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Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
For more information about Ghost, see the Ghost Imaging Foundation documentation.
You can create a Ghost Image using the Create Disk Image task.
Important
To use the Ghost Solution for creating a disk image, you have to store the ghost.exe and
ImageTools.ini files in the Program Files\Altiris\eXpress\Deployment Server directory.
To create a Ghost image
1.
In the Create Disk Image dialog, select Ghost Image (.gho) from the Imaging
Tool drop-down list.
2.
Add additional parameters in the Additional Parameters field.
3.
Enter the path and file name to store the disk image.
4.
(Optional) To disable the validation of the image path, select the Disable image
path validation check box. This is useful if the image is stored locally, or if you are
retrieving the image from a remote server.
5.
To use Microsoft Sysprep, select the Prepare using Sysprep check box and specify
the operating system and product key.
6.
From the Automation pre-boot environment (DOS/WinPE/Linux) drop-down
list, select the required pre-boot environment to create the disk in the selected pre-
boot environment.
By default, the Default Automation (Auto-select) type is selected.
7.
Click Next.
The Return Codes dialog appears.
8.
(Optional) Set Return Codes. See
9.
Click Finish.
The task appears in the Task list for the job. The Ghost image is created when you
run this task.
Advanced Sysprep settings for creating a disk
image
You can use the Sysprep Advanced Settings dialog to specify Sysprep mass storage
device support. By default, the Enable mass storage device support using built-in
drivers (For Windows XP and 2003 only) option is selected.
Disable mass storage device support. When this option is selected, the Sysprep.inf
file contains the section [Sysprep] with the key value pair as
BuildMassStorageSection = No
Enable mass storage device support using built-in drivers. When this option is
selected, the Sysprep.inf file contains the section [Sysprep] with the key value pair as
BuildMassStorageSection = Yes
Enable mass storage device support using following: When this option is selected,
the Sysprep.inf file contains the section [SysprepMassStorage] and is appended by
contents of the file mentioned in the Mass storage section file field. You can also copy
the drivers directory mentioned in the Mass storage drivers field.
Command-line switches. You can add command-line options.
Setting up return codes
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