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Ghost command line switches

Asked by: 66FCU

I am getting PCs ready for an image and I would like to automate the process a little more with some command line switches.  Basically I'd like to go ahead and specify the Session name, the ip address of the ghost server, and the other questions on which partion - mostly #2 because Dell has that small diagnostics partition.  High Compression, option. It would really speed up the process but I can't find anything in the documentation on specifying the IP of the ghost server.  Thanks very much for any command line suggestions.

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2008-03-03 at 13:04:18ID23210746
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Answers

 

by: mass2612Posted on 2008-03-04 at 22:05:04ID: 21048062

Hi,

Are you trying to automate the load of the load of the image to the PC? If so I would use a batch file to create and mapped network drive to the Ghost server and then use the command line to connect to the source file on the mapped drive: -

net use z: \\ghostserver\ghostshare
GHOST /CLONE,mode=Pload,src=Z:\DellImageNameandPath,dst=2 -CRCIGNORE -SURE -RB

Mode=PLoad means to load partition
dst=2 means to load to partition 2 so it should leave the Dell diag partition alone but test this first.
-crcignore means ignore crc errors
-RB means reboot when complete

 

by: matrixnzPosted on 2008-03-05 at 02:51:36ID: 21049180

I think he's referring to the commandlines for a Ghost Cast Partition Dump, the easies method is to go to your Ghost Cast Console and insert the following:
Session Name: SessionNm (for example)
Image File: <Path to Image Dump>.gho
Click More Options
Select Partition
Disk No: 1
Partition: 2
This should create the following in the "Command line":
-clone,mode=pdump,src=1:2,dst=@mcSessionNm

Add a -z9 to the end this makes is the highest compression for example:
-clone,mode=pdump,src=1:2,dst=@mcSessionNm -z9

Now on the client side just need to copy the exact same Command line without the -z9 and add -sure -rb for example:
Ghost.exe -clone,mode=pdump,src=2,dst=@mcSessionNm -sure -rb

Cheers

 

by: 66FCUPosted on 2008-03-05 at 05:59:03ID: 21050277

thanks!  I will try that today matrixnz

 

by: 66FCUPosted on 2008-03-06 at 12:25:40ID: 21064346

how about the IP address, half the time it can't find it when just searching for the session name?

thanks!  I am going to try that command line right now.

 

by: matrixnzPosted on 2008-03-06 at 17:51:22ID: 21066603

From the help file:
If the server and client are within the same subnet, a default gateway is not required, if they are on a separate subnet then a default gateway must be supplied.

So you can use DHCP or configuration file Wattcp.cfg, place this file alongside the Ghost.exe file with the following information (example)
Wattcp.cfg:

IP = 192.168.100.3
Netmask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 192.168.100.1

Cheers

 

by: 66FCUPosted on 2008-03-26 at 12:56:50ID: 21215545

my ip address works fine, I just can't use the automatically when finding the ghost server - 90% of the time I have to point it to the IP address.  

they are on the same subnet, same vlan on the same switch, not connected to our main core switch.

 

by: matrixnzPosted on 2008-03-27 at 18:26:55ID: 21227318

You can use the switches -jaddr=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = Ghost Cast Servers IP Address

Cheers

 

by: 66FCUPosted on 2008-04-18 at 07:32:15ID: 31436299

thanks - that worked great, a little tweaking with the src and dst and it comes up without having to input anything.  Thanks again!
Ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=@mcimagename,dst=2, -sure -rb -jaddr=x.x.14.7

 

by: 66FCUPosted on 2008-04-18 at 07:34:23ID: 21386135

Ghost.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=@mcimagename,dst=2, -sure -rb -jaddr=x.x.14.7

this works great, thanks for all of your posts!

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