Symantec GHOST IMAGING FOUNDATION 7.1, Manual

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Note:
For Ghost32, VMDK images are supported for all normal operations, and
PQI and V2I images are supported as a source (but not as a destination) in all
cloning operations. You must have
v2DiskLib.dll
in the same directory as
Ghost32.exe.
The information about Ghost.exe is also true for Ghost for Linux, with the following
limitations:
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Direct writing to CD or tape is not supported.
■
Peer to peer connections over printer cable or USB cable are not supported.
Using Ghost.exe on a stand-alone computer
The following is an overview of how to start and run Ghost.exe.
Note: Ghost.exe does not fit on a single floppy disk. Ghost.exe is concatenated on
a RAM drive in DOS and executed from the RAM drive. The concatenation is
transparent.
To use Ghost.exe on a stand-alone computer
1
Start Ghost.exe.
See “Starting Ghost.exe” on page 15.
Add command-line switches, if necessary.
See “About Symantec Ghost switches” on page 131.
2 If necessary, establish a peer-to-peer connection.
See “Establishing a peer-to-peer connection with Ghost.exe” on page 16.
3
Select the Ghost.exe operation:
■
Disk or partition to image file
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Disk or partition from image file
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Disk to disk
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Partition to partition
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Check image or disk
4
Do one of the following:
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Select the source hard disk or partitions.
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Select the image file.
Using Symantec Ghost as a stand-alone program
Using Ghost.exe on a stand-alone computer
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