Can't boot up Clonezilla ISO on CentOS?

bararaika · 06-28-2013, 10:53 AM

Hi everyone,
I have a server running on centOS 6.0 (I think) and I want to clone the server. I'm supposed to use Clonezilla, but no matter what I do, the server won't boot from the DVD and run the CloneZilla ISO.

I really don't want to install other programs onto the server since I don't want to mess any existing programs up. How do I change the BIOS/make the ISO DVD run so I can clone the server?

yancek · 06-28-2013, 11:40 AM

Hard to say without knowing the manufacturer. Usually, you would see a message on the BIOS screen telling you to hit a specific key to enter setup. This varies with manufacturer.

chrism01 · 07-01-2013, 12:12 AM

As above, watch the POST (power on self-test) closely and it'll tell you which key to hit to get into the BIOS; usually <DEL> or one of the Fn keys.
Then you change the order of disks it tries when booting up, so that the DVD drve is first. No need to change it back when you've finished; if there's no disk there, it'll go to the next eg 1st HDD.

tombelcher7 · 07-02-2013, 07:00 AM

You may also be able to use UNETBOOTIN to put the image of clonezilla onto a USB stick of sufficient capacity and then boot from this if you are having difficulty booting from DVD. (You still need to get into BIOS to set this up (if supported by your BIOS))