Cloning a Disk or Partition
This guide describes how to clone data using rsync to create an exact mirror including all file permissions and timestamps.
Warning: The target path will be fully synchronized with the source. Data on the target that does not exist on the source will be deleted. Check your device names carefully.
Preparation in Rescue Mode
Boot the server into Rescue Mode to ensure that no files are modified during the cloning process. Then mount the source and target partitions:
Data Transfer with rsync
The rsync command mirrors the source to the target. The trailing slash (/) at the source is mandatory to copy the contents:
-axHAX: Preserves file permissions, owners, hard links, and extended attributes (ACLs/Xattrs).
--delete: Removes files on the target that are no longer present on the source.
Finalization
Unmount the partitions after the process is complete to finalize the write operations:
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