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    How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows

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    • BRRABillB
      BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said

      Yes, that should work. iDRAC with the full license should let you do anything that you could do with the keyboard and monitor.

      Though I am assuming a "Windows Live CD" is probably against all sorts of licensing rules.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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        @BRRABill said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

        @scottalanmiller said

        Yes, that should work. iDRAC with the full license should let you do anything that you could do with the keyboard and monitor.

        Though I am assuming a "Windows Live CD" is probably against all sorts of licensing rules.

        Correct.

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        • travisdh1T
          travisdh1 @BRRABill
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          @BRRABill said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

          @scottalanmiller said

          Yes, that should work. iDRAC with the full license should let you do anything that you could do with the keyboard and monitor.

          Though I am assuming a "Windows Live CD" is probably against all sorts of licensing rules.

          Right. Just fire up clonezilla from iDRAC, no licensing issues, and it's dd made easy.

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          • BRRABillB
            BRRABill @travisdh1
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            @travisdh1 said

            Right. Just fire up clonezilla from iDRAC, no licensing issues, and it's dd made easy.

            I was wondering if Clonezilla would work with booting issues and whatnot. I guess there is only 1 way to find out.

            Hmmm, maybe I better do it the Windows way (from this thread) first juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust in case. I can see myself ending up with two blank USB sticks. Duh.

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            • travisdh1T
              travisdh1 @BRRABill
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              @BRRABill said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

              @travisdh1 said

              Right. Just fire up clonezilla from iDRAC, no licensing issues, and it's dd made easy.

              I was wondering if Clonezilla would work with booting issues and whatnot. I guess there is only 1 way to find out.

              Hmmm, maybe I better do it the Windows way (from this thread) first juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust in case. I can see myself ending up with two blank USB sticks. Duh.

              If you make a backup from XenCenter before that, then all you have to do is reinstall and restore the backup at least.

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              • BRRABillB
                BRRABill @travisdh1
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                @travisdh1 said

                If you make a backup from XenCenter before that, then all you have to do is reinstall and restore the backup at least.

                I actually have a question about that. but I will move it to my XS thread.

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                • BRRABillB
                  BRRABill
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                  So, just to circle back to this...

                  Is it correct that Clonezilla can make an exact clone of my current boot USB stick?

                  So if I plug an identical USB stick into another port, and boot to Clonezilla, I should be ale to make an exact clone, and then boot to the clone?

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
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                    Technically, yes.

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                    • MattSpellerM
                      MattSpeller @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                      Technically, yes.

                      ^ my experience with clonezilla summarized.

                      Super cool software but it's got a learning cliff if you're unfamiliar with linux.

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                      • BRRABillB
                        BRRABill @MattSpeller
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                        @MattSpeller said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                        @Dashrender said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                        Technically, yes.

                        ^ my experience with clonezilla summarized.

                        Super cool software but it's got a learning cliff if you're unfamiliar with linux.

                        Tell me more.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @BRRABill
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                          @BRRABill said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                          @MattSpeller said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                          @Dashrender said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                          Technically, yes.

                          ^ my experience with clonezilla summarized.

                          Super cool software but it's got a learning cliff if you're unfamiliar with linux.

                          Tell me more.

                          what you want to do should be pretty straight forward, you'll be working with local disks, I'd make sure you unplug the HDD before starting.

                          Assuming the USB are the same brand and size, you'll have to be sure which is which before you clone to make sure you don't go the wrong way.

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                          • BRRABillB
                            BRRABill @Dashrender
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                            @Dashrender said

                            I'd make sure you unplug the HDD before starting.

                            Planning to do thie remotely, so no, I won't be.

                            Assuming the USB are the same brand and size, you'll have to be sure which is which before you clone to make sure you don't go the wrong way.

                            Is there perhaps a better bootable utility to do this?

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                            • BRRABillB
                              BRRABill
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                              I think I already asked this, but...

                              Doesn't XS write anything to disk, like settings or configurations or anything?

                              If I set up XS, and don't add any VMs or anything to it, would a clone that I took 60 days ago boot right up?

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                                @BRRABill said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                                I think I already asked this, but...

                                Doesn't XS write anything to disk, like settings or configurations or anything?

                                If I set up XS, and don't add any VMs or anything to it, would a clone that I took 60 days ago boot right up?

                                Yes, it should boot up just fine.

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said

                                  Yes, it should boot up just fine.

                                  Why do I get the feeling no one has ever tested this, haha.

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