Symantec GHOST 14, Manual

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Table 2-1
Minimum system requirements (continued)
Minimum Requirements Component
The following memory requirements are grouped by key components:
■
Norton Ghost Agent: 256 MB
■ Norton Ghost user interface and Recovery Point Browser: 256 MB
■
Symantec Recovery Disk: 512 MB minimum
Note:
If you are installing a multilingual or double-byte version of the product, you must
have a minimum of 768 MB of RAM to run the Symantec Recovery Disk.
■
Norton Ghost LightsOut Restore feature: 1 GB
RAM
■ When installing the entire product: Approximately 250 to 300 MB, depending on the language
of the product you are installing
■
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: 280 MB of hard disk space is required for 32-bit computers,
and 610 MB is required for 64-bit computers
■
Recovery points: Sufficient hard disk space on a local hard disk or network server for storing
recovery points.
The size of recovery points depends on the amount of data you have backed up and the type
of recovery point being stored.
See “Best practices for backing up ” on page 48.
■
Norton Ghost LightsOut Restore feature: 2 GB
Available hard
disk space
The drive can be any speed, but it must be capable of using as the startup drive from the BIOS.
Norton Ghost uses Gear Software technology. To verify that your CD writer or DVD writer is
compatible, visit http://www.gearsoftware.com/support/recorders/index.cfm . You can look up
information about your writer if you know the name of the manufacturer and model number
of your writer.
CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive
The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run Norton Ghost.
If the .NET Framework is not already installed, then you will be prompted to install it after
Norton Ghost is installed and your computer is rebooted.
Software
The following virtual platforms are supported:
■ VMware GSX Server 3.1 and 3.2
■
VMware Server 1.0 (replacement/rename for GSX Server)
■ VMware ESX Server 2.5 and 3.0
■
VMware Infrastructure 3 (replacement/rename for ESX Server)
■ Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2
Virtual platforms
(for converted
recovery points)
Supported file systems and removable media
Norton Ghost supports the following file systems and removable media:
Installing Norton Ghost
Preparing for installation
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