Symantec Ghost 7.5
Updated: 21 May 2010 | 8 comments
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Hello,
This has probably been asked before he is what i'm trying to do and hopefully someone could send me in the right direction.
I want to Boot a ghost session from DVD with the Ghost Image on the DVD as well like if i was installing Windows XP, booting up on the local computer and installing XP but in this case i want to boot up with a bootable ghost DVD and then restore the image to the machine. I know that network drivers won't be a problem because its local and i'm compressed the ghost image as well when i made a dump of it which is 4.7GB, i might have to get a bigger sized DVD.
Is any of this possible
Cheers
Jamie
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Process
Jamie,
This is possible in Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 (Ghost version 11.5), after all the LiveUpdates are applied. To do this in that version, you would go through the Ghost Boot Wizard as normal, then on the next-to-last page, you would then choose to add your files. The size of you image would be an issue, however; either retake the image with higher compression (through command line switches, you can use the -z9 switch, the highest level of compression), or use multiple DVDs. In the case of multiple DVDs, just burn the first segment of the image (the *.GHO) to the boot DVD, then the remainder to another DVD just as files (not through the boot wizard).
Thank you,
Randy
Thank you very much Randy,
Thank you very much Randy, i'll give that a try and let you know how i get on
Cheers
Jamie
Hi Randy, I've had ago it
Hi Randy,
I've had ago it still only does it on a floppy disk is that right?? and i didnt see anything on the last page to add my files.
Could you go through step by step please to make sure i'm just being stupid.
Cheers
Jamie
Upograde
Jamie,
You would need to upgrade to be able to do this if you are using Ghost 7.5; that version will not support this operation. If you have a support contract, you should be entitled to upgrade for free.
Thank you,
Randy
Oh great, i think our company
Oh great, i think our company does have a support contract i'll take a look.
What version do i need to be on if i upgrade and can i just download it from the website?
Cheers
Jamie
Licensing
The version necessary is Ghost Solution Suite 2.5. You can download it via the license portal at https://licensing.symantec.com if you ahve your login info. If not, call our licensing Dept at 1-888-727-8671. They can usually verify your info pretty quickly and get you what you need to upgrade.
Thank you,
Randy
Hi Randy, How much am i
Hi Randy,
How much am i talking for Ghost Solution 2.5 if i dont have a support contract. I've always been running Ghost Cast server off a computer in the office and not on the server because i dont always ghost through our network slows things down too much, i ghost sometimes locally (through a cross over cable) but which ghost solution suite 2.5 do i want there's a server version and a none server version.
Cheers
Jamie
Upgrading
Jamie,
If I recall correctly, the price per licenses is just under $40 for the smallest number of licenses. The price per license will decrease as the number purchased increases. You don't need to worry about server licenses, though; these are just for installing the console client on server-class machines. You can still Ghost server machines without those licenses via boot disk.
Thank you,
Randy
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