Ghost has several features that perform multicasting:

• Ghost Console - This is a Windows application that is available in all currently-supported corporate Ghost versions.
• Ghost Multicast Server - This is a Windows application that is available only in Symantec Ghost 7.0 and earlier.
• GhostCast Server - This is a Windows application that is available only in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 and Symantec Ghost 8.0/7.5.
• DOS Ghost Multicast Server - This is a DOS application that is available only in Symantec Ghost 7.0 and earlier.
• DOS GhostCast Server - This is a DOS application that is available only in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 and Symantec Ghost 8.0/7.5.

This document lists the switches that are available for each of these features except Ghost Console.


GhostCast Server and DOS GhostCast Server command line switches
The following information applies to DOS GhostCast Server and the Windows version of GhostCast Server unless otherwise indicated. These switches apply to Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 and Symantec Ghost 8.0/7.5.

Switch	Description
-Ncount	Starts the GhostCast transmission after "count" clients have joined the session.
-Ttime	Starts sending to session automatically after a specified time (24 hour hh:mm format).
-Ominutes	Starts transmission "minutes" after last client connection.
-Llevel	Creates a log file specifying log level (E, S, W, I, or A).
-Ffilename	Specifies log file name for the -L option (by default, Ghostlog.txt).
-C	Closes ghostsrv application after GhostCast session completion. Applies only to the Windows version of GhostCast Server.
-D	Uses dump from client mode (load to client is the default).
-R	Restarts the GhostCast session on completion. Waits for client connections again after GhostCasting is complete.
-P	Specifies partition mode operation. If loading to clients, the partition number must be given. If dumping from client, no partition number is required.
-Ma	Sets the multicast address to a. Addresses between 224.77.2.0 - 224.77.255.255 are valid.
-DISKnumber	Specifies the client disk number to which to load or create the image file.
-PARTnumber	Specifies the client partition number to which to load or create the image file.
-Gswitch	Specifies switches to include in the command line and those used by the Ghost application.
-HLxxx	Sets the maximum amount of bandwidth consumed while loading an image, where xxx is the number of megabytes per minute. Applies only to the Windows version of GhostCast Server.
-HDxxx	Sets the maximum amount of bandwidth consumed while dumping an image, where xxx is the number of megabytes per minute. Applies only to the Windows version of GhostCast Server.
-TTLxxx	Sets the multicasting time to live. Applies only to the Windows version of GhostCast Server.
-Sxxx	DOS GhostCast Server version of -TTL.
-Ux	Force data transfer mode, where x is U, D, or M.

Multicast Server command line switches
The following information applies only to the Windows version of Ghost Multicast Server in Norton Ghost 4.x through Symantec Ghost 7.0.

Option	Description	Ghost 4.x and 5.x	Ghost 6.x
-JL:{E|S|W|I|A}=path and filename	Log multicast session diagnostic messages to file.	Yes	unknown
-JS=n	Sets the maximum multicast Time to Live (TTL) value. The maximum value and the default value is 10. Because the TTL value is included within the packet that the client sends, the server knows how many routers away the client is. The -JS switch can be used at the Ghost Server or the Ghost Client. The command Ghostsrv.exe -JS=10 used at the Ghost Server computer will start the Ghost Multicast Server with a TTL value of 10.	Yes	unknown

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Note: The maximum value for the -JS switch is 10. It's default value is also 10.

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DOS Multicast Server command line switches
The following information applies only to DOS Ghost Multicast Server in Norton Ghost 4.x through Symantec Ghost 7.0.

Usage: DOSGHSRV [options]

Example: DOSGHSRV e:\test.gho test -d

Typing DOSGHSRV or DOSGHSRV /? at a DOS prompt will display the following list of switches.

Option	Description	Usage Example	Ghost 4.x and 5.x	Ghost 6.x
-D	Dump image to server		Yes	Yes
-P	Partition load or dump		Yes	Yes
-Ncount	Start transmission when {count} clients are connected. That is, this switch starts the multicast transmission after the specified number of clients have joined the session.	-n10	Yes	Yes*
-Ttime	Start transmission at {time}		Yes	Yes
-Ominutes	Start transmission at {minutes} after last connection		Yes	Yes
-Bsize	Set multicast data buffer to {size} MB		Yes	Yes
-Llevel	Produce multicast log where level is A,I,W,S or E		Yes	Yes
-Maddress	Use multicast group {address}		unknown	Yes

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Note: The user manual for Norton Ghost 6.0 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition displays incorrect usage examples for the -Ncount switch. The correct usage consists of -n followed by the number of client computers that are required for Ghost Multicast Server to start transmitting the image data.

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