Symantec GHOST 14, Manual

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Note: Wireless network adapter drivers are not supported by the driver validation
tool or by the SRD.
Testing Symantec Recovery Disk
You should test the SRD to ensure that the recovery environment runs properly
on your computer.
Note: Depending on which version of the product you have purchased, the SRD
is either included on your product CD, or as a separate CD. You should place the
CD containing the SRD in a safe place. Should you lose the CD, you can create a
new one if you have have a CD burner.
Testing the SRD allows you to identify and solve the following types of problems:
■
You cannot boot into the recovery environment.
See “To configure your computer to boot from a CD” on page 153.
■
You do not have the necessary storage drivers to access recovery points on
the computer.
■
You need information about your system to help you run the recovery
environment.
To test the SRD
1
Run the driver validation tool to test whether the SRD works with the network
cards and storage devices on the computer.
2
Boot your computer using the SRD.
See “Starting a computer by using the recovery environment ” on page 152.
3 When you have booted into the recovery environment, do one of the following:
■
If you want to store recovery points on a network, run a mock restore of
a recovery point that is stored on a network to test the network connection.
■
If you want to store recovery points on the computer, run a mock restore
of a recovery point that is stored locally to test the local hard-drive
connection.
If driver validation fails
The driver validation test verifies whether the drivers for all storage devices and
network cards in use by the computer are available in the recovery environment.
Ensuring the recovery of your computer
Testing Symantec Recovery Disk
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