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Re: Imagex
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy Mlazovsky)
Fri Feb 10 10:26:39 2012
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I wrote a series of scripts we run on reimaged machines to install
antivirus, install ZENworks agent, register the ZENworks workstation, etc.
It adds about 10-15 minutes per machine after reimage, but when we do labs
we kick off the script on one machine, move to the nex.
Thanks.
Jeremy Mlazovsky '02
Director of Information Technology
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-2201
937-229-2166
Leadership UD 2009
Please contact CAS Help (937-229-2166, cashelp@udayton.edu) for service
requests.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Joanne Pohlman <jmpohlma@owu.edu> wrote:
> How much work do you have after the image is complete? I am thinking
> about it for my Windows7 labs, but now we have to visit each one, re-name
> them, and add again to Domain. It's a lot of work, especially in the
> larger labs.
>
> thanks,
> Joanne
>
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Doughty, Marc <marc_doughty@brown.edu>wrote:
>
>> We do things totally by-the-book with imagex. I actually use 'gimagex'
>> most of the time since it's easier.
>>
>> It's important to remember that WIMs are more like ZIP archives than
>> images. You need to do all your partitioning and formatting separately from
>> your ImageX'ing.
>>
>> As far as comparison to Ghost... ImageX is a whole different kind of
>> beast, and I love it. The single-instance storage of files internally means
>> that I can pack six or seven images into the space that used to fit two. I
>> can do fast incremental backups. I can edit the image on-the-fly and add
>> updates or drivers.
>>
>> If you're going down this path, I highly suggest getting VMWare
>> Workstation to build your images in a VM that you can snapshot, and get a
>> WDS server up and running so you don't have to image manually.
>>
>> - Marc Doughty
>> "If you aren't sure who is the give-way vessel, you are the give-way
>> vessel."
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Joanne Pohlman <jmpohlma@owu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone using imagex to create images? If so, how does it compare to
>>> Ghost?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joanne
>>>
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>>> Joanne M. Pohlman
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>>> Information Services
>>> Ohio Wesleyan University
>>> 740-368-3133
>>> jmpohlma@owu.edu
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> Joanne M. Pohlman
> Technical Support Specialist/Lab Manager
> Information Services
> Ohio Wesleyan University
> 740-368-3133
> jmpohlma@owu.edu
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I wrote a series of scripts we run on reimaged machines to install antiviru=
s, install ZENworks agent, register the ZENworks workstation, etc. =A0It ad=
ds about 10-15 minutes per machine after reimage, but when we do labs we ki=
ck off the script on one machine, move to the nex.<br clear=3D"all">
<div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeremy Mlazovsky '=
02</div><div>Director of Information Technology</div><div>College of Arts a=
nd Sciences</div><div>University of Dayton</div><div>300 College Park</div>
<div>Dayton, Ohio 45469-2201</div><div>937-229-2166</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Leadership UD 2009</div><div><br></div><div>Please contact CAS Help (937-=
229-2166, <a href=3D"mailto:cashelp@udayton.edu" target=3D"_blank">cashelp@=
udayton.edu</a>) for service requests.</div>
<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Joanne =
Pohlman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jmpohlma@owu.edu">jmpohlma@=
owu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
How much work do you have after the image is complete?=A0 I am thinking abo=
ut it for my Windows7 labs, but now we have to visit each one, re-name them=
, and add again to Domain.=A0 It's a lot of work, especially in the lar=
ger labs.<br>
<br>thanks,<br>Joanne<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"im">O=
n Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Doughty, Marc <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:marc_doughty@brown.edu" target=3D"_blank">marc_doughty@brown.edu=
</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
We do things totally by-the-book with imagex. I actually use 'gimagex&#=
39; most of the time since it's easier.<br><br>It's important to re=
member that WIMs are more like ZIP archives than images. You need to do all=
your partitioning and formatting separately from your ImageX'ing.<br>
<br>As far as comparison to Ghost... ImageX is a whole different kind of be=
ast, and I love it. The single-instance storage of files internally means t=
hat I can pack six or seven images into the space that used to fit two. I c=
an do fast incremental backups. I can edit the image on-the-fly and add upd=
ates or drivers.<br>
<br>If you're going down this path, I highly suggest getting VMWare Wor=
kstation to build your images in a VM that you can snapshot, and get a WDS =
server up and running so you don't have to image manually.<br clear=3D"=
all">
<br>- Marc Doughty<br>"If you aren't sure who is the give-way vess=
el, you are the give-way vessel."<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Joanne P=
ohlman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jmpohlma@owu.edu" target=3D"=
_blank">jmpohlma@owu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex">
Anyone using imagex to create images?=A0 If so, how does it compare to Ghos=
t?<br>Thanks,<br>Joanne<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all"><br>=
-- <br>Joanne M. Pohlman<br>Technical Support Specialist/Lab Manager<br>
Information Services <br>Ohio Wesleyan University<br>
<a href=3D"tel:740-368-3133" value=3D"+17403683133" target=3D"_blank">740-3=
68-3133</a><br><a href=3D"mailto:jmpohlma@owu.edu" target=3D"_blank">jmpohl=
ma@owu.edu</a><br>
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<br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Joanne M. Pohlman<br>Technical Support Spe=
cialist/Lab Manager<br>Information Services <br>Ohio Wesleyan University<br=
>
<a href=3D"tel:740-368-3133" value=3D"+17403683133" target=3D"_blank">740-3=
68-3133</a><br><a href=3D"mailto:jmpohlma@owu.edu" target=3D"_blank">jmpohl=
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