Save disk image

Save 1st disk $(sda) as an image on 2nd disk $(sdb)

  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 $(sdb) as the image home
  9. Select $(sdb) as image repository, then choose "savedisk" option
  10. Input image name and select source disk $(sda)
  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)

  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 $(sdb) as the image home
  9. Select $(sdb) as image repository, then choose "restoredisk" option
  10. Input image name and select destination disk $(sda)
  11. Clonezilla is restoring disk image $(sdb) to disk $(sda)

Disk to disk clone

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

  1. Prepare Clonezilla live
  2. Boot your Clonezilla live via USB
  3. Choose "ToRAM" option in the boot menu
  4. Choose language
  5. Choose keyboard layout
  6. Choose "Start Clonezilla"
  7. Choose "disk_to_local_disk" option
  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. The boot menu of Clonezilla live
  4. Here we choose 800x600 mode, after pressing Enter, you will see Debian Linux booting process
  5. Choose language
  6. Choose keyboard layout
  7. Choose "Start Clonezilla"
  8. Choose "device-image" option
  9. Choose "local_dev" option to assign $(sde1) as the image home
  10. Select $(sde1) as image repository, then choose "1-2-mdisks" option
  11. Input image name and destination disk
  12. Clonezilla is restoring disk image on disk $(sde1) to $(sda), $(sdb), $(sdc), and $(sdd).

Create Recovery Clonezilla

Create a autorun recovery Clonezilla live CD or USB flash drive

  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 $(sdb) as the image home
  9. Select $(sdb) 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


Started with sshd on and passwd assigned

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


Add extra driver

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


Screen session with PXE

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


Burn Clonezilla live CD

Create Clonezilla live CD by InfraRecorder


LinuxLive USB creator

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. Mount the image repository
  9. Select $(sdb) 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.

ocs related command manpages

Manual pages about Clonezilla related commands


Misc

Misc doc