Many people know that Ghost can be used to restore the system with one click, but you may not know that it also has
server-side software GhostCast that can realize network cloning. It can be used in Internet cafes, schools and other unified computers to install and backup and restore systems. Ghost's network The backup and cloning function is also very powerful, and the efficiency is very high. It can be considered for large-scale installation. The following will briefly teach you how to use ghost to install the system on the network LAN.
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Tools needed:
GhostSrv.exe (symantec GhostCast server)+Ghost.exe (Ghost client)
Detailed explanation of Ghost network backup function:
first step:
1. Open GhostSrv.exe, fill in the session name (English, content is free, I fill in xxx here), choose to create an image, 2. Fill in the image save path in the image file column, or click the browse button to set the save path (I fill in here It is D:\netgho.gho) 3. Choose to operate on the disk or on the partition. I chose partition 4. Select the partition to be operated (I filled in disk 1 and partition 4 here), and the following is automatically generated for the client Command line parameters
Step 2:
1. Choose to accept the client
2. Run ghost on the client. Note that you must use the command line parameter -ja=xxx (xxx is the session name previously filled in) to run, so as to accept the data from the GhostCast
server
3.Because I chose to accept the client before, the Ghost client will automatically start the backup as soon as it is started. After the progress is completed, the 4th partition of the first disk of the client will be backed up to the D:\netgho.gho of the server.
Ghost network clone (restore/restore) function detailed explanation:
first step:
1. Open GhostSrv.exe, fill in the session name, I fill in xxx here, and select restore image
2. Select the image file, I chose D:\net.gho
3. Choose whether to operate on the disk or partition. I chose Partition here, and select the partition image in the drop-down list
4. Select the partition to be operated. I chose disk 1 partition 4 here, and the client command line parameters are automatically generated below
5.Choose to accept the client (because I chose the direct broadcast method, so it is prompted that you must wait for all clients to connect before you can click Send)
Step 2:
1. Run ghost on the client. Here you must also use the command line parameter -ja=xxx (xxx is the session name previously filled in) to run, so that the data from the GhostCast server can be accepted. Here you can see that the client is already waiting. Up
2. Click Send, the Ghost server will broadcast the data to the network, and the Ghost client will start to receive the data and restore it. After the progress is completed, the server's D:\net.gho will be restored to the fourth partition of the first disk of the client.
Remarks:
1. If you don't want to manually process the client Ghost running prompts, you can add the -sure parameter in the client command line parameters (for example, -g -sure ), which will automatically confirm all prompts
2. If you want the client Ghost to automatically restart after running, you can add the -rb parameter (for example, -g -sure -rb)
3. If you want to use the maximum compression ratio for network backup, you can add the -z9 parameter (for example, -g -z9 -sure -rb)
! Note that if you want to add client ghost command line parameters, you must add them in the quotation marks of -g, as shown in the figure
For more Ghost and GhostSrv command line parameters and options, please research by yourself, generally not much use
Before learning this tutorial, it is recommended to study the net start. Only when the client can start DOS/WinPE/Linux can you continue to receive and execute the commands sent by the
server through the Ghost client!!!
Of course, use TinyPXE and other software to start Win10PE through the network, and at the same time add Ghost to start with parameters in the startup item of PE, which is the most convenient and simple to use.
Although ghost network startup has its shortcomings, there are also advantages. Currently, the more commonly used network startups are still based on TinyPXE, and they basically enter winpe. Clients directly access winpe on the server side to achieve a unified installation system. You can choose according to your own situation. Use that kind of net start,
