docs/doc-clone-and-restore-coreos.md

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+## Working procedure to clone and restore CoreOS disk from OKD Cluster
+
+### **Step 1 - take a backup**
+```
+sudo dd if=/dev/old of=/dev/backup status=progress 
+```
+
+### **Step 2 - clone beginning of old disk to new**
+```
+sudo dd if=/dev/old of=/dev/backup status=progress count=1000Mib
+```
+
+### **Step 3 - verify and modify disk partitions**
+list disk partitions
+```
+sgdisk -p /dev/new
+```
+if new disk is smaller than old disk and there is space on the xfs partition of the old disk, modify partitions of new disk
+```
+gdisk /dev/new
+```
+inside of gdisk commands
+```
+-v -> verify table
+-p -> print table
+-d -> select partition to delete partition
+-n -> recreate partition with same partition number as deleted partition
+```
+For end sector, either specify the new end or just press Enter for maximum available 
+When asked about partition type, enter the same type code (it will show the old one) 
+```
+p - >to verify 
+w -> to write
+```
+make xfs file system for new partition <new4>
+```
+sudo mkfs.xfs -f /dev/new4
+```
+
+### **Step 4 - copy old PARTUUID **
+
+**careful here**
+get old patuuid:
+```
+sgdisk -i <partition_number> /dev/old_disk  # Note the "Partition unique GUID"
+```
+get labels
+```
+sgdisk -p /dev/old_disk  # Shows partition names in the table
+
+blkid /dev/old_disk*  # Shows PARTUUIDs and labels for all partitions
+```
+set it on new disk
+```
+sgdisk -u <partition_number>:<old_partuuid> /dev/sdc
+```
+partition name:
+```
+sgdisk -c <partition_number>:"<old_name>" /dev/sdc
+```
+verify all:
+```
+lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,PARTUUID,PARTLABEL /dev/old_disk
+```
+
+### **Step 5 - Mount disks and copy files from old to new disk**
+
+mount files before copy:
+
+```
+mkdir -p /mnt/new
+mkdir -p /mnt/old
+mount /dev/old4 /mnt/old
+mount /dev/new4 /mnt/new
+```
+copy:
+```
+rsync -aAXHv --numeric-ids /source/ /destination/
+```
+
+### **Step 6 - Set correct UUID for new partition 4**
+to set correct uuid for partition 4
+```
+blkid /dev/old4
+```
+```
+xfs_admin -U <old_uuid> /dev/new_partition
+```
+to set labels
+get it 
+```
+sgdisk -i 4 /dev/sda | grep "Partition name"
+```
+set it
+```
+sgdisk -c 4:"<label_name>" /dev/sdc
+
+or
+
+(check existing with xfs_admin -l /dev/old_partition)
+Use xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/new_partition 
+```
+
+### **Step 7 - Verify**
+
+verify everything:
+```
+sgdisk -p /dev/sda  # Old disk
+sgdisk -p /dev/sdc  # New disk
+```
+```
+lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,PARTUUID,PARTLABEL /dev/sda
+lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,PARTUUID,PARTLABEL /dev/sdc
+```
+```
+blkid /dev/sda* | grep UUID=
+blkid /dev/sdc* | grep UUID=
+```
+
+## **Step 8 - Unmount devices and Finalize job**
+unmount old devices
+```
+umount /mnt/new
+umount /mnt/old
+```
+
+shutdown swap disk and verify it worked