How to use Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 to create a WinPE boot DVD with a Ghost image on the same disk.
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Solution
See: 'How to create a bootable CD/DVD that includes an existing image on the same CD/DVD.' at http://service1.symantec.com/support/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008110412374160?Open&seg=ent
For an updated solution that does not require an third party program.
Warning: This procedure requires the use of a third party ISO manipulation program. Symantec does not supply, support or recommend any such programs.
- How to make a Windows PE boot package:
- Click Start > Programs > Symantec Ghost > Symantec Ghost Boot Wizard.
- Select "Windows PE [Default]
- Click Next.
- Click Standard Ghost Boot Disk - This type includes network support and CD read/write operations.
- Click Next.
- Add in any additional Parameters you need to Ghost.
- Click Next.
- If you would like to use drive mapping, configure the "Network Client Configuration" screen as desired.
Note: For Ghostcasting this information is not needed. - Click Next.
- Select your IP options.
- Click Next.
- Select Create ISO Image - this creates a .iso file can be burned to DVD.
- Click Browse and navigate to the location you want to store the ISO.
- Give the file a name
- Click Save.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- At the Review screen, click the Start editing button.
- Note: To automate the running of Ghost, command line switches can be added to the Ghost32.exe line before the next step.
- Click Stop editing button.
- Click Next.
Note: Your WinPE ISO package will now be recompiled. - When the ISO creation process completes, click on the Finish button.
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3. How to add the Ghost image to the ISO image:
- Open the ISO with an ISO manipulation program such as "Ultra ISO."
- With the ISO open, determine how to adjust the size of the image.
- In "Ultra ISO" this is found by clicking on File> Properties.
- Then under the "File system tab" there is a "Media" drop down menu where a larger media size can be selected.
Note: For a DVD that would be 4.37 or 7.95GB if double layered. - Add the appropriate Ghost image files to the ISO making sure to include the *.gho and *.ghs files that make up the image set.
Note: If the full image does not fit on one CD/DVD you can just copy additional image span files to CD/DVDs as needed using your burning software. - Save the new ISO and burn it to media following the required steps for your CD/DVD burning software.
- Subsequent image segments should be placed on additional DVD's by using Copy & Paste.
How to use your DVD to restore an image.
- Boot your client machine with the new PE disk you built
- At this point, Ghost will open and you can perform imaging as you normally would:
- Click Disk> From Image.
- Select your DVD drive from the "look in:" drop down menu and then choose your image.
- Select the destination drive and Click OK.
- If you have additional image segments on other DVD's, you will be prompted to insert the next DVD.
References:
"Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)" information can be found at:
http://oem.microsoft.com/public/seo/winpe.htm
References
Title: 'How to create a bootable CD/DVD that includes an existing image on the same CD/DVD.'
Document ID: 2008110412374160
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/support/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008110412374160?Open&seg=ent
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