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<h1 class="topictitle1">How to quickly clone Linux servers in iSeries partitions</h1>
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<div><p>The use of virtual devices (disk and network) reduces the number
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of hardware devices that you need to attach directly to a Linux partition
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in order to clone a Linux partition on one iSeries™ server and restore it to the same or
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another iSeries server
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without reconfiguring the hardware in Linux.</p>
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<div class="section">To copy a virtual disk, follow these steps:</div>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Sign on to <span class="uicontrol">Dedicated Service Tools</span>.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Run the Create a Network Server Description (<kbd class="userinput">CRTNWSD</kbd>)
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command.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Run the Work with Network Server Storage Space (<kbd class="userinput">WRKNWSSTG</kbd>)
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command.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Enter <kbd class="userinput">3</kbd>=Copy in the Option field next to
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the network server storage space that you want to copy. </span> The Create
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NWS Storage Space display appears. The input fields for the Size parameter
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and the From storage space parameter already contain values.</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify a name and description for the new virtual disk and press
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the <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span> key. </span> At this point, the server
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creates the new virtual disk as a copy of the existing virtual disk.</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Repeat steps 1-5 for each additional virtual disk you want to clone.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Link each network server storage space to the appropriate network
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storage description by using the Add Network Server Storage Link (<kbd class="userinput">ADDNWSSTGL</kbd>)
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command.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Vary on the new logical partition by using the <kbd class="userinput">VRYCFG</kbd> command.</span></li>
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</ol>
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<div class="section">To save additional disk storage, split a virtual disk into two disks:
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a larger one for read-only access and a smaller one for read/write access.
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You can now copy the read/write disk and share the read-only disk.</div>
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