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Ghost Image

How to Create a Ghost Image

See How to Create a Ghost Boot Disk if needed.

Complete the following steps on the Ghost server (ghostsvr01.cns.ufl.edu). Login with your Gatorlink username and password.

  1. Run GhostSrv.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec\Ghost\GhostSrv.exe

  2. Enter a session name

  3. Select "Create Image"

  4. Enter a descriptive Image File name. The format is modelName-OS-validInfo

    Example: For a Dell GX260 running Windows 2000 with the Novell client installed an appropriate name would be GX260-win2k-client.gho

  5. Click on "Accept Clients"

Complete the remaining steps on the workstation from which you are creating the image.

  1. Use the Ghost Boot disk to boot up the computer.

  2. When the program starts, select GhostCast and then Unicast from the menu.

  3. Enter the session name you chose when starting GhostSrv.exe

  4. Specifiy the ip address as the ip address of the machine running GhostSrv.exe

  5. Hit OK.

  6. Select "High Compression" and "Proceed with Disk Image"

  7. When completed, remove the floppy and reset the computer.