Configure Network Interfaces

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Configure Network Interfaces

Forum: Clonezilla server edition

Creator: Yandi Wijaya

Created: 2011-09-15

Updated: 2013-04-05

Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-15

Hello,

I'm using DRBL live USB and it run well until desktop appear..
1. But i confuse when configure the network interfaces to connect the internet..
The file is : drbl-live-xfce-1.0.5-6-i686.iso

2. I want to do the multicast but i didn't know how to setup the dhcp..
My client is running PXE..

Could you please help me??
Thanks..

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Steven Shiau - 2011-09-15

If you only have one network card, just configure the network with private IP address, e.g. 192.168.100.254, netmask 255.255.255.0, then you can keep the rest as default settings.
Remember do not connect to your network switch to other machines which you do _not_ want to boot as PXE clients. Otherwise it might accidentally overwrite the data on those machines during restoring.

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-17

Hi Steven,
Thanks for the reply

I run the command : sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/dcs
The question is : when the clonezilla start, the dhcp also start ? or no?

Thanks

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Steven Shiau - 2011-09-17

"The question is : when the clonezilla start, the dhcp also start ? or no?" -> After you finish the configuration by clicking "Clonezilla SE" icon on DRBL live, yes, the DHCP service should start.

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-19

Hi Steven,
Thanks for the reply

I have 2 computer, 1 as server & 1 as client
I set the server's IP : 192.168.1.1
and the client's IP : 192.168.1.2

My configuration is like this :
/etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0

/etc/resolv.conf

search thisisatest.com
name server 192.168.20.2

i run the command : /opt/drbl/sbin/drblpush - i and use the default setting
it run well until the message appear : Stoppping ISC DHCP server: dhcpd failed!

and then i run the command : /opt/drbl/sbin/dcs
i choose clonezilla start -> later in client -> save disk

after do that thing, i set my client to boot PXE
but the message show that no DHCP was offered..

What was wrong with my configuration??
Thanks

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-19

Oh i get it,

i was wrong in the configuration..
now my client can boot to clonezilla.. :)

Btw, now the problem is i am using the live usb drbl
I want my client to use the mode "save disk " and save to the harddisk where i put the usb..
Is there a parameter that can do that?
Can you help me??

Thanks :)

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Steven Shiau - 2011-09-19

"I want my client to use the mode "save disk " and save to the harddisk where i put the usb.. Is there a parameter that can do that?" -> Boot parameter?
You should run "/opt/drbl/sbin/dcs" then choose "clonzilla-start" to set that for your clients. "dcs" will set the mode for you.

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-20

Thx steven for the reply..
I run the clonezilla live USB..
Can i mount my NTFS harddisk to the linux ??

I run with separated environment from the internet..

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-20

Sori steven, i mean can i set when my client want to save disk no to the USB but to my NTFS harddisk with clonezilla?
Thanks in advance.. :)

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Steven Shiau - 2011-09-21

"Can i mount my NTFS harddisk to the linux ??" -> Yes, you can mount your NTFS partition on your harddrive as the image repository.

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-22

Seven, i have mount the NTFS file to the /mnt/ntfsdrive
I run the command "/opt/drbl/sbin/drblpush -i"

I set the repository at that location
But when my client boot from PXE and then enter Clonezilla, it says that it can't find the /mnt/ntfsdrive

Any help?
Thanks

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Steven Shiau - 2011-09-22

When you run "/opt/drbl/sbin/drblpush -i", did you read this?

When using clonezilla, which directory in this server you want to store the saved image (Please use absolute path, and do NOT assign it under /mnt/, /media/ or /tmp/)?

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"do NOT assign it under /mnt/, /media/ or /tmp/" :)

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-09-30

Okay Steven..
Thx for the help

Now i can run the DRBL and can do multicast
Tq :)

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Steven Shiau - 2011-10-04

OK, cool!

Steven.

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Yandi Wijaya - 2011-10-21

Steven, now i face the problem like this :
When i boot the clonezilla or drbl live from USB..
When the loading before reach the GUI it says that cannot find /dev/sda
I have 2 harddisk, 1 as repository of clonezilla image (let says A) to be clone to the other harddisk (let says B)..
But when i remove the harddisk that i want to clone (B), it run until reach the GUI as if no problem..

any idea to solve this??
tq..

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Steven Shiau - 2011-10-26

Maybe this is kernel/hardware support issue.
Did you try the latest Clonezilla live? like 1.2.11-11 or 20111025-oneiric?

Steven.

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