Disk cloning

1.- Linux commands for hard disk information:

- hdparm -i /dev/sda

- lshw


2.- Linux commands for clone disk:

Option 1: dd if=/dev/sdb of =/dev/sdc bs=100M

Install pv (apt-get install pv):

Option 2: dd if=/dev/sdb  | pv |  of=/dev/sdc bs=100M



3- Monitor status Option 1:

pkill -USR1 dd
watch -n5 'sudo pkill -USR1 dd'