FARONICS DEEP FREEZE ENTERPRISE - INTEGRATING WITH BIGFIX PATCH MANAGER 6-5-2009 Manual page 10

To create the task that sets the workstations into a Frozen state, the above steps must be completed
again, using the command to restore Deep Freeze's protection, which is
Name that task Reboot Frozen. It is important to remember that the password used here is the one set
up with Command Line rights.
The reason for using the BigFix Software Distribution Wizard, instead of running a regular batch file
to set the workstations into a Thawed or Frozen state, is that the DFC.exe file is not present anywhere
except the central office's administrative workstation. Therefore, the file has to be pushed and executed.
Since BigFix is not actually installing it, no trace of the program is left behind.
Deploying Critical Updates and Virus Definitions
All workstations are set up with the same Maintenance Period so updates can be performed during
that time frame. To push down patches at a different time, complete the following steps:
1. Open the BigFix Enterprise Console.
2. Reboot the desired workstations into a Thawed state by performing the Reboot Thawed task.
3. Wait approximately 10 to 15 minutes to give all the workstations enough time to restart.
4. Perform the updates as usual.
5. Reboot the workstations into a Frozen state by performing the Reboot Frozen task.
The workstations are then updated and protected by Deep Freeze.
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DFC password /BOOTFROZEN.