I looked at Clonezilla and it seems way more complicated than using dd. Thanks for the idea.
JT On 2/20/2016 5:51 AM, Alex Chiosso wrote: > Try to use Clonezilla. ;-) > > ----- Messaggio originale ----- > Da: "John Thornton" <j...@gnipsel.com> > Inviato: 20/02/2016 12:38 > A: "EMC Mailing List" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Oggetto: [Emc-users] Clone a HD > > I see two ways to clone a HD on the web one using dd and one using tar. > > Boot from the live cd. Mount your destination media to (say) /mnt. > > dd if=/dev/sd whatever of=/mnt/mybackup.ddimg > > In this case what do they mean by mount? > > Mount the source to /mnt, mount the destination to /home (say) > > tar cvfpz /home/mybackup.tar.gz /mnt > > does this tar create a copy of the whole disk? > > Thanks > JT > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users