Operating System Deployment

With operating system deployment functionality, the IT department can commoditize the provisioning of all Windows workstation and server systems. This is achieved through modular image-based and full-file deployment of operating systems to both new and existing hardware platforms. After the operating system is deployed, the IT department can leverage the extensive reporting and asset management functionality to improve and assist with the infrastructure decision-making process. For example, having accurate reports on the hardware of workstations makes the assessment of the requirements to deploy newer operating systems significantly easier.

Common OS deployment technologies are as follows:

WinPE—The Windows Preinstallation ...

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