Creating boot disks and boot images

Creating boot disks and boot images

The processes for creating boot images and disks can include any of the following features:

Support for CD-R/RW, DVD, LPT, USB, and FireWire

Network support for TCP/IP peer-to-peer connections and GhostCasting

Support for reading and writing an image to and from CD/DVD

Support for mapping network drives

Creating an image of the Console Boot Partition.

Support for Microsoft Remote Installation Service (RIS) using Symantec Ghost

RIS boot packages that support Microsoft Remote Installation Service (RIS) using Symantec Ghost

TCP/IP network boot images to allow access to Symantec Ghost without a boot disk using 3Com DynamicAccess Boot Services

See Table 2-1 to decide which boot disk you should make.

Table 2-1 Boot disk types


Intended use	Ghost Boot Wizard options
Local use of Ghost.exe: Disk-to-disk Partition-to-partition Disk or partition to and from local JAZ or ZIP drive	You can use either of the following options: Standard Ghost Boot Disk Standard boot disks Network Boot Disk Boot disks with network support
Clone, back up, or restore over peer-to-peer connection between two computers using LPT, FireWire, or USB cable.	Standard Ghost Boot Disk Standard boot disks
Clone, back up, or restore over TCP/IP peer-to-peer connection with network support between two computers	Network Boot Disk Boot disks with network support
Back up or restore a computer onto an image file on a CD/DVD on a CD/DVD writer supported by Symantec Ghost.	Standard Ghost Boot Disk Standard boot disks
Restore a computer from a Ghost image file on a CD on a CD-R/RW drive not supported by Symantec Ghost. The image file was not stored on the CD using Symantec Ghost. Contains generic CD drivers. Access files other than a Ghost image file on a CD.	CD/DVD Startup Disk with Ghost Boot disks with CD and DVD support
Map a drive on a workstation to a shared resource on a server and use Symantec Ghost to clone, back up, or restore.	Drive Mapping Boot Disk Boot disks with drive mapping network support
Install the Console boot partition on a client computer.	Console Boot Partition Creating a boot image containing the Console boot partition
Start Ghost.exe on a client computer from the network (without a boot disk)	TCP/IP Network Boot Image Starting client computers in Ghost.exe from the network
Start a client computer from the network to connect to the Symantec Ghost Console.	TCP/IP Network Ghost Client Boot Starting client computers from the network to connect with the Symantec Ghost Console
Create an entry in the RIS menu on a client computer to start the computer from the network.	Microsoft RIS Boot Option Boot packages that support Remote Installation Service (RIS)