Command line Ghost option for selecting multiple partitions

[Migration User]

In the documentation it states that you can select multiple src partitions to capture, but does not show how.

What is the ghost command line argument to select partitions 1,2,4,6 to capture?

Should I capture it this way or should I capture each partition as a separate image?

[Migration User]

you can use : to choose different partitions.
e.g. ghost -clone,mode=pcreate,src=2:1:2:4:6,dst=c:\test.gho

by doing this, you can create an image of partition 1,2,4,6 of disk 2
I think I saw it from a ghost manual but can't remember which section.

[Migration User]

Ethan's reply came through just as I had found the part of the source code that deals with this and was starting to compose it - he's right about the syntax. It only applies for partition-to-image operations - the UI version creates a dialog that allows you to select multiple source partitions.

In the command-line version, the order in which you list the source partitions doesn't make any difference, they get processed and copied to the target image in the order they they appear in the source disk.

[Migration User]

Thank you guys.

Unfortunately I was hoping to able to use that information to specify it in the console somewhere. I did not try, but could I have put it the Advanced Options area (when I have a little time I will try it)? I did not think I could specify the src argument there.

I was unable to use it in the windows Ghostcast server. Every time I tried to enter it for the command and click outside of the field it would go back to a single partition.

SO, I had to run the Ghostcast client interactively and manually select the partitions.

I guess I could have created a PXE image with all of the arguments in it.

Luckily I had the box locally and could run it interactively.

Suggestions and comments welcome.


Enhancement : allow the Console and the Ghostcast server interface specify more than one partition!