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  • 1.  Deploy image from local disk

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 09:49 AM
    Hi,

    I have been ask to look for a way to setup a reference computer with a C: drive that will contain the system partition (with Win XP installed), and a D: drive that will contain an .img file of the same computer after it has been imaged.
    The point is to be able to reimage the system without using PXE or network because this computer will be isolated and publicly available. Is there's a way to achieve this?

    Thank you.


  • 2.  RE: Deploy image from local disk

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 10:44 AM
    You would need to make a custom boot disk that had the rdeploy files on it.  You might want to try the stand alone boot cd (I haven't tried one of these) and it might contain the imaging files you need to be able to use Rdeploy.  If you dont use an Altiris/Symantec create boot disk, just make sure you put the rdeploy files on it so that you can use Rdeploy. 


  • 3.  RE: Deploy image from local disk

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 11:21 AM

    You probably don't want the image just sitting out there on a local drive where anyone can see and access it. I think the boot CD\DVD with the image on it would be the best thing. If you make the image an .exe you won't need the rdeploy files, just a bootable CD\DVD and the image file.



  • 4.  RE: Deploy image from local disk

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 07:25 PM
    I installed WinPE on an extra partition on my drive. Inside WinPE I have it scripted to format what will become the c:\ drive and it drops the image on to the C:\ partition. I use the calcs command to prevent people from accessing the image. It works well.