Collect required information from the source system.
Obtain the hostname:
# hostname |
Obtain the hostid:
# hostid |
Also see Host ID Emulation.
Obtain the root password.
View the software being run on the system:
# ps -eaf |
Check the networking configuration on the system:
# ifconfig -a |
View the storage utilized, for example, by viewing the contents of /etc/vfstab.
View the amount of local disk storage in use, which determines the size of the archive:
# df -k |
Determine the packages and patches that are on the system. See pkginfo(1) for more information.
Examine the contents of /etc/system.