Question
What are the command-line switches for Deployment Solution 6.8 and 6.9 RDeploy (RapiDeploy)?
Answer
List of the RDeploy (RapiDeploy) command-line switches:
| -align:X | Set partition alignment: X={cyl|track} |
| -bsl:N | Set broadcast speed limit to N MBits/sec |
| -cmdline | Show the command line parameters in text mode |
| -cfgfile:{NAME.EN_US} | Set the configuration filename (default is lastrun.cfg) |
| -cX | Set compression type: X={off|size|balanced|speed} |
| -dpos{1-2} | Specify the desired disk position if a disk will be removed after imaging |
| -dsconfig:{NAME.EN_US} | Specify the Deployment Solution config file to be copied after restoring an image |
| -dsstatus:{N.N.N.N:P} | Specify the IP and port to use for communication with Deployment Solution |
| -dN[,N...][:N[,N...] | Specify the disks to process (for example, -d1 or -d1:2 (disk 1 to disk 2) or -d1,2 (Linux: LVM or RAID on disks 1 and 2 | DOS/WinPE: RAID on disks 1 and 2) |
| -forcegui | Force the GUI wizard to appear even if it doesn't have to |
| -forceoem | Force the OEM partition to be restored even if it exists on the destination |
| -forcebf | Force boot fixup in cases where it does not normally occur |
| -forcebw | Force the BW partition to be restored even if it exists on the destination |
| -frm:{NAME.EN_US} | Specify files to be copied to the boot volume after restoring an image |
| -f{NAME.EN_US} | Specify the image name |
| -grubdir:{DIR.EN_US} | Specify the directory where the GRUB boot files are located |
| -h | Show command line help |
| -help | Show command line help |
| -? | Show command line help |
| -ip:{N.N.N.N:P} | Set the multicast IP address and port. |
| -iosize:N | Set the size (in KBytes) of reads and writes to the image file (4-64k) If >32 and using DOS, you must set DOS32A=DOSBUF:n in the DOS environment |
| -i{ID.EN_US} | Set the multicast session ID |
| -i:{20-25} | Set the VGA screen mode (for example, 23=640x480x16) |
| -kap |
Keep all existing partitions during download |
| -kprs | Keep the existing recovery partition during download |
| -kp{1-31} | Keep an existing partition during download |
| -logo:{NAME.EN_US} | Specify a path to a progress dialog logo bitmap (PCX in dos, BMP in windows) |
| -makeimx | Create an image index file (.imx) to reduce media swapping |
| -mcastspeed:{SPEED.EN_US} | Set multicast speed. Range: 1 or greater. 1 = Deployment Solution 6.5 and previous speed, 5 = Deployment Solution 6.8 default. |
| -mcint:{N.N.N.N} | Specify the interface for multicasting. (can be DEFAULT) |
| -mclient | Operate in client mode |
| -mconv | Convert .img to .exe |
| -mdb | Download and multicast an image |
| -mdd | Copy one disk to another disk |
| -mig:{NAME.EN_US} | Specify migration file. Prompts before overwriting the disk. |
| -mmm | Operate in multicast master mode |
| -mub | Upload and multicast an image |
| -mb | Multicast only |
| -md | Download (restore) an image |
| -mu | Upload (create) an image |
| -nospacecheck | Don't check for available space on the volume where the image is being created |
| -noprompt | Prevent any need for user interaction, for example, clicking OK after an error occurs |
| -nocancel | Don't allow the user to cancel the imaging task |
| -nooem | Make the destination end up with no OEM partition |
| -nors | Make the destination end up with no Recovery Solution partition |
| -nobw | Make the destination end up with no BW partition |
| -nt64k | Force FAT16 to use 64k clusters (NT systems only) |
| -n | Process the sources but not the destinations (null destination) |
| -postconfig | Do post configuration from within RapiDeploy |
| -password:{PWD.EN_US} | Specify the image password |
| -poem | Image the oem partition unless it already exists (see -forceoem) |
| -prs | Image the recovery partition |
| -pb | Image the BootWorks partition unless it already exists (see -forcebw) |
| -p{1-31} | Select the partitions to process (can be repeated, e.g. -p1 -p2, and so on) |
| -raid:N | Specify the software RAID level |
| -raw | Treat all partitions as raw |
| -rescan | Tell the operating system to reread the partition table after imaging |
| -restoresig | Restore the MBR disk signature during download |
| -rscs:{NAME.EN_US} | Make a recovery solution checksum file during upload |
| -splash:{NAME.EN_US} | Specify a path to a splash screen bitmap (PCX in dos, BMP in windows) |
| -split:N | Split the image at N megabytes during upload |
| -span | Prompt for media between image segments (use with -split) |
| -szX[:Y] | Resize partitions: -sze, -szf, -szX:e, -szX:eY, -szX:f, -szX:Nm, -szX:Np (X,Y=slot, e=existing, f=fixed, m=MBytes, p=percentage) |
| -sN | Send to N clients |
| -threshold:N | Set the minimum number of clients needed to multicast |
| -throttle:N | Set the maximum megabits per second (Mbps) bandwidth RapiDeploy can use. |
| -text | Run in text mode instead of GUI mode |
| -ve:{31-34} | Set VESA screen mode (e.g. 31=640x480x256) |
| -ver | Display version information and exit |
| -wN | Set the timeout (in minutes) for autonegotiation and client connecting |
| -x | Make the image self-extracting during upload |