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2.21 Using ImageUltra Builder and Symantec

DeployCenter together

The following sections include an overview of Symantec DeployCenter, as well

as a step-by-step guide on how to use this tool with ImageUltra Builder.

2.21.1 Overview of Symantec DeployCenter

Symantec DeployCenter Library provides you with proven solutions for system

deployment and migration. With Symantec DeployCenter Library, you can deploy

an exact image of a hard disk and deploy the image to multiple workstations.

Symantec DeployCenter Library includes the following tools for windows

deployment and managing image files.

ImageCenter

The ImageCenter application uses SmartSector imaging to create an exact

image of a hard disk or partition. That exact image can then be used to deploy

Windows workstations, upgrade existing workstations, manage changing

desktop environments, and quickly and easily back up and restore hard drives.

With ImageCenter, you can create and restore a compressed image file of an

entire hard disk or individual partitions of a hard disk on a local drive, across a

network, or on a removable media device.

ImageCenter can be used to clone Windows 2000 and XP for installation on

other machines. When doing so, you must consider the Security Identifier (SID).

Improperly cloning a Windows 2000/XP workstation will result in your having

another machine with the same SID which causes 2000/XP system conflicts.

ImageCenter is compatible with Microsoft System Preparation Tool (SysPrep) to

resolve SID conflicts.

Image Explorer

Simplify management of your image files with Image Explorer. Working within a

single screen gives you total control of the image files you can access. You can

view image file contents, copy image files, copy partitions within files, restore

individual program and data files from the image, or add password protection to

image files. Image Explorer also provides description capabilities, so you can

easily identify individual image files and partitions.

Virtual Boot Environment a.k.a Virtual Floppy

The Virtual Boot Environment (VBE) allows DOS programs to execute from the

hard drive on Windows 9X, Me, NT, 2000 and XP platforms as though they were

running from a boot floppy. The VBE can be sent to a particular system remotely,