Symantec GHOST IMAGING FOUNDATION 7.1 - V1.0 Manual page 107

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To restore an image onto client computers using the GhostCast Server
1
Click Restore Image to send an image file to all connecting clients.
2
Do one of the following:
In the Image File box, type the name and full path of the image file
containing the image.
Click Browse to find the location.
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:
To restore an image of an entire disk, click Disk.
To restore an image of a partition and select the partition from the image
file, click Partition.
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.
See
"To join a GhostCast session to restore an image file to client computers"
on page 108.
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.
Using GhostCasting to create and restore images
Restoring an image file onto client computers
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