You can set several user options in the Symantec
Ghost Console:
- Optional splash screen when the user opens the Console
The Ghost watermark is the large
transparent icon at the bottom right of each folder.
- Optional task start and stop messages
- Number of days that you want tasks held in the log
- Number of minutes the Configuration Server waits for a client
to respond after each step of a task.
If the client fails to respond
within the specified time, the task fails.
- Folder in which to store baseline and incremental backups
Setting the location for backup
images
- Folder in which to store Move the User packages
Setting the storage location for
user packages
- Warn a client that you are about to run a task and let the user
abort the task
- Frequency with which status reports are sent from Console
client computers to the Console.
This lets you reduce network
traffic if required. This may be useful if computers are networked
over a WAN. You can also set the client heartbeat for each subnet
and for each client computer. If you set the client heartbeat to 0,
then the status of the client computer is indicated as Unavailable
on the Console.
Setting the default client heartbeat
interval
Setting properties for a subnet
Setting the client computer
heartbeat interval
- Set the size of the virtual partition
You can alter the size of the
virtual partition if you require. For example, if you need to
transfer a large executable to the virtual partition.
Setting the virtual partition
size
- Set the default DOS version for the virtual partition
You can select a default version of
DOS that is installed when the virtual partition is created on a
client. The client computer runs under the selected version of DOS.
You can select MS-DOS only if it is installed on your computer.
Setting the default DOS version
For more information, see the
Symantec Ghost Reference Guide.
- Allow tasks to be initiated from a client computer
If a task is set up to run from a
client, then you can initiate the execution of the task from the
client computer. This lets end users execute tasks, or
administrators execute tasks immediately from a client without
having to return to the Console computer.
- Control the amount of network bandwidth used
Symantec Ghost lets you control how
much network bandwidth is used when transferring image files, data
files, user packages or AI packages between the Console server and
the client computers. By using this functionality, you can avoid
overloading the network with GhostCasting traffic.
Setting the default data transfer
properties
For more information, see the
Symantec Ghost Reference Guide.
- Set the data transfer mode
You can set the data transfer mode
depending on your network hardware setup. Used in conjunction with
the network bandwidth limits, you can optimize the way in which
image files, MTU user packages, and AI packages are transferred
over your network. You can alter these settings globally, for a
task, and for a single execution of a task.
Setting the default data transfer
properties
For more information, see the
Symantec Ghost Reference Guide.
To display the splash screen
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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2.
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On the Preferences tab, check Display Splash Screen on start.
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Click Apply.
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To display the Ghost watermark in the
Symantec Ghost Console
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Preferences tab, check Display Watermarks.
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3.
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Click Apply.
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To display task start and finish
messages
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Preferences tab, check the
following:
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- Display Task Start Message
- Display Task Finish Message
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Click Apply.
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To allow client initiated tasks
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Client tab, click Enable Client User Interface to allow client computers
to initiate execution of tasks.
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3.
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Click Apply.
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To set the Task Log option
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Preferences tab, under Task log, type
the number of days that you want to keep tasks in the log.
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The maximum amount of time that you
can keep tasks in the log is one year.
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Click Clear Log to clear the Task Log immediately.
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4.
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Click Apply.
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To warn the client about a task
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Client tab, in the
Warn client field, type the number of seconds.
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This causes a warning message to
appear on the client computer a specified number of seconds before
a task runs.
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Click User can abort an operation to let the user abort the
task.
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Click Proceed with operation
if no user intervention to let the task continue if the user
does not respond to the warning message.
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5.
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Click Apply.
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To set the configuration server timeout
option
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In the Symantec Ghost Console, on the Tools
menu, click Options.
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On the Preferences tab, under Server timeout,
type the number of minutes that you want the configuration server
to wait for clients.
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3.
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Click Apply.
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