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Re: Recommended Debian package for hard disk cloning



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Holger Rauch wrote:
> which Debian package would you recommend for hard disk cloning,
> provided that UUIDs related to both file systems and/or the LVM (PVs,
> LVs, VGs) should be changed in order to be unique?
> 
> Is there a package around that's able to take care of this or would
> you recommend writing a custom shell/Perl/Python/Ruby, etc. script?

I would probably do it by hand (one off case) or with a script:
- - create partition(s)
- - create LVMs
- - use rsync for cloning

In the past I also used to use partimage. I don't think it could clone
LVMs, though.

- --
Johannes

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