Restoring an image file onto client computers

To restore an image file, you must first start a GhostCast session on the GhostCast Server. Once you create a session, connect the client computers to the GhostCast session.

To restore an image file onto client computers

Select the image to restore onto the client computers.

To restore an image onto client computers using the GhostCast Server

1.

Click Restore To Clients to send an image file to all connecting clients.

2.

Do one of the following:

3.

On the File menu, click Image Description to view or modify a description of the image file.

The disk or partition settings must be selected. If the file selected is not a valid image file, an error message appears.

4.

Do one of the following:

5.

Click Accept Clients to accept the client computer into the session.

The Accept Clients button becomes active when all required boxes are filled out.

6.

Join the client computers to the GhostCast session.

To join a GhostCast session to restore an image file to client computers

7.

Click Send to start the image restore and the GhostCast session when all of the required clients have joined the session.

The progress indicator shows the status of the GhostCast session as it proceeds, along with other image file and transfer details. The statistics shown are based on the image file size and reflect the sizes after compression. The speed shows the actual amount of data being sent over the network in megabytes-per-minute from the image file. The client status changes to In Progress.

If you close the GhostCast Server or turn off the computer once a GhostCast session has started, the GhostCast session stops and a warning message appears.

You must start Ghost.exe on the client computer and join the clients to the GhostCast session.

To join a GhostCast session to restore an image file to client computers

1.

On the client computers, use the Ghost Boot Disk to start Ghost.exe.

2.

On the Ghost.exe menu, click GhostCasting, then select one of the following: Multicast Connect to the session using Multicasting Direct Broadcast Connect to the session using Direct Broadcasting Unicasting Connect to the session using Unicasting

3.

In the GhostCast Session Name to Join dialog box, type the session name.

4.

Click OK.

5.

Select the disk to restore.

6.

Click OK.

7.

Select the partition to restore, if required.

8.

Click OK.

9.

Click Yes to indicate that the computer is ready for the image restore to begin.

Running Ghost.exe on a client computer

The IP and MAC addresses of the client computers that are connected and waiting for the GhostCast session to start appear in the Connected Clients list along with their status.