. Also check your current RAID setup and think about partitioning now like a separate /home or /var so you don't have to redo it later.
If you really want to do it manually, just grab your IP, gateway, and subnet mask first. Also check your current RAID setup and think about partitioning now like a separate /home or /var so you don't have to redo it later.
Stick to the automated reinstall tool in your manager if possible – it’s way easier faster than IPMI.
If you really want to do it manually, just grab your IP, gateway, and subnet mask first. Also check your current RAID setup and think about partitioning now like a separate /home or /var so you don't have to redo it later.
Thanks for the tips! I don't think that there's an automated reinstall tool. The tech support folks said that I have to tell them insert the usb and then let them know when I'm finished with it.
It's not setup for RAID (shows how obsolete my tech knowledge is).
I use Virtualmin as a control panel and they do use /home for the domains. So perhaps a partition for /home is called for. Except for efi, boot and swap, currently everything is under one big partition.
That’s definitely a bit of a hurdle. Usually, if a provider tells you they have to "insert a USB," it means they are likely mounting a virtual ISO for you via IPMI or potentially even a physical drive if it’s a smaller shop.
Are you able to share who the provider is? If we know which host you're with, we can probably give you a better walkthrough on how to navigate their specific panel. Most modern panels have a way to mount those ISOs yourself so you don't have to wait on a tech to do it for you.
Since you're using Virtualmin, sticking with that separate /home partition is definitely a smart move. It makes future OS reinstalls or migrations much less of a headache since your data stays isolated from the root partition.
Are you able to share who the provider is? If we know which host you're with, we can probably give you a better walkthrough on how to navigate their specific panel. Most modern panels have a way to mount those ISOs yourself so you don't have to wait on a tech to do it for you.
Since you're using Virtualmin, sticking with that separate /home partition is definitely a smart move. It makes future OS reinstalls or migrations much less of a headache since your data stays isolated from the root partition.
Sounds like they've attached a USB for you which is quicker than trying to reinstall via IPMI uploading your own ISO file. We do this quite often for customers who wish to do some reinstalls manually.
Just ensure you know your IP information that's the main thing you need to worry about.
If you're using raid 1 or something for redundancy that's helpful you should know if you have two drives or one.
Those outputs should let you know anything you really need to have.
Just ensure you know your IP information that's the main thing you need to worry about.
If you're using raid 1 or something for redundancy that's helpful you should know if you have two drives or one.
ip a
cat /etc/networking/interfaces
df -h
Those outputs should let you know anything you really need to have.
That’s definitely a bit of a hurdle. Usually, if a provider tells you they have to "insert a USB," it means they are likely mounting a virtual ISO for you via IPMI or potentially even a physical drive if it’s a smaller shop.
Are you able to share who the provider is? If we know which host you're with, we can probably give you a better walkthrough on how to navigate their specific panel. Most modern panels have a way to mount those ISOs yourself so you don't have to wait on a tech to do it for you.
Since you're using Virtualmin, sticking with that separate /home partition is definitely a smart move. It makes future OS reinstalls or migrations much less of a headache since your data stays isolated from the root partition.
The provider is Fiberstate. Fdisk shows a separate Disk /dev/sd of Disk model: USB DISK 3.0
With the help of their tech support suggestions for networking parameters (I initially didn't have the correct nameserver), on the 3rd attempt, I was able to successfully reinstall Debian 12.
Sounds like they've attached a USB for you which is quicker than trying to reinstall via IPMI uploading your own ISO file. We do this quite often for customers who wish to do some reinstalls manually.
Just ensure you know your IP information that's the main thing you need to worry about.
If you're using raid 1 or something for redundancy that's helpful you should know if you have two drives or one.
ip a
cat /etc/networking/interfaces
df -h
Those outputs should let you know anything you really need to have.
Thanks for the tips! I didn't note down the nameserver, so was stumped with I initially was asked to input it.
Finally got it right (I think) on the 3rd attempt --> reinstalled Debian 12!
Sounds like they've attached a USB for you which is quicker than trying to reinstall via IPMI uploading your own ISO file. We do this quite often for customers who wish to do some reinstalls manually.
Just ensure you know your IP information that's the main thing you need to worry about.
If you're using raid 1 or something for redundancy that's helpful you should know if you have two drives or one.
ip a
cat /etc/networking/interfaces
df -h
Those outputs should let you know anything you really need to have.
Thanks for the tips! I didn't note down the nameserver, so was stumped with I initially was asked to input it.
Finally got it right (I think) on the 3rd attempt --> reinstalled Debian 12!
I gather your not running any critical workloads such as websites you really want to keep on that server? Not having raid at all is a bad idea, basically if the drive fails your screwed.
You should be running at least Raid 1 probably raid 10 for critical production environments.
You should be paying for server management if you want to run production environments on the server as you are leaving yourself open to hacking attempts and all sorts of things.
I gather your not running any critical workloads such as websites you really want to keep on that server? Not having raid at all is a bad idea, basically if the drive fails your screwed.
You should be running at least Raid 1 probably raid 10 for critical production environments.
You should be paying for server management if you want to run production environments on the server as you are leaving yourself open to hacking attempts and all sorts of things.
I definitely see your point. I'm just a beginner linux admin hack, not a working professional sysop. The server will have production websites with data and software I wouldn't want to lose.
I understand that RAID1 is redundancy and not backup. Backup needs a specific backup strategy (which I'm still working out).
You need IP-subnetmask-gateway for new install
If you have enough space used Raid but no enough you can create aoutubackuo on virtualmin
If you have enough space used Raid but no enough you can create aoutubackuo on virtualmin
I definitely see your point. I'm just a beginner linux admin hack, not a working professional sysop. The server will have production websites with data and software I wouldn't want to lose.
I understand that RAID1 is redundancy and not backup. Backup needs a specific backup strategy (which I'm still working out).
You should be able to order server backups from your provider, while you are at it get them to quote you for basic server management such as security hardening.
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