pre-requisites
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1. A computer running Ghostcast server with a free network interface and sufficient
hard disk space
2. The computer to be backed up, a HP Proliant DL385 with integrated dual-port
NC7782 NIC (Broadcom chipset)
3. A cross over UTP cable
4. A boot floppy or boot CD created
boot-media
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1. DOS (MS-DOS or PC-DOS) bootable floppy or CD
2. CONFIG.SYS example as follows
--- sample CONFIG.SYS file -----------------------
DEVICE = oakcdrom.sys /D:cd1
DEVICE = btdosm.sys
DEVICE = flashpt.sys
DEVICE = aspi8u2.sys
LASTDRIVE = Z
rem
DEVICE=\NET\protman.dos /I:\B57
DEVICE=\NET\dis_pkt.dos
DEVICE=\B57\B57.dos
--- end CONFIG.SYS --------------------------------------
3. NDIS2 driver for Broadcom NIC (file name B57.DOS) available here
http://tiwonki.com/download/public/drivers/nic/ndis2/B57/B57.dos
4. PROTOCOL.INI file configured appropriately. A sample is shown below where
the NIC Bus/Device/Function numbers were noted and entered into the PROTOCOL.INI
--- sample PROTOCOL.INI ----------------------------------
[protman]
drivername = PROTMAN$
[pktdrv]
drivername = PKTDRV$
bindings = PC_CARD
intvec = 0x60
chainvec =0x66
; Protocol.ini section for the Broadcom Ethernet NDIS2
;[B57]
; DriverName = "B57$"
; BusNum from 0 to 255
; BusNum =
; DevNum from 0 to 31
; DevNum =
; PortNum or FuncNum from 0 to 7
; PortNum =
; FuncNum =
; LinSpeed can be set to 10 or 100
; LineSpeed =
; Duplex can be set to half or full. LineSpeed is required when this keyword is used.
; Duplex =
; NodeAddress specifies the network address used.
; NodeAddress =
; FixCheckSumOff turns off the driver's work-around for the TCP/IP stack to recognize
; the 1's complimented version of the checksum.
; FixCheckSumOff
;AcceptAllMC informs the driver to deliver ALL Multicast packets to the upper Protocol.
;AcceptAllMC
;
; To add more adapter(up to 4) repeat the below entry, where n can be from 2 to 4.
;
[PC_CARD]
DriverName = "B57$"
BusNum = 3
DevNum = 6
FuncNum = 1
LineSpeed = 100
Duplex = full
--- end PROTOCOL.INI-----------------------------------------------
5. Files located as follows in the boot media
\NET\protman.dos
\NET\dis_pkt.dos
\NET\netbind.com
\B57\B57.DOS
\B57\PROTOCOL.INI
\GHOST\GHOST.EXE
\GHOST\WATTCP.CFG
6. Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT
--- sample AUTOEXEC.BAT ------------------------------
@echo off
prompt $p$g
LH \MSCDEX.EXE /D:cd1
\net\netbind.com
MOUSE.COM
echo Loading...
:FLPYBOOT
echo Insert Ghost boot disk 2 (containing Ghost.exe)
pause
cd \ghost
echo Loading...
GHOST.EXE
goto END
--- end AUTOEXEC.BAT
7. Connect the DL385 server to be backed up (in this example, port 2 of the NC7782 integrated NIC)
to the Ghostcast server. WATTCP configured with IP address in same subnet as the Ghostcast server.
8. The rest, I assume you know what to do.