Portlock Boot CD User Guide
Portlock Boot CD
User’s Guide
Portlock Boot CD for NetWare User’s Guide
Portlock Boot CD
The Portlock storage management software described in this book is
furnished under a License
Agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the
agreement.
Manual Version: 4.02
Date of Publication: June 11, 2007
NO WARRANTY. The technical documentation is being delivered to you
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the technical documentation or the information contained therein is at the
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errors or other inaccuracies. Portlock reserves the right to make changes
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User’s Guide Portlock Boot CD for NetWare
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................ 4
A. Portlock Boot CD (NetWare/Windows) ........................................... 5
Terms of Use ........................................................................................... 5
Editing ..................................................................................................... 6
Implementing a USB Drive ..................................................................... 7
Configuring a Static IP ........................................................................... 8
Known Issues .......................................................................................... 8
Tools Included ......................................................................................... 9
Supported Devices .................................................................................. 9
B. Portlock Boot CD (Linux) .............................................................. 10
Terms of Use ...................................................................................... 10
Editing ................................................................................................... 11
Using the Portlock Boot CD ................................................................. 11
Implementing a USB Drive ..................................................................... 12
Configuring a Static IP ........................................................................... 13
Known Issues ........................................................................................ 14
Tools Included ......................................................................................... 14
Supported Devices .................................................................................. 14
C. Technical Support .......................................................................... 15
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Portlock Boot CD for NetWare User’s Guide
Introduction
The Portlock Boot CD is a powerful tool that enables Portlock Storage
Manager to function on a corrupted or bare-metal machine. A bare-metal
machine is any server, physical or virtual, that does not contain an operating
system. However, if a server’s hard drive does contain an operating system
(O.S.), users may still boot that server without risk of altering their current
O.S. This is possible since the Portlock Boot CD is either running directly
from the CD or ISO image, or in RAM. Portlock provides two bootable
CDs; one for NetWare and Windows systems, and one for Linux systems.
Section A of this user guide will contain instructions pertaining to the
Portlock Boot CD for NetWare/Windows. Section B is specific to the Boot
CD for Linux. The following sections will cover known limitations for
each version, as well as creating a new Portlock Boot CD, a list of included
tools, and basic Portlock Boot CD uses.
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User’s Guide Portlock Boot CD for NetWare
A. Portlock Boot CD (NetWare/Windows)
Terms of Use
After purchasing your copy of the Portlock Boot CD (PBCD), you will
receive a link to download an ISO image. The CD will also be physically
mailed to you. Customers may use the PBCD to boot multiple servers;
however, the number of copies in concurrent use may not exceed the
number of PBCDs purchased. For example, if a customer purchases one
PBCD and has five servers, the customer may use his single copy on each
server at a different time. The customer may NOT create five copies of
their PBCD and simultaneously boot all five servers. In this case, the
customer needs to purchase four more PBCDs. Customers may keep a
copy of the PBCD in case the CD is damaged or lost. Only one instance of
the purchased PBCD, whether it is used on a physical or virtual machine,
may be used at one time.
This version of the Portlock Boot CD is meant to be used on NetWare and
Windows systems only. Use of this PBCD on other operating systems will
not be supported.
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