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Save disk image ​

Save 1st disk (sda) as an image on 2nd disk (sdb) (Step by step)

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose device-image option
  8. Choose local_dev option to assign sdb1 as the image home
  9. Select sdb1 as image repository, then choose savedisk option
  10. Input image name and select source disk
  11. Clonezilla is saving disk image (sda) to the partition of 2nd disk (sdb1)

Restore disk image ​

Restore an image on 2nd disk (sdb) to 1st disk (sda) (Step by step)

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose device-image option
  8. Choose local_dev option to assign sdb1 as the image home
  9. Select sdb1 as image repository, then choose restoredisk option
  10. Select image name and destination disk
  11. Clonezilla is restoring disk image on 2nd disk (sdb) to 1st disk (sda)

Disk to disk clone ​

Clone small disk to larger disk (e.g. 20 GB to 60 GB) (Step by step)

  1. Prepare Clonezilla live
  2. Boot your Clonezilla live via USB
  3. Choose To RAM option in the boot menu
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose disk_to_local_disk
  8. Choose source disk
  9. Choose target disk
  10. Start cloning
  11. Disk is cloned

One image to multiple disks ​

Restore an image to multiple disks, e.g. massive production of live USB flash drives.

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process3
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose device-image option
  8. Choose local_dev option to assign sde1 as the image home
  9. Select sde1 as image repository, then choose 1-2-mdisks option
  10. Select image name and destination disk
  11. Clonezilla is restoring disk image on disk sde to sda, sdc, and sdd

Create Recovery Clonezilla ​

Create an autorun recovery Clonezilla live CD or USB flash drive (Step by step)

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process:
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose device-image option
  8. Choose local_dev option to assign sdb1 as the image home
  9. Select sdb1 as image repository, then choose restoredisk option
  10. Choose the image you want to include in the recovery CD or USB flash drive:

Preseed options to do job after booting ​

Start Clonezilla live with sshd service on and password assigned

  1. The scenario
  2. The options to be preseeded

Started with sshd on and passwd assigned ​

Run unattended Clonezilla live via PXE or CD booting and the process can be remotely monitored

  1. A PXE config example for you to boot Clonezilla live via PXE, and ssh service is on, the password of account user is assigned

Add extra driver ​

How to put your own binary driver in Clonezilla live without modifying /live/filesystem.squashfs

  1. How to put your own binary driver in Clonezilla live without modifying /live/filesystem.squashfs

Customized script with PXE ​

Use customized script with a PXE version of Clonezilla live

  1. To put your customized script with a PXE version of Clonezilla live

Screen session with PXE ​

Run unattended Clonezilla live via PXE booting and the process can be remotely monitored

  1. Run Clonezilla in screen session so you can access remotely to monitor the progress

Burn Clonezilla live CD ​

Create Clonezilla live CD by InfraRecorder

  1. Create Clonezilla live CD by InfraRecorder

LinuxLive USB creator ​

Create Clonezilla live USB flash drive by LinuxLive USB creator

  1. Create Clonezilla live USB flash drive by LinuxLive USB creator

lite server ​

Run a Clonezilla lite server to do massive deployment from an image via multicast mechanism

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose lite-server option
  8. Now we have to mount the image repository.
  9. Select sdb1 as image repository, then choose restoredisk option
  10. Select image name and destination disk

lite server BT from dev ​

Run a Clonezilla lite server to do massive deployment from raw device via bittorrent mechanism

  1. Boot the machine via Clonezilla live
  2. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  3. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose Start Clonezilla
  7. Choose lite-server option
  8. Mount the image repository.
  9. Choose the massive deployment mode using BT from raw device mode.
  10. Select source disk.

Manual pages about Clonezilla related commands

  1. Man page of ocs-sr
  2. Man page of ocs-onthefly

Misc ​

Misc doc

  1. The boot parameters for Clonezilla live