SDI Data Extraction Tool Commands

5/10/2007

To use Sdi2hd.exe, type the following syntax in a command prompt.

SDI2HD [ [source_volume] source_path] filename, [/D target_fixed_disk] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/X] [/? | /H]

Parameters

/D
Specifies the target disk volume number on which extracted .sdi information is stored. If not specified, defaults to hard drive 0.

target fixed disk
Specifies the name of the target disk on which extracted .sdi information is stored.

/Q
Quiet mode. Suppress all output, except the prompting text asking for any missing input parameter.

/F
Suppresses a prompt to confirm you want to proceed and accepts defaults for any required input parameter.

/X
Debug mode. Displays drive information. The sdi file is not processed and is not copied to the hard disk.

The following command-line examples show how to use Sdi2hd.exe:

Source path and target specified. Mysdifile.sdi is converted to target drive 1.
```
sdi2hd d:\MySDIFile.sdi /D1
```
Source path and target specified. Mysdifile.sdi is converted to target drive 1 with no output displayed, but you are prompted if required parameters are not supplied.
```
sdi2hd d:\MySDIFile.sdi /Q
```
Source path and target specified /F. Mysdifile.sdi is converted to target drive 1 and does not display any output or prompt you to proceed.
```
sdi2hd d:\MySDIFile.sdi /D1 /Q /F
```

Wildcards are not supported for multiple .sdi file conversions in one execution.

The SDI data extraction tool cannot read or write results larger than 2 GB.

The target hard drive does not need to be formatted because the target file system is contained in the image.

Be sure that the proper drive number for the target is entered so that your source disk is not overwritten.

You can use Sdi2hd.exe in the following scenarios:

Using a boot floppy to map a network drive or CD with the .sdi source file. When a floppy disk drive is used as drive A, the source volume is a nonzero number and the target fixed disk is 0 and likely the only fixed disk in the system.
Using a multiple hard drive system where the source .sdi file resides on one hard disk and its data is used to image another hard disk.