The Symantec Ghost Console contains all the
resources that are available for you to use with Symantec Ghost.
These include the client computers that you are managing, the tasks
you can execute, and the data that is used by the tasks. You can
add and remove Symantec Ghost Console resources, and can organize
them to suit your requirements.
Table 2-2 describes the Symantec Ghost
Console resources.
Table 2-2 Symantec Ghost Console
resources
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Resource Folder name
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Description
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Machine Groups
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This folder contains all the client
computers detected by the Console. These resources contain
information on each computer's configuration and setup. You can set
up groups of computers and you can apply a task to all the
computers in the group at the same time.
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Dynamic Machine Groups
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This folder contains the dynamic machine
groups that you have set up. A dynamic machine group is the result
of a filter applied to a computer group, and contains the computers
in the target group that match the filter conditions. Each dynamic
machine group is treated as a virtual computer group, and can be
used as the target of a task.
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Network
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This folder contains all the client
computers detected by the Console, grouped by subnet. You can set
the network properties for each subnet, to suit your requirements
and deal with any network limitations.
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Tasks
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This folder contains the definitions of
tasks that you can run on the client computers. You can create new
tasks and modify existing ones. For each task you can define the
task steps (such as restore from an image file, or update
configuration settings) and the target computer group.
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Configuration Resources
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This folder contains the image definitions
and other resources that tasks require. These include computer
configuration settings, data templates, and user profiles.
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Backup Regimes
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This folder contains the definitions of the
backups you are making for each client computer. Each computer has
its own backup regime, which specifies the backup parameters and
whether the backup is scheduled or initiated manually. If the
backups are scheduled, the backup regime includes the task and
schedule details.
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Inventory
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This folder contains the resources that are
used for collecting and displaying inventory information for client
computers. These include filters, views, reports, and collected
data sets.
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Configuration Resources
Table 2-3 describes the resources stored in
the Configuration Resources folders.
Table 2-3
Configuration Resources folders
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Folder name
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Description
|
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AI Packages
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Stores definitions of AutoInstall (AI)
packages. These AI packages are executable files stored in a
location that is accessible from the Console server.
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Configurations
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Stores sets of registry parameters. These
may be configuration sets for individual computers, or
configuration templates for computer groups.
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Images
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Stores details of the image files that are
available for cloning tasks. These image files are stored in a
location that is accessible from the Console server.
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Data Templates
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Stores the data templates created for
inclusion in user profiles.
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User Profiles
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Stores user profiles used to define Move the
User: Create tasks.
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User Packages
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Stores details of the packages of user data
collected from client computers in Move the User: Create tasks.
User package files are created by the Console when executing the
task, and are stored on the Console server or on the client
computer. Only the user packages stored on the Console server are
shown in this folder. User packages are used in Move the User:
Restore tasks.
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Inventory resources
Table 2-4 describes the resources stored in
the Inventory folders.
Table 2-4 Inventory folders
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Folder name
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Description
|
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Collected Data
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Stores collected data sets. Each data set
defines the Windows Management Interface (WMI) class and properties
that are collected from client computers and stored in the
inventory database.
This folder is hidden by default.
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Filter
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Stores the filters that are used in reports
and dynamic machine groups.
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Report
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Stores report definitions. You can create
and run reports to extract data from the inventory database.
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View
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Stores view definitions. You can use views
to display selected properties for each client computer, or to
display property values in a report.
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