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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hi Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I have looked
into a lot of different possible solutions. You hit the caveat when you ask
about printer/workstation management software. It depends on what you are
using but, most of the products out there use the workstation name to configure
themselves. So you need a product that on image it is going to be able to give
you the ability to assign a specific machine name to the imaged computer and
not some random one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>We have always
used Altiris Deployment Solution and it has served us well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The problem of
course you have with these types of broadcast imaging software to multiple
devices is bandwidth. You usually can only do a few at a time and it is a
long process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I’ve
spoke of it before but I will suggest you look at it again and that is Citrix
Provisioning Services for Desktops. This product uses a single virtual
disk VHD image that all computers Pxe boot from it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>It has an admin
console that lets you assign a computer a name and ip address if necessary by
the use of its MAC address. This will resolve the printer workstation
management dilemma. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>You pick the
image from the console that you want the computer to have and on boot it will
load it. You could easily switch a computer from XP to Vista to Windows 7
to Linux just by changing to a different VHD virtual disk image at the console
and sending a reboot. You can have multiple images on the server and
switch at will. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The image stays
on the server and it can be set up so no changes are made to it. Eliminating
the need for products like Deepfreeze, antivirus etc even. A reboot
reloads the image. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.citrix.com/english/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=1297541">http://www.citrix.com/english/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=1297541</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I seriously
believe that this is the future of delivering desktops in organizations. The
product once owned by Ardence and purchased by Citrix has matured quite well
over the years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Search Ardence
or Citrix Provisioning on Youtube and you will see some amazing videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>This one being
my favorite.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moIuHqIc-PQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moIuHqIc-PQ</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#1F497D'>Jim Kenzig</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Network Manager</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Cuyahoga County Public Library</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
oplintech-bounces@oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@oplin.org] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Eric Maynard<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 04, 2009 12:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> oplintech@oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OPLINTECH] PC Image Broadcast Techniques<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Looking for input from the list on any imaging
products/techniques that might be in use out there for supporting public (and
staff) computers. More specifically, I am interested in the potential
for using "broadcast imaging" or some other semi-auto means of
updating whole PC images.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I personally have tried a variety of imaging
tools using everything from open source utils to Ghost, but I have settled
on Acronis True Image for last few years. I would like to consider taking
this a step further and be able to just blast a periodic update to all of our
public PCs. Acronis' Snap Deploy sounds like the perfect product for
this, but I was hoping others might have some input to offer on this or similar
products.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Questions I am interested in exploring:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>How often to broadcast updates? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Is it practical to do this once a month for OS updates and
AV?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What impact does configuration play into the frequency?
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What impact does re-creating a PC have on other management
software such as time or print management?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What advantages/disadvantages does this have over central
update control via a thin client solution? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for any insight or comments you might have
to offer on the subject.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Eric Maynard<br>
Head of Information Technology,<br>
Holmes County District Public Library<br>
Millersburg, OH 44654<br>
Email [<a href="mailto:emaynard@holmeslib.org" target="_blank">emaynard@holmeslib.org</a>]<br>
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]<br>
Fax [330.674.1938] <br>
<br>
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"<br>
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