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    • stacksofplatesS
      stacksofplates @travisdh1
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      @travisdh1 said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

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

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

      @johnhooks Grub2 can read files from LVM, so it could boot without a problem.

      Does XenServer support grub2? I know even in 7 they still set it up as a separate partition.

      After actually looking at my server yesterday, it doesn't look like XenServer puts itself on an LVM partition. wth man, makes no sense. Even ProxMox got that part right.

      Google doesn't find any LVM how to things on mangolassi yet. Guess someone should get around to that.

      It might be a CentOS 6 limitation, I'll have to look at a RHEL system when I get to my desk.

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      • BRRABillB
        BRRABill
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        Did anyone ever figure out if you could do this with dual USB slots?

        I was trying to think of a way to do this from home via iDRAC as opposed to being in the office.

        I guess I could leave the "blank" USB in the other slot, then boot to a Live Windows CD, do the clone, then reboot the server.

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        • BRRABillB
          BRRABill
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          Was my post so laziness prone it didn't even deserve a response? LOL.

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

            Was my post so laziness prone it didn't even deserve a response? LOL.

            Likely.

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            • BRRABillB
              BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said

              Likely.

              I mean that's a thing, right?

              What's the point of iDRAC if I have to come into the office?

              Though I know a lot of people can't work from home, so we'll just say this is all theoretical.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                @travisdh1 said in How-To clone a Xen USB on Windows:

                After actually looking at my server yesterday, it doesn't look like XenServer puts itself on an LVM partition. wth man, makes no sense. Even ProxMox got that part right.

                And uses EXT4 and VHD!!!!

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

                  Did anyone ever figure out if you could do this with dual USB slots?

                  I was trying to think of a way to do this from home via iDRAC as opposed to being in the office.

                  I guess I could leave the "blank" USB in the other slot, then boot to a Live Windows CD, do the clone, then reboot the server.

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

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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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