How to Restore Automatically an Image from a Linux Boot CD\DVD
In some cases you may want to use Linux as Pre-OS environment and you need to know how Linux names the computers drives to restore automatically your image from CD/DVD
Things you will need before you start:
- Blank CD/DVDs
- A completed ghost image (.gho)
Please Note the following requirements revolving around the ghost image.
- This image file must be split so that the first .gho file will fit on the DVD.
- If the image spans to one or more .ghs files the image must be named with precisely 5 alphabetical characters. For this example the name IMAGE.GHO is used.
- If the image is greater than 2 GB, it must be spanned and the spans must not be more than 2 GB. This is due to industry standards for ISOs, which limits a single file included in an ISO to 2 GB or less.
- When adding the image files using the ghost boot wizard the total data including the ghost boot files must be less than 4 gigs on disk 1.
In order to create a working boot DVD with the image included on the same disk, you will need to upgrade your version of Ghost Solution Suite to the latest 2.5 build, 11.5.0.2141 or later.
Title: 'How to apply the Live Update for Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 build 2141.'
Document ID: 2008091213121160
Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008091213121160?Open&seg=ent
After applying the latest upgrade, open Ghost Boot Wizard, and note the version and build at the bottom to the left of the Copyright. It must be 11.5.0.2141 or later.
- Select Linux. Click next.
- Select Standard Ghost Boot Disk. Click next.
- In the Parameters field type "-clone,mode=restore,src=/mnt/cdrom/image.gho,dst=1 -;sure -rb". Click next.
- Leave defaults for Network Client Configuration. Click next.
- Leave defaults for Network Client Address unless you need to set a static IP. Click next.
- Select Create ISO Image.Give it a name and location. Click next.
- IMPORTANT: Click Add... and then click Add... again and add your .GHO file.
