Migrating from Rackspace
I've tried with a couple (I used to have 16 at Rackspace) to test the process and we are happy with the performance on Linode it just takes a while to move things over and get them set up again. I have just done it from a clean install of CentOS 7, install as much as possible via yum, copying the files across and the database. Its been OK as they are just websites but other servers run a number of other applications and it would take a while and a careful checklist to make sure everything and all the configuration and settings come across as well.
Is there a way that I can make images from Rackspace servers and install them on Linode? Is there an alternative recommended migration option?
Thanks
Nick
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dd to make .img files from your disk on Rackspace and then use dd back on Linode.
Alternatively, if you wanted to spend a few bucks Linode offers Professional Services that could probably do all of the work for you.