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The hardware in this organization consists of IBM and non-IBM workstations. Existing images, created using Symantec Ghost and Symantec DeployCenter, are currently used to prepare/reload these workstations. Acme Holdings Inc. would like to continue use of these images until those machines are retired. Replica A Toronto 2000 Users Replica B Figure 1-142 Acme Holdings Inc. As Acme Holdings Inc. migrates to full use of ImageUltra Builder (and supporting technologies), they will first add their hardware-specific images. Going forward, they will use Portable-Sysprep and UltraPortable imaging technology to deploy their new workstations in order to ensure that they have maximum flexibility. As part of the maintenance process, the Master repository located in New York is replicated to support replicas (one in each location). This allows the support staff to access the images at each location without putting excessive loads over the WAN links. Service Partition: The purpose of the service partition Using the IBM ImageUltra method, you can select to deploy directly over the network or use a service partition. The service partition is a hidden partition on a hard disk from which the ImageUltra builder deploys the operating-system modules, application modules, device-driver modules, and a set of recovery tools. It also provides its own boot environment for image deployment, which has no dependency on the Windows operating system being present on any active partition. Because the service partition is protected from common read and writes operations as well as most viruses, it is a practical place to store recovery, backup, and installation files and tools. The system partition is used for the following purposes: As shipped from the factory on IBM HIIT-enabled computers, the service partition provides a recovery mechanism to restore the contents of the hard disk to its factory-installed state. It also provides a vehicle for distributing IBM-developed modules that the ImageUltra Builder program can import. These modules can be a core OS modules created by IBM or a OS image created by Symantec DeployCenter and application and device drivers models provided by IBM for ImageUltra Builder. 130 ThinkVantage Technologies: Using ImageUltra Builder T3 T1 New York 5000 Users T3 London 2000 Users Replica C T1 T1 Master Repository Madrid 1000 Users Replica D
As used by the ImageUltra Builder program, it is a storage area for deployed Smart Images and for the tools required to perform the image installation process. Smart Images replace the factory installed image files in the service partition. If a service partition is not on a target computer before a Smart Image is deployed, one is created during the deployment process. 1.25.2 Business case section 1 of 3: Using hardware specific images Table 1-1 Acme Holdings Inc. This is an example of migrating from legacy images to hardware specific OS modules. In this business case, we will show how a large corporation migrates from an existing monolithic image process to a module system build process using ImageUltra Builder 2.0. The following table gives an overview of the current state and a three-phased approach to migrating to ImageUltra Builder. Existing State Phase I legacy systems Method Legacy Ghost images Hardware-specific using ImageUltra Builder Operating Systems Hardware platforms Four: ► Windows 95c ► Windows 98 ► Windows NT 4 ► Windows 2000 older systems have 9x or NT4 and the newer systems have 2000 only Eight: ► Compaq EN desktop ► Toshiba Tecra 8100 ► HP VL 8i ► IBM PC 300® PL ► HP VL 420 ► Toshiba Tecra 9000 ► IBM M40 NetVista ► IBM T23 ThinkPad Technology Legacy monolithic ghost images Three: ► Windows 95c ► Windows 98 ► Windows NT 4 Four: ► Compaq EN desktop ► Toshiba Tecra 8100 ► HP VL 8i ► IBM PC 300 PL Hardware Specific OS modules incorporating the existing legacy images Phase II current systems Portable-sysprep using ImageUltra Builder One: ► Windows 2000 on multiply vendor platforms ► Two modules containing the unique HALs are required to support the four systems Four: ► HP VL 420 ► Toshiba Tecra 9000 ► IBM M40 NetVista ► IBM T23 ThinkPad Sysprep OS module combined with modules for drivers, patches and applications. Phase III future systems Ultra-portable ImageUltra Builder One: ► Windows XP on IBM hardware Two: ► IBM M50 ThinkCentre ► IBM T40 ThinkPad Ultra-Portable OS module provided by IBM with all new systems combined with modules for drivers, patches and applications Chapter 1. ImageUltra Builder 131
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