We're using a PXI-8185 for an autonomous experiment. We would like
to make a backup image of the disk with Norton Ghost so that if the disk
crashes, we can get a duplicate disk running quickly. I've done this
previously with the old Power Quest Disk Image program. (Which Symantec
bought and discard, eliminating their competition. Ya gotta love Symantec.)
Anyway, I've made a ghost image of a test computer using a spare
disk for the 8185, and that boots fine on the test computer. Hence
Ghost and the disk both seem to work. But when I make an image of the
8185, it won't boot. After the bios screen, it just hangs on a blank
screen. I'm guessing that NI uses some kind of disk imaging technology
to preload the 8185's, so is it possible
that that program is
incompatible with Ghost? (Ghost writes hidden ID codes to the disk, so
there could well be program-specific subtleties.)
So, the big question: has anyone made a backup image of an 8185 and
sucessfully restored and used it? Any suggestions on what might be
going wrong?
Thanks for any help. I know this is a bit distant from LabVIEW, but
this group certainly has a lot of experience with PXI hardware, etc.
Regards,
Dave
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