SYSCOPYC.EXE is the command-line version of the System Copy utility. This provides a command line interface to System Copy options, including the ability to suppress or show copy errors and suppress prompting for copy confirmation.
To copy the system files to another drive, use the following syntax:
syscopyc[.exe] [source] [destination] [/I] [/Q] [/V] [/Y]
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Parameter |
Description |
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No parameters |
The preceding screen is displayed. |
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source |
Indicates the disk (by number) or volume (by drive letter) where files will be copied from. For the purposes of iSCSI boot, this should be the drive hosting the running Windows operating system. |
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destination |
Indicates the disk (by number) or volume (by drive letter) where files will be copied to. Before performing this file copy, the iSCSI drive needs to be logged in, partitioned, formatted, drive letter assigned, and marked active. |
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-I |
Performs an incremental copy. This will copy only those files that have changed or have been added since the last time a copy was made. Files will not be copied if both the last modification date and file size are the same. Note that open files and files in use will not be copied. For that purpose, please use the WinPE-based Client Deployment Tool. |
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-Q |
Perform quick format prior to copying. |
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-V |
Displays all copy errors, including files listed in the registry NotToBackup list. Without the "/v" switch, if a file copy fails and the file is in the NotToBackup list, the error is simply ignored without displaying an error. However, if the file is not in the NotToBackup list, the error is always displayed. See the Microsoft TechNet document on the NotToBackup list at: |
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-Y |
Hides the prompt to confirm the start of the copying process. Use this option for unattended use of this command within batch files or scripts. |
If you have used System Copy to copy the Flex Client boot image to SAN, then continue to Setting the Flex Client to boot from network.