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Re: How do you backup a small network of computers?

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From: Peter
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:10
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> > That function is in your imaging software which runs on a CLIENT system,
not
> > storage device.
> > I boot my client systems with a custom CD, which does a full client PC
> > disk(s) image(s) to a server storage. Unattended image completion and
> > shutdown. Another version of it can restart client system after imaging.
>
> I'm interested in your custom CD.  Please tell me more about it.

Custom CD is based on WinPE. It automakes connection to a server share.
Enumerates local hard drives and launches ghost32 unattended image dump for
each of them. Then, shuts down PC. This version works for ghost supported
filesystems only.
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