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Re: Imagex
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joanne Pohlman)
Thu Feb 9 15:21:42 2012
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thanks! Your links should prove to be very helpful!
Joanne
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Isaac Holmes <iholmes@nd.edu> wrote:
> Yes, ever since it came out with Vista.
>
> We currently use it with a in-house built GUI front end to deploy images,
> and hopefully soon will have Windows Deployment Services up and running.
>
> Speed wise pulling a single image down to a machine over the network we
> have found it is faster by 10-20%, as an experiment this year we used it to
> image a lab pulling the Mage over the network instead of using multicast
> with Ghost and it was over 50% faster.
>
> Image sizes are also smaller with ImageX, size difference depends upon
> compression levels and what is in your image.
>
> I particularly like the ability to store multiple images in a single file
> and the built in single file storage of the WIM I can store four system
> images in a single file that fits on a 16gb thumb drive.
>
> I did a presentation at the 2010 Resnet conference at WWU,
> http://resnetsymposium.org/resnet2010/program/ called EXORCISING GHOSTS:
> CHANGING THE WAY SYSTEMS ARE DEPLOYED the video and documentation are on
> the site. The Deployment tool we use has been updated a couple of times
> since then for more functionality but the basic concept is the same.
>
> Chuck Steel had a presentation on WDS at the same conference that was very
> informative also.
>
> If you have any other questions feel free to contact me.
>
> Isaac Holmes
> Distributed Support Services
> University of Notre Dame
> G047 IT Center
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
>
> (574) 631-3254
>
> On Feb 9, 2012, at 2:47 PM, "Joanne Pohlman" <jmpohlma@owu.edu> wrote:
>
> Anyone using imagex to create images? If so, how does it compare to Ghost?
> Thanks,
> Joanne
>
> --
> Joanne M. Pohlman
> Technical Support Specialist/Lab Manager
> Information Services
> Ohio Wesleyan University
> 740-368-3133
> jmpohlma@owu.edu
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thanks!=A0 Your links should prove to be very helpful!<br><br>Joanne<br><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Isaac Holmes <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:iholmes@nd.edu">iholmes@nd.edu</a>>=
;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Yes, ever sinc=
e it came out with Vista. =A0</div><div><br></div><div>We currently use it =
with a in-house built GUI front end to deploy images, and hopefully soon wi=
ll have Windows Deployment Services up and running. =A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>Speed wise pulling a single image down to a machine ove=
r the network we have found it is faster by 10-20%, as an experiment this y=
ear we used it to image a lab pulling the Mage over the network instead of =
using multicast with Ghost and it was over 50% faster.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Image sizes are also smaller with ImageX, size differen=
ce depends upon compression levels and what is in your image. =A0</div><div=
><br></div><div>I particularly like the ability to store multiple images in=
a single file and the built in single file storage of the WIM I can store =
four system images in a single file that fits on a 16gb thumb drive.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I did a presentation at the 2010 Resnet conference at W=
WU,=A0<a href=3D"http://resnetsymposium.org/resnet2010/program/" target=3D"=
_blank">http://resnetsymposium.org/resnet2010/program/</a> called=A0<h3 sty=
le=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;fon=
t-weight:normal">
<span style=3D"font-size:17px">EXORCISING GHOSTS: CHANGING THE WAY SYSTEMS =
ARE DEPLOYED the video and documentation are on the site. =A0The Deployment=
tool we use has been updated a couple of times since then for more functio=
nality but the basic concept is the same.</span></h3>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:17px"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:17px">Chuck Steel had a presentation on WDS at the same conference =
that was very informative also.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:1=
7px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:17px">If you have any other ques=
tions feel free to contact me.</span></div><br>Isaac Holmes<div>Distributed=
Support Services</div><div>University of Notre Dame</div><div>G047 IT Cent=
er</div>
<div>Notre Dame, IN 46556</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"tel:%28574%29=
%20631-3254" value=3D"+15746313254" target=3D"_blank">(574) 631-3254</a></d=
iv></div><div><br>On Feb 9, 2012, at 2:47 PM, "Joanne Pohlman" &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:jmpohlma@owu.edu" target=3D"_blank">jmpohlma@owu.edu</a=
>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Anyone using imagex to =
create images?=A0 If so, how does it compare to Ghost?<br>Thanks,<br>Joanne=
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br=
>Joanne M. Pohlman<br>
Technical Support Specialist/Lab Manager<br>Information Services <br>Ohio W=
esleyan 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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=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Joanne M. Pohlman<br>Technical Support Specialist/Lab M=
anager<br>Information Services <br>Ohio Wesleyan University<br>740-368-3133=
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