Lenovo ThinkPad R61i User Manual
Rescue and recovery 4.21 deployment guide
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Overview
- Chapter 2. Installation
- Installation considerations
- Installing Rescue and Recovery
- Installation requirements
- Installation components
- Installation log files
- Installing Rescue and Recovery 4.21 with existing versions
- Rescue and Recovery installation
- Rescue and Recovery custom public properties
- Including Rescue and Recovery in a disk image
- Using PowerQuest Drive Image based tools with Rescue and Recovery
- Using WIM files, ImageX and Windows Vista
- Using Symantec Ghost-based tools with Rescue and Recovery
- Rescue and Recovery environmental variables
- Compatibility with Vista BitLocker
- Chapter 3. Configurations
- XML and ADM file configurations
- Recovery methods
- Backups
- Rescue and Recovery in the Windows environment
- Working with the Predesktop Area
- Vista considerations
- Using RRUTIL.EXE
- Predesktop Area directory list
- Get files from Predesktop Area directories
- Put files in the Predesktop Area directories
- Delete files from the Predesktop Area directories
- Rename a file in the Predesktop Area
- Test for Rescue and Recovery being installed
- Backup directory list
- Get files from \RRBackups directories
- Put files in the \RRBackups directories
- Determine \RRBackups space consumed
- Example: pdaguixx.ini
- Example 1: Adding device drivers (such as ethernet) to the Predesktop Area
- Example 2 : Adding mass-storage controller drivers (such as SATA) to the Predesktop Area
- Customizing the preboot environment
- Configuring the Opera browser
- Opera will not save settings after it is closed
- Disabling the address bar
- Customizing bookmarks
- Changing proxy settings
- Enabling or specifying the full download path
- Adding a specific file extension to the downloadable files list
- Changing the behavior of files with specific extensions
- Adding a static IP address
- Changing the video resolution
- Startup applications
- Passwords
- Password access
- Log files
- Chapter 4. Rejuvenation and migration
- Chapter 5. Best practices
- Scenario 1 - New rollouts
- Scenario 2 - Installing on OEM systems
- Scenario 3 - Installing on Type 12 service partition
- Scenario 4 - Installing with WIM files and Windows Vista
- Scenario 5 - Standalone install for CD or script files
- Scenario 6 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files
- Scenario 7 - Performing a Bare Metal Restore from an Admin Backup
- Scenario 8 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive
- Appendix A. Administrative tools
- Appendix B. Antidote Delivery Manager
- Installing the Antidote network component
- Antidote with Windows Vista
- Repository
- Antidote Delivery Manager and Windows commands
- Antidote Delivery Manager utilization
- Accommodating VPNs and wireless security
- Antidote Delivery Manager command guide
- Supported Microsoft commands
- Preparation and installation
- Simple system test – display notification
- Deployment
- Example scripts
- Virtualization Module for Antidote Delivery Manager
- Appendix C. User tasks
- Appendix D. Notices