Ghostcast Server

TheKnat · 25 Oct 2007 at 14:15

I'm not sure if this is possible, but we're looking for a way to have a permanent ghostcast session running on one of our servers. This is so that we can go to any computer and just PXE boot them and they will connect to the already established session.

I've got everything else sorted, but currently the only way I achieve the ghostcast server part is to keep it open all the time. This will work for a while, until someone restarts the server and doest start the session back up. Is this something that GSS would be able to fix, or does that only work when the server is telling the client to ghost itself rather than the other way round ?

swinnie · 25 Oct 2007 at 14:17

Couldn't you add Ghostcast into the startup section of the server so if anyone forgets to open it, it will open automatically.

TheKnat · 25 Oct 2007 at 14:18

Could do, but what about setting the options in it like the session name and ghost file location ?

swinnie · 25 Oct 2007 at 15:34

Is Ghostcast part of the Ghost software.

TheKnat · 25 Oct 2007 at 15:36

swinnie said:
Is Ghostcast part of the Ghost software.

Yes. I thought that was pretty clear from the first post :rolleyes:

swinnie · 25 Oct 2007 at 15:47

TheKnat said:
Yes. I thought that was pretty clear from the first post

Sorry

Silly me!!

I have never used Ghostcast, but when you say sessions I presume you have to create one in the first place, so couldn't you create an auto session.

I have only ever really used Ghost over a network from laptop to laptop, it saves so much time!

I will have a search for you!

greeny_fastcar · 25 Oct 2007 at 15:48

I cant think of a way to get it to keep the settings in the session... only way I can think of is logon to the server locally and start the session, lock the machine and remote onto it for anything else.

IAmATeaf · 25 Oct 2007 at 22:13

We use a cmd file in the StartUp folder to start our GhostCast sessions but you do need to logon to the server to get the cmd file to run.

TheKnat · 26 Oct 2007 at 09:27

I think we are going to have to logon to the server but will auto-run the session using the command line switches.

What a complete pain in the ass

wombraider · 26 Oct 2007 at 14:34

Yep , thats the only way to do that , auto login and use a start-up script
to send the necessary params to ghost cast server when it starts

swinnie · 26 Oct 2007 at 14:36

Just create the batch file and make it start-up with all the other apps and services in the startup folder.