Logicube ZClone™Xi User’s Manual
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4: Clone
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:
Mode
Master/Image File
Settings
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 there are some adjustments that will need to be made to the Master drive.
The following applies to any Operating System:
The total partition sizes on the Master drive need to be adjusted to be less than
the capacity/size of the smallest Target drive.
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.