T4L – NSW DET SOE Muticasting an Image
Problem New T4L computers use SATA HDD’s SATA drives are not recognised by Current DET Licensed version of Ghost V7.01 Corporate Edition Attempts to ghost from a floppy boot disk result in error New T4L computers use SATA HDD’s SATA drives are not recognised by Current DET Licensed version of Ghost V7.01 Corporate Edition Attempts to ghost from a floppy boot disk result in error
Windows Domains If the PC has been joined to a Windows domain you must run the following registry patch BEFORE capturing an image. C:\DETapps\Support\Source\~scripts\dompassw.reg By default, Windows automatically changes the password on the local computer account at regular intervals When you restore an image it will have an 'old' domain computer account password and so the Windows domain will reject the computer ie. prevent the PC from rejoining the domain again NB. This is the domain computer account and NOT a user account. If the PC has been joined to a Windows domain you must run the following registry patch BEFORE capturing an image. C:\DETapps\Support\Source\~scripts\dompassw.reg By default, Windows automatically changes the password on the local computer account at regular intervals When you restore an image it will have an 'old' domain computer account password and so the Windows domain will reject the computer ie. prevent the PC from rejoining the domain again NB. This is the domain computer account and NOT a user account.
Ghost Multicast 1. Download Necessary Files 2. Prepare ASI computers – network drivers 3. Set up “Model” 4. Setup Multicast Server 5. Take image of Model – whole disk 6. Multicast image to all Targets – whole disk 7. Perform Post imaging tasks 8. Create Local Current Image 1. Download Necessary Files 2. Prepare ASI computers – network drivers 3. Set up “Model” 4. Setup Multicast Server 5. Take image of Model – whole disk 6. Multicast image to all Targets – whole disk 7. Perform Post imaging tasks 8. Create Local Current Image
1.Download Necessary Files ASIRecoveryUpdate.exe veryUpdate.exe Recoveryfix.bat yfix.bat Newsid.exe xe Symantec Ghost tec/Ghost/Ghost.htm ASIRecoveryUpdate.exe veryUpdate.exe Recoveryfix.bat yfix.bat Newsid.exe xe Symantec Ghost tec/Ghost/Ghost.htm
2. Prepare ASI computers Run ASIRecoveryUpdate.exe to produce Update floppy. Boot with Update floppy on ALL ASI T4L computers. Installs network drivers to recovery partition Run ASIRecoveryUpdate.exe to produce Update floppy. Boot with Update floppy on ALL ASI T4L computers. Installs network drivers to recovery partition
3. Set up “Model” Commission computer Create Local admin User – Build Log in as build Install all software and configure Install Novell Client/Zenworks if required Install all network printers Login as Local Admin Copy Build Profile to Default User Remove any other local user profiles If you needed to join a domain – remove computer from domain Commission computer Create Local admin User – Build Log in as build Install all software and configure Install Novell Client/Zenworks if required Install all network printers Login as Local Admin Copy Build Profile to Default User Remove any other local user profiles If you needed to join a domain – remove computer from domain
4. Setup Multicast Server Install Ghost – Standard tools only Use any windows Workstation – not target to model Install Ghost – Standard tools only Use any windows Workstation – not target to model
5. Take image of Model Start Multicast Session Dump from Client Whole disk Set up Model Boot Model to Rebuild Menu Restricted Menu – Console Options – Image/Tape Image Boot Start Multicast Session Dump from Client Whole disk Set up Model Boot Model to Rebuild Menu Restricted Menu – Console Options – Image/Tape Image Boot Join Session Take image
6. Multicast image to all Targets Prepare Multicast Server Whole drive Boot each target Rebuild menu Restricted Console Join Session Change partition sizes to match original Prepare Multicast Server Whole drive Boot each target Rebuild menu Restricted Console Join Session Change partition sizes to match original Send image
7. Perform Post imaging tasks Run NewSID.exe and assign new computer name Join Domain if required Run C:\DETapps\Support\Source\~scripts\dompassw.reg Run Recoveryfix.bat if required Install Local printers, custom software Set default Printer Run NewSID.exe and assign new computer name Join Domain if required Run C:\DETapps\Support\Source\~scripts\dompassw.reg Run Recoveryfix.bat if required Install Local printers, custom software Set default Printer
8. Create Local Current Image Reboot PC and enter Rebuild menu Restricted Capture Current image Reboot PC and enter Rebuild menu Restricted Capture Current image