OS Deployment

Securing IT starts by managing IT

Challenges

The deployment and migration of Operating Systems (OS) are necessary tasks for any IT organization. New operating systems bring considerable benefits in terms of reduced support costs, greater reliability, and improved performance. However, these procedures can be risky, expensive, and time consuming. Before starting large-scale deployment, a clear configuration policy and software pre-requisite needs to be define. Traditional tools tend to be limited to OSD, completing only the OS installation, and cannot cover the more advanced client management requirements including migration, user-data migration, application deployment, and performance optimisation.

- OS Image preparation and OS Deployment planning
- Customization and large-scale deployment
- Saving and restoration of user profiles

OS Deployment

Criston Solutions

Criston addresses these challenges through a comprehensive OS deployment strategy integrated within Criston Precision Management Suite.

With the OS Deployment module, Criston remotely takes care of the first installation or the reinstallation of an operating system (OS) via network. This happens without a technical service or user being required (silent mode) through the use of a PXE server.

The easy to use graphical user interface (GUI) helps to do the daily job of centrally administering networked workstations. The software covers all the

steps from the automated hardware detection of the clients, to the remote hard disk partitioning and formatting, and finally the properly adapted installation of an OS.

Criston allows the creation of WIM Images and the deployment of operating system supporting 3rd party images Ghost) directly from the console Precision

The OSD module lean on standard technologies (Win PE2.0, DHCP, PXE, TFTP) and needs very low prerequisite.

- Deployment of XP, 2003, Vista in silent mode ·
- Deployment of 3rd party OS Images
- Snapshot and deployment of WIM images

Planning the OSD: Precision’s automated inventory and reporting capabilities are used to determine the current state of

the IT environment and to determine OSD needs

OS preparation and system provisioning: Precision prepares for the OS rollout by configuring the OS setup and building a software distribution package. Precision agents initiate the appropriate data and configuration backups and record the applications deployed previously

New OS transfer and install:

Precision’s scheduling, bandwidth, and transfer management capabilities optimize the deployment of

the OS setup files. Precision automates the installation of the new OS

Application and user-data migration:

Precision automatically deploys the appropriate applications to the new systems and restores the user data

System and applications control:

Precision ensures that the systems are running and that application integrity is maintained

Beyond the OS

The successful deployment of a new OS provides a clean slate and the foundation for adding the mission-critical applications and day-today tools that end-users take for granted. Precision delivers all of the capabilities needed to automate these more advanced client systems management needs.