Installation-free stand-alone restore system Clonezilla Live

With DRBL use of Clonezilla is suitable for a large number of deployment of the operating system when used, but this limit is sure to have a DRBL server, and the computer to be backed up must be able to network boot. Thanks to the maturity of the GNU Live CD, the combination of Clonezilla and GNU Live CD makes it very useful to be able to back up and restore a single computer with no installation. Therefore, the lab combines http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/33836.html ">debian live with Clonezilla, and develops a clonezilla live kit, It is dedicated to restoring and backing up a single computer. Clonezilla Live can be placed on a CD-ROM, or USB Walkman and other boot media. Of course, an environment like Clonezilla Live is not suitable for a large number of restores of a computer classroom, and can be stored in the image file may be limited by the size of the storage space of the boot media. However, if the computer to be backed up can be connected to the network, and the storage space of the boot media can be broken through a network disk drive such as SSHFS or samba (network neighbor), we can directly access the impression file to the network disk drive.

How to make Clonezilla Live

The basic step in making Clonezilla Live is to download the Clonezilla live archive and put it on the boot device (CD,USB, hard drive, or PXE server). There are two file formats available, ISO and zip. The former to the CD, the latter to the USB Walkman or the use of a hard drive.

· CD-ROM version (ISO file)

After downloading, burn the ISO file to the disc (remember to choose the way to burn the image file, for example, in MS Windows, for example, in the case of Nero Burning Rom, you choose ' Burn image file ' to burn the ISO file), you can use it to boot.

· USB Walkman or portable HDD version (zip file):

Put Clonezilla live on a USB Walkman or a portable hard drive.

· Hard disk Version:

Put Clonezilla live on a hard drive that already has an operating system.

· PXE version:

Put Clonezilla live on a PXE server to have the client computer boot up using the PXE network Clonezilla live.

Put the previous step of the boot media, put it on the computer you want to back up, and then turn it on, remember to use the device (USB device or CD) on the boot. For example, if you are using a USB walkman, you should plug the Portable device into the computer you want to use, reboot the computer, and set the boot up by USB-HDD or Usb-zip. If necessary, you can set the boot first priority in the BIOS to USB-HDD or usb-zip.

This is the splash screen snapshot:

· The first "Clonezilla Live" in the menu is the preset mode, which enters 800x600 's framebuffer mode to provide Roman Chinese environment to store and restore.
The second option is Clonezilla Live (to RAM). Boot media can be removed later) "The same function as the first, the difference is to choose this option, all the required files will be copied into memory, so after the machine, you can turn on the media (CD-ROM or USB walkman) back.