Backing up Your Hard Drive with Ghost
Note - The use of Ghost as a backup utility is covered in the Australian Bootable CD FAQ, but the FAQ does not include instructions for creating a backup image over a network (rather than a local disk or partition).
1.1 - Creating a Network Boot Diskette
If you want to backup your entire disk, and you do not have a second local disk, you can create an image directly over the network. You will need to create a dos bootable diskette (You can make one in Windows 95/98 or in DOS 6.22 using format /s.) which contains the following files:
1. The DOS cdrom driver for your system (e.g. mine is nec_ide.sys)
2. The himem.sys and emm386.exe files for extended memory
3. The File System Manager: ifshlp.sys
4. The mscdex.exe executable - Microsoft CD Extensions
5. The DOS driver for your ethernet card and the networking files from Windows NT (See Section 1.2)
6. config.sys and autoexec.bat as outlined in Section 1.3
7. The ghost.exe executable file (You will probably need to put this on a second diskette)
1.2 - Preparing the networking files from Windows NT
Windows NT server has a utility to create a network boot disk. Go to the start menu, then
==>Programs ==>Administrative Tools ==>Network Client Administrator 1.3 - The Config.sys, Autoexec.bat and network configuration files Note: These files should be copied after the network files have been installed. 2.1 - Creating the Disk Image 1. Boot the system to be backed up using the network boot diskette 2. Remove the boot disk and insert the disk containing the ghost executable 3. Type 'ghost' 4. Choose Disk ==> To Image 5. Output the file to the share directory 6. Choose the compression/spanning options as you see fit 2.2 - Creating a Bootable CD Containing the Disk Image (Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator) 1. Under the File Menu, select CD Layout Properties 2. Select iso9660 file system 3. Select Bootable 4. Click on Properties 5. Choose 'Use Long Filenames' 6. Choose 'CDROM 1' - one session 7. Click OK. You will be prompted to enter a bootable diskette. Use the diskette created in Section 1.1 8. Locate the disk image file; drag and drop into the layout 9. Also include the ghost executable into the layout 10. Create the CD For more detailed information and instructions on creating bootable CD's, you should read the
Australian Bootable CD FAQ.
Choose Make Network Installation Startup Disk
Choose Use existing Shared Directory and enter a share that contains the Clients subdirectory from the Windows NT Server 4.0 CD
Choose Drive A
Choose Network Client v3.0 for MS-DOS and Windows
Choose the name of the ethernet card closests to the one in the machine you want to backup
Choose NetBUI protocol
Insert the bootable floppy into the drive