Re: Using ghost to deploy computers

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From: "DukeN" <hoops@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| Hey
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| I posted earlier regarding this topic, but can't find the NG I posted to.
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| Essentially, we deployed a few identical machines (and hence identical
| HALs) individually. Now I'd like to save a ghost image, and use that to
| image each machine, then change their domain and workstation info.
|
| My only concern is this system ID thing - I was informed to use SysPrep,
| but what does that do? What happens if there's two SID's on the network
| - I was able to clone one desktop using ghost (didn't run sysprep), then
| just changed the computer name and joined it onto the domain after (had
| to reboot obviously for that, but I don't mind).
|
| Anything I should know? Thanks.
|
| PS: Using Ghost 9.0

You need to use the SYSPREP tility. This will strip the SIDs and then when the restore
clone image is booted on the destination PC it will run the Mini Setup Wizard. There you
can set the machine name, add the pC to the Domain and change the IP address.

I also suggest that you fully install and setyup all applications and when done, copy the
profile you used to the the Default Profile. This way all users who logon to that PC will
inherit all the settings now in the Default User profile.

Additionally, Ghost v9.0 is NOT the right version. That's the retail version of Ghost. You
want to use the Symantec Enterprise v8.0 version of Ghost. This way you are licensed for
all machines (~$10 per PC) and you can also take full advantage of the multti-cast IP
capabilities of Enterprise Ghost. This means that you can restore 1 image to many computers
at the same time over IP. There are also other advantages to the Enterprise version over
the retail version of Ghost.

Symantec Ghost is the only Symantec product I swear by and not swear at !

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


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