In cloning process will ask us several questions which are basically the options we have in the program, some of these are:

Using drbl-winroll it is possible to automatically change the server name, group and SID of the cloned Win system.

However, it is also possible to clone entire disks and not just separate partitions.

You can rely on Partclone (default), Partimage (optional), ntfsclone (optional), or dd to create the image or clone a partition.Support for multicast, which is very useful when cloning systems in bulk.For other unsupported file systems, sector-by-sector cloning is possible, but complete. For these systems, only the used blocks are cloned. Thus, Clonezilla can clone GNU / Linux, MS windows, Mac OS (Intel-based), FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD systems, regardless of whether they are 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x86-64). Supported file systems: (1) ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs of GNU / Linux, (2) FAT, NTFS of MS Windows, (3) HFS + of Mac OS, (4) UFS of FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, and (5) VMFS of VMWare ESX.

This is done using a DRBL server and workstations that can boot from a network. The software can be run from either a USB flash drive or CD / DVD boot.Ĭlonezilla Server is used to simultaneously clone many computers over a network. The data can be saved locally, on an SSH server, Samba server, or an NFS file share and then restored at a later date. The cloning can be saved as an image file or as an exact copy of data. We have never found an answer to this.Clonezilla Live allows users to clone an individual machine, partition or disk to be played on another medium. We have found that unless the drive is labeled 'For Desktop Computers' cloning will fail. We too, (at work) have never been able to clone from larger to smaller drives, (but I am wondering why anyone would want to in the first place,) but Clonezilla will fail in another way. Speaking of Clonezilla, here is something I have noticed. (Recovery record option could, of course, be something overlooked on my part.) Annoyance is image can have a checksum verification, but does not included a recovery record option. It is great for creating an image of a cloned drive which can be more easily stored on a file share or the like. Never have been able to get it to do bigger-to-smaller disk cloning, though it claims to have the ability. Have used True Image for years with nary an issue on smaller-to-bigger drive transfers.Ĭlonezilla is okay. However, it wouldn't image a 320GB HDD to a 480GB SSD with the included True Image software.

Clonezilla vs ghost