tar can't create hardlink

Question

I have an old redhat linux (7.2) which I'm gonna move to another(vmware) server (from the old one). So I booted new server from DSL Linux liveCD (2003 year - because new linux has't driver for Bus Logic ), mounted new disk to /mnt/sysimage

then on the old server I've issued a command:

tar  -zpcf  - /  | ssh root@new-server.com "cat >/mnt/sysimage/fs.tar.gz"

or

 tar  -zpcf  - / | ssh root@new-server.com " tar -C /mnt/sysimage/ -xpzf - "

..doesn't matter

and got a lot of messages like this

tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_NUMERIC: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/sq_AL.utf8/LC_NUMERIC': No such file or directory
tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_NAME: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/ar_IN/LC_NAME': No such file or directory
tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_CTYPE: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_CTYPE': No such file or directory
tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_ADDRESS: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_ADDRESS': No such file or directory
tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_MEASUREMENT: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT': No such file or directory
tar: usr/lib/locale/vi_VN/LC_PAPER: Cannot hard link to `/usr/lib/locale/ar_AE.utf8/LC_PAPER': No such file or directory

tar is trying to create hard link on file in absolute path and sure this file doesn't exist

Answer 1

The manual for tar provides some guidance about hard links: http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/tar/hard-links.html

The short of it is that you'll likely need to use the --hard-dereference flag when creating the tarball.