I've used this tool http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/ for backups that run while user is working. I used it create backups for OS upgrades. it will also clone other drives with the backup.
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > Both drives are connected via IntelR C216 Chipset SATA III controllers. > > Source drives are 7200 RPM. Guessing the lag is pulling the data off > these. > > The write speeds to the SSDs are obviously no issue. I can toss my 10GB > image onto them in flash. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 7:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > What interface are the drives connected to? And how much data needs to be > copied? > > 40GB / 2 hours = ~6MB/sec > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sam Cayze > Sent: Wednesday, 14 August 2013 2:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > I'm going from Sata II to Sata III > > And the new laptops coming in are PCIe M.2 SATA III. Can't wait. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Terry Dickson > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:51 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > Just wondering since you say that these are 40GB Sata Drives are they Sata1 > Drives? Maybe the speed of the drive is getting in your way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sam Cayze > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > Yes. But still doesn't alleviate my problem. > > > > I have plenty of local cloning options up my sleeve. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Guyer, Don > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > > > Just a thought but, did the SSDs come with its own software to "clone" to > the new drive? Mine did, though I chose to do a fresh install. > > > > Regards, > > > > Don Guyer > Catholic Health East - Information Technology > > Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services > 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 > > email: [email protected] > > Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440 > > For immediate assistance, please open a Service Desk ticket or call the > helpdesk @ 610-492-3839. > > Description: Description: Description: Description: InfoService-Logo240 > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sam Cayze > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 1:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] Cloning drives... over the LAN? > > > > Swapping a lot of my users HDs to SSDs. I've been doing this after the > user > leaves for the day, connecting the drive via SATA, and cloning. ~40GB, and > takes me about 2 hours each. > > > > Need to a way to speed this up. These are all laptops which the user > almost > always takes home. > > > > Is there a product that will seed a drive over the lan during the day, then > do one last incremental/verify to the cloned drive when I'm ready for the > final switch? Then I can do most of the cloning during the day and limit > user down time. (And my time). > > > > > -Sam > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health > East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to > the > sender regarding the error in a separate email. > > > ________________________________ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, you do not have permission to > disclose, copy, distribute, or open any attachments. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by returning it to the > sender and delete this copy from your system. > > > > > > > > > > >
