How can I make a bare metal ghost image?

[Migration User]

I have tried looking for a good guide on this and thought I found one that involved installing your applications to a desktop. Then using sysprep before taking the image. The image that resulted worked perfectly on other HP desktops of the same model but when I tried using it on a dell it just resulted in blue screen on booting. So I tried to do a repair installation of windows XP and it still wouldn't work. I need an image that is restorable on different hardware/manufacturer/model what is the best way to do this?


Thank you!

[Migration User]

Hi Dave,

This is beacuse of hardware changed from hp to dell, To Work this you need to run the DeployAnywhere(ghDplyAw32.exe) after restoring of image.


To run ghDplyAw32.exe, Please refer the Ghost_imp_guide.pdf or GghDplyAw32.exe /? .

[yogeshsadhu]

To have an image which is hardware independent is only possible if that includes all hardware drivers, which is deficult;
As Sachin mentioned above you can use Deploy Anywhere after restoring the image on any hardware

Refere this link more about DA : https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/deploy-anywhere

[Migration User]

The image I am trying to make is for our disaster recovery site so I need to be able to burn it to a DVD and take it to the site to load up. It sounds like if I know the model I am restoring to I can add the drivers to our image before making the trip to the remote site. Where can I find information on adding additional drivers to an image?

[Migration User]

Dave,

Here are the instructions you need to accomplish this:

How to add drivers to DeployAnywhere or WinPE.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008050916132860

How to run Deploy Anywhere from the Ghost Boot CD
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008050913544860

I hope that helps!

Thank you,

Randy