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Imaging computers
Deploying new computers
Deploying new computers
Deployment Solution uses %computername% as the default name of the backup
image.
You can use the Advanced settings to preserve any files that are on the disk.
See
"Creating and deploying an image"
See
"About deployment tasks and jobs"
To restore a backup image:
1
In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2
In the right pane, click Create a new job or task.
3
On the Create New Task page, click Restore Backup Image.
4
Select the image name to restore.
5
(Optional) Click Advanced to specify additional parameters.
The additional parameters include the following options:
Partition resizing settings
Command-line switches for the imaging engine (Ghost or RapiDeploy)
Files and folders to preserve in the target computer during an image
restore
Click OK to save your options.
6
Click OK.
7
Schedule the task.
See
"Scheduling a deployment task"
You can set up new computers using a standard image. You can then start those
computers with an automation disk that loads the software to execute a predefined
task server task. The predefined task can deploy a disk image and install software.
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