Node cloning

[JP Navarro]

Just another tool for cloning disks.

   http://www.mcs.anl.gov/systems/software/city/
   (look for imgdisk near the bottom of the software list)

What makes this tool unique is:

  - Linux distribution neutral

  - can deal with raw partitions for non ext2 file-systems

  - flexible partition sizing configuration:
      can size based on % of disk, % of disk remaining, rest of disk..
      so disks don't all have to be the same size

  - clones MBR, and individual partition boot sectors
      this allows you to have a fully functional disk as soon as it's restored
      without running LILO or boot loaders setup tools
      (if your boot loader cares about kernel location, as LILO does, then
      you need to make sure the partition containing /boot is saved/restored
      in raw form)

Enhancement in the works:

  - support for most mainstream file-systems supported under Linux

JP Navarro
-- 
John-Paul Navarro                                           (630) 252-1233
Mathematics & Computer Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory                            navarro at mcs.anl.gov
Argonne, IL 60439                          http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~navarro


Luca Frediani wrote:
> 
> I am currently setting up a beowulf cluster and now I am trying to clone
> the nodes of my cluster. I succeded to install the bootp on the wordly
> node and to compile a kernel with nfsroot capabilities for the client.
> The clone root file system is set as stated in the book "How to build a
> beowulf - A guide to the implementation and application of PC clusters"
> (authors: Sterling, Salmon, Becker, Savarese  Ed. MIT Press).
> 
> Now my goal is to set up an init process that partition the local hard
> drive and put the partition images on it. I did not find anything useful
> about it. Can anyone tell me how to do it or where can I find useful
> information?
> 
> Thank You
> 
> Luca Frediani
> 
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