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Drive Image Professional Scripting
Interactive vs. Batch Mode
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Drive Image Professional may be run in one of two modes: interactive
(the default) or batch mode. Interactive mode requires user input at
discrete intervals, resulting in greater control and efficiency when
working with one or two workstations.
Alternately, batch mode is useful when loading image files onto a
large number of workstations. Batch mode automates the loading
process, saving you time and effort by eliminating the need for
repetitive user input.
Command Line Switches
---------------------
In order to run in batch mode, Drive Image Professional uses a series
of command line switches. To use these switches, type
PQDI /switch [/switch...]
where switch is one or more of the following:
/? Displays all available command line switches, their syntax and
a short description.
/IMG=<imagefilename> Designates a .PQI image file
/CEC Checks for an extra cylinder. This corrects a problem of the BIOS and
DOS reporting different maximum cylinder numbers.
/CMD=<scriptfilename> Designates a script file; the script file
contains commands that are passed to the program
/LOG=<logfilename> Designates a log file
/ERR=<errorfilename> Designates an error file
/SCO Syntax Check Only; this switch causes the syntax of each command
in the script file to be checked without executing the command.
/WFS Wipe First Sector; deletes the master boot record once all
partitions are deleted with the script command DELETE ALL; only
accessible using scripting.
/PWD=<password> Designates a password that must be given to restore
the partition(s) data. The password may be either a number or a string.
/CAS The Copy All Sectors switch causes all sectors within a partition to be
saved and restored. This includes all information in a partition including the
deleted files.
/IFC Ignores file system checks. This allows a partition with a known
file system error (e.g. cross-linked files) to be stored in an image.
Likewise, that same partition can be restored if this switch is used and
if during the restore process the partition does not need to be resized.
/MFS=nnnnn Designates the Maximum File Size used for creating multiple
files to contain a .PQI image. (nnnnn is the number of bytes in each file)
/NBS Disable bad sector checking. By default bad sector checking is
disabled.
/CBS Enable bad sector checking.
/IPE Disables partition table error checking. This switch allows drives
with partition errors to be saved and restored.
/UEB forces the extended BIOS to be used for disk reads and writes.
/RAV causes each sector written to disk during the restore process to be
read back and compared with the data just written as an extra security
precaution. Using this parameter will significantly increase restore time.
Command Line Examples
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Scenario 1: To specify SCRIPT.TXT as the script file, ERROR.TXT as
the error file and E:\IMAGES\DRIVE2.PQI as the image file:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /ERR=ERROR.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVE2.PQI
Scenario 2: To specify a syntax check for the script file SCRIPT.TXT:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /SCO
Script Files
------------
The script file designated in the command line contains instructions,
one per line, that are passed to the program, determining
which operations are executed. The script file syntax is as follows:
Script Argument Action
--------------- ------
DELETE Deletes the last partition selected
DELETE ALL Deletes all partitions on the drive
DELETE EXTENDED Deletes the extended partition; the extended
partition can only be deleted if all the
logical drives within it have already been
deleted.
REBOOT Reboots the computer; any commands following
this command will not be executed
RESIZE IMAGE Resizes the image to the specified size when
{proportional | restored; <number> is indicated in MB
no | <number> | max}
RESTORE Restores all selected images and resizes
them, if specified
SECTOR CHECK {on | off} Enables/Disables Bad Sector Checking for all
restore operations following the command
SELECT DRIVE {<number>} Selects the drive with the specified number;
the first drive is number 1
SELECT FREE SPACE Selects the specified free space
{first |last | next |
largest}
SELECT IMAGE Selects the specified image in the image file
{<number> |all}
SELECT PARTITION Selects the specified partition(s)
{<driveletter> |
<volumelabel> |<number>
| first |next | all}
SET ACTIVE Sets active the last partition selected
STORE {with compression Stores all selected partitions with the
{off | low | high}} indicated compression level
Script File Examples
--------------------
Scenario 1: To store all the partitions on drive 2 to the file,
E:\IMAGES\DRIVE2.PQI:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVE2.PQI
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 2
SELECT PARTITION ALL
STORE
Scenario 2: To store partition 3 from drive 1, and partitions 1, 4
and 5 from drive 2 to the file, E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI and have the
image file split up into multiple files each 630 MB so each can be
transferred to a CD-ROM:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI /MFS=630000000
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 1
SELECT PARTITION 3
STORE
SELECT DRIVE 2
SELECT PARTITION 1
SELECT PARTITION 4
SELECT PARTITION 5
STORE
Scenario 3: To restore all the images in the file,
E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI, to the first free space on drive 2:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 2
SELECT FREESPACE FIRST
SELECT IMAGE ALL
RESTORE
Scenario 4: To restore the first two images in the file,
E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI, to the largest free space on drive 1
and resize them both proportionally:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 1
SELECT FREESPACE LARGEST
SELECT IMAGE 1
SELECT IMAGE 2
RESIZE IMAGE PROPORTIONAL
RESTORE
Scenario 5: To restore the first two images in the file,
E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI, to the last free space on drive 1 and
resize them to 500 MB each (The image was encrypted using the
password 12345678):
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI /PWD=12345678
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 1
SELECT FREESPACE LAST
SELECT IMAGE 1
RESIZE IMAGE 500
SELECT IMAGE 2
RESIZE IMAGE 500
RESTORE
Scenario 6: To delete all existing partitions on drive 2 and then
restore all the images in file, E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI, to the
free space (The image was encrypted using the password HELLO):
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI /PWD=HELLO
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 2
DELETE ALL
SELECT FREESPACE FIRST
SELECT IMAGE ALL
RESTORE
Scenario 7: To restore the first four images in the file,
E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI, to the last free space on drive 1, and
then resize the first image to 500 MB, keep the second the same
size, and resize the third and fourth images to proportionally
take up the remaining free space:
PQDI /CMD=SCRIPT.TXT /IMG=E:\IMAGES\DRIVES.PQI
SCRIPT.TXT file contents:
SELECT DRIVE 1
SELECT FREESPACE LAST
SELECT IMAGE 1
RESIZE IMAGE 500
SELECT IMAGE 2
RESIZE IMAGE NO
SELECT IMAGE 3
SELECT IMAGE 4
RESIZE IMAGE PROPORTIONAL
RESTORE
NOTE: For further Drive Image script scenarios, visit our home page at
http://www.powerquest.com.