May 09, 2001 09:17 PM
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Symantec’s latest version of Ghost (V 7.0) is a must for any small business running a network. It will enable you roll out machines that have common software build (each machine has exactly the same software) and provides easy maintenance methods.
One of its new features Ghost Auto Install allows the network administrators cut down the time required to install remove or update the entire gamut of applications. If, as quoted in my first paragraph you want to maintain machines with common builds if changes need to be made across the network this function will greatly assist you in achieving that end.
Once employed this piece of software should greatly cut roll out times. In addition should you have a severe network failure this software can restore your system to its original settings in a very short space of time providing that a system image had been taken before the failure. This restoration facility can be used to replace everything from a single file to complete hard drives (kind of useful methinks).
There is a compression facility available that can reduce file sizes substantially enabling the files that are compressed to be held on transportable media such CD’s.
Definitely something that is worth having for any serious user of computer networks.
Background notes
The information below is culled from the product specification on https://symantec.com
minimum requirements are:
For Windows 98:
• 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)
For Windows NT/2000:
• 48 MB RAM (96 MB recommended)
• Pentium processor
• VGA monitor
• One of the following:
~ Windows 2000 SP1 with Internet Explorer 5.0 installed
~ Windows NT 4.0 SP6A or above with Internet Explorer 5.0 installed
~ Windows 98 with Internet Explorer 5.0 installed
Symantec Ghost supports Intel Wired for Management and Pre-Boot eXecution (PXE) services —the standard industry guidelines for building advanced management capabilities into PCs. The all-new version also supports Microsoft’s System Preparation utility and is the only PC management tool that is Windows 2000 certified, making it the tool of choice for migrating to the latest operating system from Microsoft.
