Public Computing Roundtable December 1, 2004

Lab Management Tools Imaging Imaging Securing Securing License Compliance License Compliance Remote Management Remote Management Laptops? Laptops? Other? Other?

Windows Systems – CIT Labs Imaging Imaging Ghost 8 console - Symantec Ghost 8 console - Symantec ~$3.20 per system ~$3.20 per system Deploy to new / recover dead machines Deploy to new / recover dead machines Send software to systems with AI Packages Send software to systems with AI Packages CD-R, DVD-R, USB Drives, Network CD-R, DVD-R, USB Drives, Network System specific customizations possible System specific customizations possible

Windows Systems – CIT Labs Securing Securing DeepFreeze Enterprise – Faronics DeepFreeze Enterprise – Faronics ~$6.00 / System (Cornell volume) ~$6.00 / System (Cornell volume) All changes un-done by reboot All changes un-done by reboot PC-Rdist – PC-Rdist – Now Free, No longer in development Now Free, No longer in development Promises to be open source Promises to be open source Manages unfrozen partition Manages unfrozen partition

Windows Systems – CIT Labs License Compliance License Compliance KeyServer K2 – Sassafras KeyServer K2 – Sassafras Manages Keyed or Unkeyed applications Manages Keyed or Unkeyed applications

Windows Systems – CIT Labs Remote Management Remote Management Remote Desktop Connection Remote Desktop Connection DeepFreeze Console DeepFreeze Console Ghost 8 Console Ghost 8 Console

Windows Systems – CIT Labs Other topics / Questions? Other topics / Questions?

Macintosh Systems – CIT Labs Imaging Imaging Carbon Copy Cloner ( Carbon Copy Cloner ( Freeware Freeware Maintains Unix permissions and ownerships Maintains Unix permissions and ownerships Operates via Local connections only (will not go over a network) Operates via Local connections only (will not go over a network) **“CCC will not backup directly to CDs or DVD-R discs, though you can backup to an appropriately sized disk image, then burn the image to disc with toast or disk copy.”

Macintosh Systems – CIT Labs Securing Securing DriveShield – Centurion Technologies Inc. DriveShield – Centurion Technologies Inc. ~$18.94 / System ~$18.94 / System All changes un-done by reboot All changes un-done by reboot DeepFreeze for Mac OS X DeepFreeze for Mac OS X ~11.50 or less /system (Cornell Volume?) ~11.50 or less /system (Cornell Volume?)

Macintosh Systems – CIT Labs License Compliance License Compliance KeyServer K2 – Sassafras KeyServer K2 – Sassafras Manages Keyed or Unkeyed applications Manages Keyed or Unkeyed applications

Macintosh Systems – CIT Labs Remote Management Remote Management Apple Remote Desktop 2 - Currently Testing Apple Remote Desktop 2 - Currently Testing Creates/Installs and Distributes system software Creates/Installs and Distributes system software Offers real-time help to users Offers real-time help to users Generates Software and Hardware Reports on the fly. Generates Software and Hardware Reports on the fly.

Macintosh Systems – CIT Labs Other topics / Questions? Other topics / Questions?

Unix/Linux Systems Imaging Imaging Securing Securing License Compliance License Compliance Remote Management Remote Management Other topics / Questions? Other topics / Questions?

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