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Altiris Deployment Solution
| This OS deployment solution from Symantec helps reduce the cost of deploying and managing servers, desktops, and notebooks from a centralized location in your environment. The solution offers OS deployment, configuration, PC ""personality"" migration, and software deployment across hardware platforms and OS types, including Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Solaris. | Trialware Purchasing Data Sheet (PDF) |
Key Features
- Mass-deploy hardware-independent images of a reference system to new and existing systems using Symantec Ghost technology
- Migrate to the latest Windows version- move user data, personality settings, OS and application settings to the new operating system
- Configure each system based on standardized criteria, such as job function, user type, or location
- Supports deployment of heterogeneous client and server operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris
- Supports heterogeneous OS deployment, including Windows and Linux, on client and server machines
- Easily create jobs and tasks that automate deployment and migration functions including imaging, scripted OS installations, configurations, and software deployments
- Supports industry standards hardware management capabilities such as Intel vPro, PXE, and Wake on LAN technologies
- Role-and-scope-based security secures management features from unauthorized personnel
- Supports WinPE and Linux pre-boot environments
- Integrated with many Symantec products already built on the Symantec Management Platform, including Altiris products, security, backup and recovery, virtualization, data loss prevention, vulnerability assessment, and more
February 3, 2012
Key Benefits
- Reduces costs associated with OS migration, deployment, and provisioning desktops, laptops, and servers throughout the organization
- Reduces costs associated with OS migration, deployment, and provisioning desktops, laptops, and servers throughout the organization
- Saves time and reduces human error over traditional PC deployments
- Reduces end-user downtime by automating the OS deployment process
- Increases IT efficiency through automated, repeatable deployment tasks
- Provides tools for zero-touch OS migrations, to reduce costs associated with moving to a new operating system