With Norton Ghost, users can now create backup images without restarting their computer or exiting Windows through the product's hot imaging technology. Enhanced with Drive Image technology, which Symantec obtained through the acquisition of PowerQuest Corporation, Norton Ghost offers consumers the ultimate solution in data storage and protection with a complete, reliable, quick and easy way to backup system files, programs, settings, documents and other important data. Note: To Deploy an Image TO the client, the operation is the same exept in the ghostcast server tick “Restore Image” and point it to the image-name.gho file to deploy, and on the client select “Multicast” when PXE Booted.Norton Ghost is a comprehensive disk imaging solution for home and small office users. Back at the GhostCast Server > You will see the session imaging across.
Note: Make sure it displays a valid IP address at the bottom or it will fail, (If it says 127.0.0.1 then you need to add the drivers for his machine to the image).Ħ. > OK > Select the Disk you wish to Image > OK > When asked about compression Select High > Click OK > Imaging will start. Give it the session name you set up in phase 5, > Either let ghost find the ghost cast server or enter its IP address. Like an old friend, Ghost appears > OK.ĥ. Note: If you are using VMware and you have not set “Vista” as the machine type it may hang here and never launch ghost.ģ. Cast you mind back to phase 3 step 7, those are the commands getting executed, winpeinit is the plug and play loader for windows PE. Remember to boot from the network the client must have a PXE capable network card and it must be set in the BIOS to be higher in the Boot order that the system drive, most machines now give you a key to press on boot, to boot from the network (Usually F12).Ģ.
Phase 6: PXE Boot your client to the network, and image itġ. > Note you will need to create the filename.gho to continue. Give it a Session Name > Select Create Image (Assuming you have a reference machine ready to image TO the server) > Click Browse to Find a location that has enough space to hold the image file. Start > All Programs >Symantec Ghost > Ghostcast Server.Ģ. Phase 5: Set GhostCast Server to Accept an Imageġ. When done you should see it on the right. Give the image a sensible name and description > Next.Ħ. Browse to the Boot.wim file you created above.ģ. > Expand Windows Deployment Services > Servers > Your Server > Right Click Boot Images > Select “Add Boot Image”.Ģ. Start > Administrative Tools > Windows Deployment Services. Oscdimg -n -bc:winpe_ c:winpe_x86ISO c:winpe_x86winpe_x86.iso Phase 4: Add your new boot image to WDSġ.
Note: The image you need to give to WDS is called boot.wim, and you can find it hereĬ:winpe_x86ISOsources, You may wish to Copy it to your WDS Server to the directory you specified when setting up WDS (to hold Images).Īlso: You can create a bootable CD iso from the. Type “Yes” to overwrite > When finished it should say 1 file copied. To start with, you need to add WDS as a Windows component, Start > Run > appwiz.cpl ġ3.
You need to download the WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit). The Server needs an installed and working DHCP Scope, WDS adds a PXE option to it.ģ. And Windows PE wont run in a Guest VM in VMware ESX, unless you set the client type to Vista (Even if it is another OS).ġ. But when using real machines it works fine – remember any drivers you need must be Windows Vista ones. however people have invested heavily in Ghost over the years and rely on ghost images – also if you are using ghost to back up machines, then you may want to image them WITHOUT sysprep-ing then first (Which WDS does not seem to want to let you do.)ĭoing this in a virtual environment tends to be fraught with problems, with both with Microsoft and So yes I understand why people raise an eyebrow because you can achieve all your imaging needs with WDS alone. There’s very little about this that seems to be stored in one place out there on the Internet, Why would you want to use Ghost and WDS together anyway? Well once upon a time we used the PXE element is RIS, (WDS’s Predecessor) to use the Symantec GhostCast server.