How to clone your disk with G4L
In this tutorial i'm going to explain 2 different methods for clonning your disk with using G4L. Actually this is quite simple and powerful tool to use, maybe you think this tutorial is unnecessary.
1) Entire disk clone with FTP
2) Entire disk clone to a local disk
1) Cloning your disk to a FTP server
Cloning your disk to a network disk is absolutely necessary if you don't any usb storage or a second disk in your server. It takes time due your network connection speed and hardware you have. If you're using SCSI disks like me speed should satisfy your needs. Cause SCSI disks is not large as IDE, SATA or SAS disks and it effects transfering time as you imagine.
I found only one trick so just gonna explain that one,
When i put static IP from GUI that G4L provide, i couldn't access to my network b/c it doesn't ask my netmask or gw info, so i give this info to G4L from shell with following commands
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0
#route add default gw 192.168.1.1
After that you can your connectivity via ping you default gw and different subnet that routed. If you pings are successful you ready to go to G4L GUI
# g4l
You're gonna need to select raw mode for clonning everthing, GUI will ask you about IP address of your FTP server, FTP directory, FTP Server authentication username and password info. After fill all this up, you need to seleck backup and then proceed. Other options can be stay as default.
2) Cloning your disk to a Local Disk
It is easiest and probably the fastest way to clone your disk. You don't need to set your network connection like FTP example above you just go to raw mode and sleect click n clone. It will ask you which disk is going to be cloned to which disk after setting this you ready to go. It doesn't matter disk sizes and speed are different.
I hope you find it useful
Cheers
Typhoon Master
