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Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide Updated: September 28, 2009 A ThinkVantage Technology publication - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 2
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 3
Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide Updated: September 28, 2009 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 4
October 2009) © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been developed exclusively computer software, or services are delivered pursuant a General Services Administration ″GSA″ contract, use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 5
drive 51 Installing 51 Updating 53 Enabling the Rescue and Recovery desktop . . . 53 Scenario 2 - Installing on OEM systems . . . . . 54 Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 1 . . 55 Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 2 . . 55 Scenario 3 - Installing with WIM files and Windows - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 6
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guide is to support Lenovo computers installed with the ThinkVantage® Rescue and Recovery® program. The Rescue and Recovery program is an essential tool that enables users and administrators to restore backups, access files, diagnose problems, and make Ethernet connections if the Microsoft® Windows - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 8
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Recovery Windows environment enables you to back up the operating system and files and restore the operating system and files in familiar interfaces. v The Rescue and Recovery program enables you to store backup files on external USB storage devices, such as USB flash drives and USB hard disk drives - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 10
and listings of computer hardware to aid in problem determination and resolution. The log files provide a readable way to view activities and a set of log entries. Note: The feature of viewing the log files is supported on select machine types of Lenovo-branded personal computers only. - Warranty - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 11
For more information, see "Rejuvenation" on page 16. Hints and Tips For hints and tips on using the Rescue and Recovery program, see the Rescue and Recovery v4.3 Considerations document located at: http://www.lenovo.com/support Chapter 1. Overview 3 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 12
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and installed, settings for the Rescue and Recovery program are managed with the registry or Active Directory. For more information, see the accompanying XML/ADM Supplement for the deployment guide located on the ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools page: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 14
Requirements for Lenovo computers Lenovo-branded computers must meet or exceed the following requirements to install the Rescue and Recovery program: v Operating system: Windows 7 v Memory: 1 GB - In shared memory configurations, the BIOS setting for maximum shared memory must be set to no - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 15
USB): Non-Lenovo computer and devices (USB hard disk drive, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW/RAM, or DVD+R/RW) must fully support one or more of the following specifications: v ATAPI Removable Media Device BIOS Specification v BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services - 2 v Compaq Phoenix Intel® BIOS Boot Specification - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 16
/a /s /v"/qn TARGETDIR=\"F:\TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery\"" Note: If your version of Windows Installer is not current, setup.exe is configured to update the Windows Installer engine to version 3.0. This update will cause the installation action to prompt for a reboot even with an administrative extract - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 17
TVTRR\Rescue and Recovery.msi" PDA=0 Rescue and Recovery installation The following instructions are for the files that can be downloaded separately from the Individual language files for Large Enterprise download page. 1. The main installation executables for the Rescue and Recovery program are - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 18
to this are if the Predesktop Area is already installed and does not need to be upgraded or if the property PDA=0 is set on the command line when executing the installation and the Predesktop Area (any version) does not already exist. The Windows Installer will compare the current Predesktop Area - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 19
in emulation mode. Use the HALTIFTPMDISABLED=1 property when running the installation in silent mode to halt the installation if the TPM is disabled. Set ENABLETPM=0 on the command line to prevent the installation from enabling the TPM Set SUPERVISORPW="password" on the command line to supply the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 20
\RRDEPLY.TXT /MBI=1 / IMG=X:\IMAGE.PQI Script language Result SELECT DRIVE 1 Selects first hard disk drive. X:\PQ\PQIMGCTR Creates the image program. /CMD=X:\PQ\RRDEPLY.TXT Creates the PowerQuest script file. /MBR=1 Restores the Rescue and Recovery Boot Manager. /IMG=X:\IMAGE.PQI Creates - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 21
Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo Note: For a complete list of variables, run the set command on a computer that has the Rescue and Recovery program installed. Compatibility with BitLocker To achieve compatibility with BitLocker Drive Encryption, it is recommended to install the Rescue and Recovery - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 22
operating system partition, the partition number will need to be updated in the Rescue and Recovery ADM settings. 2. When restoring a system that is using Windows 7 and BitLocker, a message will display, indicating that there was an error at shutdown. The message can be ignored and everything should - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 23
installed, settings support a full restore operation if you boot your system from another external media. For example, if you perform a full restore operation from your USB hard disk drive, make sure that you boot your system from this USB hard disk drive as well. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 15 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 24
and then defragment your hard drive. The rejuvenation process helps eliminate viruses, adware and spyware, while maintaining your current settings and data. To rejuvenate your system, complete the following steps: 1. From the Rescue and Recovery interface, click the Restore your system from a backup - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 25
one that you want to use to rejuvenate your system, and then click Next to begin the restoration process. Note: Do not power off your computer during this operation. e. Click OK. A progress bar is displayed. You can add custom tasks to run either before or after a rejuvenation. See the ThinkVantage - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 26
recovery method and the custom factory recovery method. The full factory recovery method restores the factory contents of the hard drive that consists of components such as applications, device drivers, and the operating system. Factory components are installed at the factory prior to the purchase - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 27
workgroup or domain of the destination computer: Table 10. Network settings Setting Windows control file keyword Description Computer name ComputerName= Sets the name for the computer. Administrator password AdminPassword= Sets the administrator password. Encrypted administrator password - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 28
Success Unable to access service partition. Error copying manifest file into service partition Error copying personalization file into service partition Error deleting file from service partition Error writing AUTO.TAG file in service partition Error setting service partition active Backups The - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 29
can download the accessory package from the Lenovo Support Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/ document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2QAK, and follow the steps to perform the correct Sysprep backup operation through Generalize option. Overview of Windows RE (Recovery Environment) installation - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 30
or restoring the operating system and applications will not work with a Sysprep base backup. Mapping a network drive for backups The mapping network drive function relies on the registry settings located at HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND. The Universal Naming Convention entry contains the computer name - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 31
Silent install using the Service net start "TVT Backup Service" : Create Sysprep Base Backup to Local Hard Drive : Type the following command on one line cd "\Program Files\Lenovo System Restore Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery: - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 32
5. Enter the following commands: :Start the Rescue and Recovery Service net start "TVT Backup Service" :Create Sysprep Base Backup to Local Hard Drive : Type the following command on one line cd "\Program Files\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery" rrcmd sysprepbackup location=L name="Sysprep Base Backup - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 33
The date and time stamp attributes are not preserved for EFS files restored by the Rescue and Recovery program, all other files will retain their original date and time. Battery power settings for backups With the corresponding ADM file installed for the Rescue and Recovery program, if you have the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 34
see the accompanying XML/ADM Supplement for the deployment guide located on the ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools page: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVANADMIN#rnr Completing a backup Applications installed or uninstalled after the selected backup is created - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 35
\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\BackupList v One line per include/exclude rule entry. v If more than one setting applies to a file or folder, the last setting applied I=?:\WINDOWS\* X=?:\WINDOWS\prefetch\* I=?:\minint\* I=?:\preboot\* I=?:\Application Data\* I=?:\Documents and Settings\* - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 36
restore particular files and folders when doing an OS & Apps restore through the registry key settings: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\OSAppsList The OSAppsList setting process and logs onto Windows. The file received from the end user creates the Req 115 Trouble Ticket XML file, - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 37
additional information about Rescue and Recovery settings and working with Active Directory and Group Policy, see the accompanying XML/ADM Supplement for the deployment guide located on the ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools page: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 38
Administrator Tools Web page located at: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVANADMIN#rnr The RRUTIL program works with the Rescue and Recovery filter driver on virtual partitions, and mounts type 0x07 partitions as a drive in order gain access. The opening of these - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 39
.txt contents: \minint\system32\drivers*.sys \preboot\startup\*.* Get Restore.cmd \preboot\usrintfc\PDAGUI.ini Note: Wildcards are not supported Update (add/replace) files in \preboot, \minint, or root of the PE partition either virtual or type 0x07: 1. Place all the files in a temp folder on drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 40
the file to be renamed must be included without the drive letter. The new name of the file should only include set to -2, if the Rescue and Recovery program is not installed on the system, or 0 if the Rescue and Recovery program is installed 31 AM 03/15/04 22:22:47 PM 03/11/04 09:17:44 AM 03/15/04 22: - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 41
15/04 22:29:29 PM 03/15/04 22:29:45 PM 03/15/04 22:44:50 PM 03/15/04 22:51:56 PM 03/15/04 22:56:39 PM 03/15/04 23:00:27 PM 03/15/04 22:30:00 PM 03/15 are not supported in this function Update (add/replace) files in \RRbackups virtual partition: 1. Place all the files in a temp folder on drive - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 42
rrutil.exe to the root of the C drive. 2. Create getlist.txt file with the following table. Table 15. Command and switch preboot\rr directory RRUTIL -bp c:\temp Update or replace files in RRBACKUPS virtual individual files from the \RRBACKUPS. Display space used by RRBackups directory. 4. Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 43
, as follows: c:\temp\preboot\usrintfc\pdaguien.ini Example 1: Adding device drivers (such as ethernet) to the Predesktop Area The following example provides instruction on adding device drivers to the Predesktop Area 1. Obtain device drivers from the vendor's Web site or other media. 2. Create the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 44
instructions apply to any device driver that might be required to configure the computer. b. With the limitation of Windows PE, you might have to manually apply some configuration applications or settings as registry updates. 6. To put the device drivers The default settings might not display all - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 45
bitmap image for the right-panel background, it must conform to the following dimensions: v 620 pixels wide v 506 pixels high You must place the file identifier. The number determines the order by which the buttons are displayed in the left panel. Button00=[0-8] This parameter determines the button - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 46
Display a restart message window before launching. Change the value to direct the GUI to present a message to the user that the computer no larger than 15 pixels by 15 pixels to fit correctly. Button00=[0-10], "title", file.bmp, [0 or 1] This setting directs the environment to display or hide the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 47
reduced by setting fully customizable Restore from backup Open browser Map a network drive Diagnose hardware Create diagnostic diskettes Executable WIZRR.EXE WIZRR.EXE OPERA.EXE MAPDRV.EXE PCDR.CMD; launches the PC Doctor application, and Lenovo user messages and window status: pdaguixx. - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 48
your system settings and passwords" Line07 = "*Communicate using the Internet and link to the Lenovo support site" Line08 = "use the Internet and link to the Lenovo support site" Line09 = "*Troubleshoot problems using diagnostics" Line10 = "diagnose problems using diagnostics" Line11 = "Features may - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 49
]. Removing Factory Restore To hide the Restore to Factory Contents option in Windows PE, rename the file \preboot\recovery\Recover.cmd to another name and that option will not appear on the wizard. That renamed .cmd file can later be run to restore from factory contents. If the service partition - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 50
support for Web-based e-mail through the Opera browser. Opera provides IMAP-based e-mail which can be enabled through the large enterprise configuration, but is not supported support Windows Windows users names of the Windows users whose favorites displayed in the browser provided in the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 51
described in "Using RRUTIL.EXE" on page 30. Changing proxy settings To change the proxy settings for the Opera browser, do the following: 1. Get the file www.your company.com/proxy To add the port to the entry, place a colon after the address and type the port number. The same is true for the - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 52
Enabling or specifying the full download path There are numerous settings that you can set to enable display of the ″Save As″ window. The most straightforward method follows: 1. Get the C:\PREBOOT\OPERA\DEFAULTS\STANDARD_menu.ini file by using the RRUTIL process described in "Using RRUTIL.EXE" on - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 53
comma and pipe symbol are essential for this setting to work. If either is omitted, all the following: 1. Close Opera and all active Opera windows, including help files. 2. Get the preboot\opera value of 2 instructs the browser to display the text in Opera. A value of 1 instructs the browser to - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 54
example, consider the following file: winbom.ini [Factory] WinBOMType=WinPE Reseal=No [WinPE] Restart= in "Using RRUTIL.EXE" on page 30. 5. Change factory -minint to factory -winpe 6. Comment out the following lines: regsvr32 /s supports only the DHCP environment. 46 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 55
″Factory preinstallation″. The colors are reduced from thousands to 256. 4. Put back the \MININT\SYSTEM32\WINBOM.INI file by using the RRUTIL process described in "Using RRUTIL.EXE" on page 30. Startup applications The Rescue and Recovery Windows PE environment has the ability to support a startup - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 56
set through the command line interface, and is the only password option available if the Rescue and Recovery program 4.3 only is installed on the system. You can create this Predesktop Area password using the following command: C:\Program Files\Lenovo 48 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 57
. This is set by using the command line interface, and is the only password option if Client Security Solution is not installed. User ID v Restore.log Logs restore operations like full restore, rejuvenate, and single file restore operations. v tvtsched.log Logs the scheduler service that calls - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 58
the Create Rescue Media function, consult its Help information system by pressing F1 after launching the Rescue and Recovery 4.3 program. 50 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 59
Metal Restore from an Admin Backup" on page 58 v "Scenario 7 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive" on page 58 Scenario 1 - New rollouts This section describes installing the Rescue and Recovery program in a new rollout on Lenovo-branded computers. Preparing the hard disk drive The - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 60
customizations before the installation of the Rescue and Recovery program. Some examples in this scenario are: v Change maximum number of incremental backups to 4. v Set the Rescue and Recovery program to perform an incremental backup every day at 1:59 p.m. to the local hard disk drive and call it - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 61
name=Base level=0 :: Reboot the system C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo\BMGR"/bmgr32.exe /R Updating You may need to make a major change to your system, such as a service pack update to Windows. Before you install the service pack, you force an incremental backup on the system and identify that - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 62
on OEM computers. To install the Rescue and Recovery program, eight free sectors must be available in the Master Boot Record on the hard disk drive. The Rescue and Recovery program uses a custom Boot Manager in order to enter into the Recovery area. 54 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 63
code, you will see the following error message: Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as hard drive setup. Note: If you receive Error 1722 and need to create eight free sectors, call the Lenovo help desk to report the error and obtain further instructions - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 64
order to copy the directory trees and build the ISO. Moving this much data around is a hard disk drive-intensive task, and might take fifteen or more minutes on some computers. Creating the recovery ISO file and burning to a CD sample script file To create the recovery ISO file and burn it to - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 65
how to hide the Advanced menu in the main user interface. 1. Install the Rescue and Recovery program on an image machine. 2. From the Windows Start menu, run gpedit.msc. 3. Right-click Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration. 4. Select Add/Remove Templates. 5. Click the Add button and - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 66
during the following restoring process. Scenario 7 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive To manually create the Service Partition (SP) of S drive in the Windows 7 operating system, do the following: 1. Boot from the Windows 7 installation disc and proceed to the drive selection menu - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 67
Boot from the Windows 7 installation DVD, and click Repair your computer to repair the operating system. 19. Restart and log in to Windows. When you complete the above procedure, the Service Partition will be created and the RNR 4.3 and PDA files will be copied to the S drive instead of the virtual - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 68
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downloaded from the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVANADMIN#rnr Command line support The following sections provide command line support installs it. There are no command-line arguments. SETPASSWORD The SETPASSWORD command sets Backup Restore Result - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 70
the hard disk drive. When the backup is complete, you will receive a message that the backup is complete. 2. Sysprepbackup in Windows 7 is not allowed to be copied after it is made; otherwise, it will cause problems when restoring the backup because the related REGISTRY values have not been set. It - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 71
filename=c:\file.txt drive=c: destination="c:\RRBACKUPS" Note: You can check the size change of the single file restore operation in the user interface. How to restore a backup from specific system The Rescue and Recovery program now supports to store the backup data of multiple computers on one - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 72
steps: 1. Extract the Rescue and Recovery Administration tools from: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVANADMIN#rnr 2. Open a CMD window. 3. Type in Convdate. 4. Set the date and time in the convdate window. Note: The corresponding registry file values are: v High DWORD - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 73
drive being cleaned. This parameter is optional. Note: The bmgr32.exe file must be in the same directory as the createsp.exe file, and should be run from WinPE. InvAgent The InvAgent command can be found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo -install Run by an admin account to install any drivers - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 74
Lenovo\MND\. If Lenovo update Lenovo\MND directory. The mapping network drive interface supports the following parameters: Syntax: mapdrv [switches] Entering the command with no parameters launches the application and the information must be entered manually Set to Silent. Do - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 75
Table 25. MapDrv parameters (continued) Parameter Result /user Sets the stored encrypted user name for this share. /NetPath Sets the value output from MapDrv to indicate the actual connection path. Using MapDrv The following examples provide instruction on how to use MapDrv: To Store network - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 76
Hide partition 2. /H3 Hide partition 3. /HS Hide the service partition. /P12 Hide the service partition by setting partition type to 12. /INFO Display hard disk drive information (checks for 8 free sectors). /INFOP Display hard disk drive information (checks for 16 free sectors). /M0 The - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 77
0 if there are no checksum errors. v Boot Partition The 1-based partition table index of the service partition. v Alt Partition Partition table or Lenovo-branded system, 0 if not) v Boot Config Displays the installation option used to describe the machine layout. Whether a service partition was - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 78
was set to prior to booting to it, when booted to the service area. v Prior IBM MBR Index Used by Windows Installer. v Patch IN: OUT Input and output values from the patch code if used. v F11 Msg Message to display to user if proper BIOS calls not supported. The following table provides error codes - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 79
Parameter (Optional): /Dn /Y /? /H Description Clear MBR and install PC DOS MBR Apply changes to drive. Use n=0 for the first drive. Yes to all Display Help Display Help Active Directory Support Active Directory is a directory service. The directory is where information about users and resources - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 80
Menu The ADM files indicate where in the registry the settings will be reflected. These settings will be in the following registry locations: Table 29. Registry locations Header Header Computer policies HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\ User policies HKCU\Software\Policies - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 81
the Lock Hard Disk setting. Default: Disabled. ParseEnvironmentVariables Enable or disbale the Parse Environment Variables setting. Default: Enabled. SetPPArchiveBeforeBackup Enable or disbale the Set PP Archive Before Backup setting. Default: Enabled. MaxSilentRetries Set the maximum number - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 82
\Settings\User interface (continued) Policy Setting Show. MenuItems UsersGuide Show, gray, or hide the Users Guide menu item in the main user interface. Default: Show. MenuItems Max Incrementals Exceeded dialog box. Default: Hide. Restore FullRestore Show, gray, or hide the Full Restore - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 83
Settings\User interface (continued) Policy Setting Description Restore Rejuvenate Show, gray, or hide the Rejuvenate radio button in the restore options. Default: Show. Restore RestoreOSApps Show, gray, or hide the Restore OS/Apps radio button in the restore the Lock Hard Disk item Maximum - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 84
Settings\User interface (continued) Policy Setting Restore Show, gray, or hide the Restore hide the Quick Restore button on the Factory Recovery radio button on the simplified user interface if the Factory Recovery program is installed settings for Backup. 76 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 85
, manually delete the failed backup before making another backup or attempting to restore from the failed backup. 2. When backing up the service partition to external media, set the following registry key before restoring your system with the Rescue and Recovery program: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\ Rescue - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 86
backing up the service partition to external media, set the following registry key before restoring your system with the Rescue and Recovery program: HKLM\Software\Lenovo\ Rescue and Recovery\ Settings\Backup\ BackupSPNetwork=1 Set the partition number for backups on the local drive. Valid values - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 87
and Recovery\Settings\Backup (continued) Policy Setting Description MaxNumberIncrementals The maximum number of Default: Enabled. BatteryPercentRequired Battery Percent Required is essential before commencing a percentage of free space on the destination drive required for backup. Values: 0-100. - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 88
PostRestore Setting PreWinRestore PreWinRestoreParameters PreWinRestoreShow PrePDARestore PrePDARestoreParameters PrePDARestoreShow PostWinRestore Description Show or hide the Password Persist option in Restore dialog boxes. Default: Show. Command to run prior to a restore operation from Windows - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 89
Settings\Restore (continued) Policy Setting Description PostRestore PostWinRestoreParameters The parameter that passes the command that is run following a restore operation from Windows message. Default: Show. Show or hide the No Battery message. Default: Show. Show or hide the Scheduled - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 90
None. PWD Create default password for the mapped network drive. Default: none Scheduler tasks The following table provides the policy settings for the Scheduler tasks. Table 38. \Scheduler\Tasks run after the scheduled backup task. Default: none. 82 Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 91
Yes Create USB hard disk drive No No Yes bootable media. Initiate backup. Yes Yes Yes Initialize restore operation in the Yes Yes Yes Rescue and Recovery environment (RRE). Perform single-file restore operation in the Rescue and Recovery environment. No (Windows) No (Windows) Yes Yes - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 92
you can have advanced user interface displayed each time the Rescue and settings and working with Active Directory and Group Policy, see the accompanying XML/ADM Supplement for the deployment guide located on the ThinkVantage Technologies Administrator Tools page: http://www.lenovo.com/support - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 93
any other product, program, or service. Lenovo may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this support applications where malfunction may result in injury or death to persons. The information contained in this document does not affect or change Lenovo - Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 | (English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 94
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Updated: September 28, 2009
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