Ghost Solution Suite

Dear All,

i have a gho and ghs file i have a questio

- how i can make bootable

- how i can use this file wirh Ghost soulation

Thanks

You need to create a bootable device such as a USB key, USB drive or DVD, and then put your Ghost files on there.  The Ghost Boot Wizard will do this for you. Recommend you take the WinPE option as this supports modern hardware.  You may need to add Vista 32 bit drivers (and select them as well) for your SATA chipsets where the existing drivers in WinPE do not support the hard disk subsystems.

Hello

could you please guide for Ghost 11

Sorry, I only just spotted that you have Ghost 11, and not 11.5. Ghost 11 did not provide WinPE as a boot environment if I recall correctly.

So I would suggest you read this article: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/readyadventures-winpe

This will enable you to create your own WinPE boot environments, and by adding your Ghost executables, you should be able to run imaging from your WinPE boot device.  I would recommend using a good quality USB hard disk for this purpose.

Dear ,

i see the hdd but i cant see th cd in bootable ghost media

What bootable Ghost media are you using?  Also confirm whether PCDOS or WinPE?

Is your CD drive a SATA device or a USB device?  If so, you will not be able to see it from a DOS boot.

Hello

What bootable Ghost media are you using? Ghost 11

 Also confirm whether PCDOS or WinPE? PCDOC

Is your CD drive a SATA device or a USB device?  If so, you will not be able to see it from a DOS boot.

yes it is SATA

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i have another question

can i use ghost 11 umage with GSS2.5 and how i can use that

As far as I am aware, the Ghost 11 image will work with GSS 11.5 without any issues.

Hi Omar,

The Optin of adding SATA driver's is not available in PCDOS. Sice your device seems to be a Sata drive you need to use Win PE Enviorment.

To use WinPE enviorment you need he updated version of ghost which is 2.5.1

To download version 2.5.1 you need the licanse file for Version 2.5.0

Navigate to the website  www.fileconnect.symantec.com

Enter your serial number and follow the instructions to download the product in a zip format

 
1.Open the zip file and click on cdstart.exe                                                                                          2.In the Symantec Ghost Solution Suite installation window, click Install Symantec Ghost .
3.Click Install Console and Standard Tools.
4.In the Symantec Ghost Server 11.5.1 - InstallShield Wizard dialog box, click Next.
5.Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.
6.Read the licensing information, check I have read and understood the above information, then click Next.
7.In the User Information window, verify that the user and organization names are correct.
8.Click Next.
9.In the Destination Folder dialog box, do one of the following:
•Confirm the installation location.
•To select a different installation location, click Change.
10.Click Next.
11.In the Custom Setup window, click Next.
12.Click Install to start the installation.
    

Then register the product by following steps

 
Steps to apply the license for the Ghost Console :
1.Open Ghost Console 
2. Click on Help > Register Console
3. Browse for the license file with an extension *.slf
4. Select the license file and click ok.

To add driver's in Win pe follow the steps below

 
1. Download the driver files and extract them
2. Open Ghost boot wizard, choose WinPE and click on Edit
3. Choose the template where you want the add the drivers
4. Click on Edit if you want to add the drivers to the existing template or click on Copy to create a new template
5. Click on Add new driver and click on Browse
6. Navigate to the driver folder which you have extracted in Step 1
7. Expand the folder and choose Vista 32 and click on Ok
8. Give a Friendly name to it like Intel 825xx and on Applicable OS choose Vista as WinPE is based on Windows Vista
9. Click on Ok
10. Scroll down the default drivers list to locate the Friendly name you gave in Step 8
11. Select the driver by giving a check on the check box and click on Ok
12. The drivers will be added to the template

Use this boot disk to restore image from ghost cast server

Since you are using version 11.0, you might be eligible for a free upgrade to 11.5. Go to the website mentioned by Hardhik, and check if you are eligible for the free product upgrade by using the serial number in the license file. The license file can be accessed from the location: