which file systems can I restore?

From: Chris Pressley <chris_at_sitescape.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:37:47 -0400

I have two alpha machines both running Digital Unix 4.0d, but they have
different hardware configurations. I want to copy an application from one
box to the other. I know the application modifies a lot of system files, so
initially I thought I would backup all file systems on the source box, then
restore them on the target box. I've since thought that this would not be a
good idea to do with the root partition -- surely I don't want to use a
different kernel, right? So, is it okay to overwrite the /usr and /var
partitions on one alpha with those from another alpha with a different
hardware configuration? Does this make sense?

Thanks,
chris
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