Logicube ZXi-
10G™ User’s Manual
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4: Cloning
4.0 Cloning
This type of operation allows the cloning of a Master drive to one or more Targets
(other drives or a repository). There are three different imaging modes and several
settings to choose from. These selections should be performed in order from left to
right.
Mirror
(Performs a bit-for-bit copy of the Master drive or image) or
Clever
(Clones only sectors with data, skips blank sectors, and can expand partitions depending on the
settings used) can be used.
There are four selections when performing a clone:
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Mode
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Master/Image File
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Settings
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Target/Image File
4.0.1 Cloning to Smaller Capacity Drives
Regardless of the Operating System, Target drives should be at least the same capacity or
larger than the Master drive. Specifically, each Target drive must have the same number of
sectors (or Logical Block Addresses/LBAs) or a larger number of sectors or LBAs than the
Master.
If the Master drive is larger in capacity than any Target drive, it is still possible to clone the
drive, but some adjustments will need to be made to the Master drive. The following applies to
any Operating System:
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The total partition sizes on the Master drive need to be adjusted to be less than the
capacity/size of the smallest Target drive.
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The partitions on the Master drive need to be adjusted so that the free/unallocated
space is at the end of the drive.
Before making any changes to the Master drive, it is highly
recommended to make a backup copy of the Master drive
by performing a Mirror copy of the drive to make sure
there is an exact duplicate backup of the Master drive.
Logicube cannot provide support on how to re-size,
shrink, or move partitions. There are several articles
and software/utilities/tools available on the internet
on how to re-size, shrink, or move partitions.
