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Re: Imaging or Ghosting Software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Isaac Holmes)
Fri Mar 22 10:16:37 2013
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We used ghost for 14 years and still have a few areas that are still using=
it, but it has been a dead product for a number of years now in my opinion=
, but was great when maintained.
We started moving to using imagex with a custom GUI when Vista was released=
and that GUI is now in its 4th version, five is in progress. I did a pres=
entation on this at the Student Tech. Conference two years ago in Washingto=
n, I believe the video is still out there.
We just finished implementing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) in con=
junction with SCCM (which in alphabet soup style turns it into Operating Sy=
stem Deployment, OSD though more commonly called Windows Deployment Service=
s, WDS) I have found it a little slow to build images from scratch but it =
deploys thick images just as fast as any other technology I have used and h=
as the benefit that I can easily configure additional software installs or =
changes if need via the task sequences. Our current environment is SCCM 20=
07 with MDT 2012, we will be upgrading the entire SCCM environment to the l=
atest versions as soon as they finish installing the hardware that came las=
t week. I now use this to create the thick images for the custom tool note=
d above.
Isaac Holmes
Client Engineering Specialist
University of Notre Dame
B036 IT Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-3254
From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Ste=
el
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:10 AM
To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: Imaging or Ghosting Software
We image new computers with Windows Deployment Services. The pros are that =
everything was already included with our Microsoft campus agreement so ther=
e were no additional costs to implement it. It took some time to get everyt=
hing setup just the way we wanted it and learning the ins and outs of syspr=
ep but once everything was worked out things went very smoothly. I was even=
able to create a basic Windows 8 image and include it on our WDS server in=
under two hours.
I know that others on the list use WDS and there have been presentations at=
past ResNet symposiums on the technology so there are a lot of resources h=
ere.
--
Chuck Steel
Dickinson College
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Leslie Jerman <jerman@gssm.k12.sc.us<mailt=
o:jerman@gssm.k12.sc.us>> wrote:
We are considering using a different imaging or ghosting software? Is
anyone using a great imaging software that they would like to promote?
Also if you could give me a short pros and cons list if there are any in
using the software I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Leslie W. Jerman
GSSM
Computer Systems Mgr.
401 Railroad Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
843-383-3900<tel:843-383-3900> (GSSM Main)
843-383-3901, x3951<tel:843-383-3901%2C%20x3951>
843-383-3903<tel:843-383-3903> (fax)
www.scgssm.org<http://www.scgssm.org>
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoPlainText>We used ghost=
for 14 years and still have a few areas that are still using it, but=
it has been a dead product for a number of years now in my opinion, but wa=
s great when maintained.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> <=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>We started moving to using imagex with a c=
ustom GUI when Vista was released and that GUI is now in its 4th version, f=
ive is in progress. I did a presentation on this at the Student Tech.=
Conference two years ago in Washington, I believe the video is still out t=
here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoPlainText>We just finished implementing the Microsoft Deployment Tool=
kit (MDT) in conjunction with SCCM (which in alphabet soup style turns it i=
nto Operating System Deployment, OSD though more commonly called Windows De=
ployment Services, WDS) I have found it a little slow to build images=
from scratch but it deploys thick images just as fast as any other technol=
ogy I have used and has the benefit that I can easily configure additional =
software installs or changes if need via the task sequences. Our curr=
ent environment is SCCM 2007 with MDT 2012, we will be upgrading the entire=
SCCM environment to the latest versions as soon as they finish installing =
the hardware that came last week. I now use this to create the thick =
images for the custom tool noted above.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainTe=
xt><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Isaac Holmes<o:p></o:p></p>=
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>Client Engineering Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p clas=
s=3DMsoPlainText>University of Notre Dame<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlain=
Text>B036 IT Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Notre Dame, IN 46=
556<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DM=
soPlainText>(574) 631-3254<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p=
> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0p=
t;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"C=
alibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-=
family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.E=
DU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chuck Steel<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 22, 2013 =
10:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Imag=
ing or Ghosting Software<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nb=
sp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>We image new computers with Windows =
Deployment Services. The pros are that everything was already included with=
our Microsoft campus agreement so there were no additional costs to implem=
ent it. It took some time to get everything setup just the way we wanted it=
and learning the ins and outs of sysprep but once everything was worked ou=
t things went very smoothly. I was even able to create a basic Windows 8 im=
age and include it on our WDS server in under two hours.<o:p></o:p></p><div=
><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
I know that others on the list use WDS and there have been presentations at=
past ResNet symposiums on the technology so there are a lot of resources h=
ere.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></d=
iv><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DM=
soNormal>Chuck Steel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Dickinso=
n College<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></=
p></div></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p=
> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:06 AM,=
Leslie Jerman <<a href=3D"mailto:jerman@gssm.k12.sc.us" target=3D"_blan=
k">jerman@gssm.k12.sc.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style=3D'=
border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margi=
n-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal>We are considering usin=
g a different imaging or ghosting software? Is<br>anyone using a great imag=
ing software that they would like to promote?<br>Also if you could give me =
a short pros and cons list if there are any in<br>using the software I woul=
d appreciate it. Thanks.<br><br><br><br>Leslie W. Jerman<br>GSSM<br>Compute=
r Systems Mgr.<br>401 Railroad Avenue<br>Hartsville, SC 29550<br><a h=
ref=3D"tel:843-383-3900">843-383-3900</a> (GSSM Main)<br><a href=3D"te=
l:843-383-3901%2C%20x3951">843-383-3901, x3951</a><br><a href=3D"tel:843-38=
3-3903">843-383-3903</a> (fax)<br><a href=3D"http://www.scgssm.org" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">www.scgssm.org</a><br><br>_________________________________=
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