> > However, I could not find any information about the time required > for dd to clone a hard disk of 20G, 30G. It depends on the speed of the disks. Note that ATA (IDE) drives in a master-slave configuration are much slower than ATA disks on two different channels, and much slower than SCSI. > > Does any one perform that test before? Can you please share with me > the time required there? > In my experience, imaging a 10GB 5400 RPM ATA drive takes less than an hour with modern hardware. If you are attempting to compress the resulting image, it will take much much longer. -- Jason Giglio Information Technology Coordinator Smyth Companies, Bedford VA e-mail: jgiglioat_private ----------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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