Vmware Cold Clone from USB

Below is one way you can cold clone  a server via USB. Not pretty but it works....

Install  BartPE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Follow instructions here to created a USB Bootable version of BartPE http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10806

Take a copy of the coldclone.iso  - rename it to bartpe.iso and copy to your USB drive overwriting the original bartpe.iso