Restore Image In Lab

Today we are testing to broadcast an image to multiple PCs. In this case my sifu show our team member how to use clonezilla (Clone and restore OS over network). There will be 1 server which will save the image where we use mode clonezilla-save-disk. The image is come from 1 PC which already install with OS and other default application.

Check clonezilla-start by "space" key, various modes will be shown:
clonezilla-save-disk: clonezilla save disk mode
clonezilla-restore-disk: clonezilla restore disk mode
clonezilla-save-parts: clonezilla save partitions mode
clonezilla-restore-parts: clonezilla restore partitions mode

Then, the PC that we want to clone need to talk via network with the server.

After finish.. We choose clonezilla-restore-disk. Here we can choose either to make it multicase, unicast or broadcast.

In this testing we manage to restore 2 PCs in 4 minutes via network.

Well done.. The step is already simplified... Choose default setting... :)

Read more here..

There will be more testing where we can Automatically set hostname, group and SID of cloned Ms Windows Machine .

http://www.drbl-winroll.org/

How To Change New HD in DELL PECL 5i

Kalaulah ditakdirkan korang punya salah satu harddisk (HDD) rosak...pastu nak replace (kalau korang pakai RAID 5 -Dell Perc5i la..)..alih2 RAID kata degraded...(x jumpa hdd baru tu)...cuba rebuild, x boleh2...cuba force online pun, x boleh2...ha..ni aku nak kongsi pengalaman aku..
Sepatutnya hdd baru boleh di rebuild automatically...aku pun x tahu kenapa...mungkin boleh rujuk kat sini : [1]

Anyway...apa yang aku buat...(ikut pendapat mamat Dell yg reply kat link atas tu la pun), assign hdd baru sebagai HotSpare dulu...pastu dia akan rebuild sendiri tanpa hilangkan data kat hardisk lain (hopefully la). Tunggu la dia rebuild...berjanggut ooo...bergantung pada server tu sendiri.
dah settle...reboot...dah siap...
Reference : http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2006-November/028538.html

copied from sifu sirap :)

RAID 1+0

(Step A) How to add new hardisk and make it mirror.

1. Shutdown the server..

2. F8 to configure the logical drive

3. View the logical drive first.. (new setup doesnt have any logical drive setting)

4. Choose RAID 1+0 -> and unselect second drive as backup.

5. Save the configuration

6. Done..

If the hardisk corrupted and you want to copy the hardisk.

1. Add new hardisk with OS inside the physical server. (Configure it as step A)

2. Mount the corrupt hardisk to bay 3.

3. Configure it (1. View logical drive 2. Choose Raid0 3. Save Configuration )

4. Then you can see the hardisk that already mount to the server. (Sometimes it take time..)

5. Backup everything.

Warghh... it is look easy to list the step but the actual always diff... hehehe