User manual SYMANTEC GHOST V 15.0

[. . . ] Norton Ghost 15. 0 User's Guide Norton Ghost 15. 0 User's Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version: 9. 0 Legal Notice Copyright © 2009 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, Norton, Norton AntiVirus, LiveUpdate, pcAnywhere, and SmartSector are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Vista, MS-DOS, Hyper-V, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. [. . . ] When a backup is turned off, triggered events will not run it, nor can you run it manually. To turn off a backup job 1 2 3 On the Home or Tasks page, click Run or Manage Backups. The Disable Backup menu item changes to Enable Backup when you disable the selected backup. Deleting backup jobs You can delete backup jobs when they are no longer needed. 98 Running and managing backup jobs Adding users who can back up your computer Deleting a backup job does not delete the recovery points or file and folder backup data from the storage location. To delete backup jobs 1 2 3 On the Home page, click Run or Manage Backups. Click Yes. Adding users who can back up your computer You can use the Security Configuration Tool to control which users on your computer can access and configure key features of Norton Ghost. For example, all users with Limited Windows accounts can run existing backup jobs, but they cannot create new jobs or edit existing jobs. However, using the Security Configuration Tool, you can grant administrative privileges to a Limited user account. When you do, that user has full access to Norton Ghost and can create, edit, delete, and run backup jobs. But only users with administrative accounts can create, edit, or delete backup jobs. To add users who can back up a computer 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Symantec Norton Ghost > Security Configuration Tool. On Windows Vista, click Start > All Programs > Symantec > Security Configuration Tool. 2 3 4 5 6 Click Add. In the Enter the object names to select box, type the names of the users or groups you want to add. To delete users or groups, select a user or group, and then click Remove. Click OK to apply your changes and close the Security Configuration Tool. Running and managing backup jobs Adding users who can back up your computer 99 To configure access rights for users or groups 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Symantec Norton Ghost > Security Configuration Tool On Windows Vista and Windows 7, click Start > All Programs > Symantec > Security Configuration Tool. 2 3 Select a user or group from the Group or user names box. Choose from the following options: Permissions Full Control Allow Select to give the user or group full access to all of the features of Norton Ghost. Full control gives users the right to create, edit, and delete backup jobs, including existing jobs. Select to deny the user or group administrative access to the features of Norton Ghost. They can run existing backup jobs, but they cannot create, edit, or delete them. Deny Select to deny the user or group administrative access to the features of Norton Ghost. They can run existing backup jobs, but they cannot create, edit, or delete them. Status Only When you deny Status Only, the user or group cannot access any of the features of Norton Ghost. 4 Click OK to apply your changes and close the Security Configuration Tool. 100 Running and managing backup jobs Adding users who can back up your computer Chapter 9 Backing up remote computers from your computer This chapter includes the following topics: About backing up other computers from your computer Adding computers to the Computer List Deploying the Norton Ghost Agent Using the Norton Ghost Agent About managing the Norton Ghost Agent through Windows Services About best practices for using services Controlling access to Norton Ghost About backing up other computers from your computer Norton Ghost lets you connect to, and back up a second computer on your home or your office network. You can manage as many computers as needed, but you can only manage one computer at a time. 102 Backing up remote computers from your computer Adding computers to the Computer List Note: You must purchase a separate license for each computer you want to manage. After that time, you must purchase and install the license to continue managing the remote computer. Visit the following Web site: http://shop. symantecstore. com First, you add a computer's name or IP address to the Computer List. [. . . ] Adding v2i to the search string to narrow down the number of search results. For example, if you search for My Tune mp3, add v2i so that the search string is My Tune mp3 v2i. When you add it to the search string it eliminates any results that are not found in a recovery point. If your backup destination is on a network drive, be sure to add the location to the Search These Locations setting in Google Desktop Preferences. Appendix B About backing up Microsoft virtual environments This appendix includes the following topics: About backing up Microsoft virtual hard disks About backing up and restoring Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines About backing up Microsoft virtual hard disks Microsoft Windows 7 now supports the use of Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs). [. . . ]