Symantec Image Delivery Packages

Symantec Image Delivery uses Microsoft Sysprep, Symantec Ghost, and Symantec DeployCenter to create and restore images on managed computers. To make all of these packages assignable in the Command Center you must meet all of the software requirements for them.

Symantec Image Delivery  consists of seven packages.

Package

Description

Symantec Image Delivery Prepare Image

The Prepare Image package does the following:

  • Runs Microsoft Sysprep on a model computer

  • Creates an image file of the model computer

  • Stores references to any packages attached to the computer

Symantec Image Delivery Post-Image Configuration

The Post-Image Configuration package does the following:

  • Restores an image file to a destination computer

  • Controls the Windows setup to apply configuration settings

  • Assigns any packages attached to the model computer to the destination computer

Symantec Image Delivery Image with Ghost

The Image with Ghost package does one of the following:

  • Creates a Symantec Ghost image of a managed computer

  •  Restores a Symantec Ghost image to managed computers

Symantec Image Delivery Image with Deploy Center

The Image with Deploy Center package does one of the following:

  • Creates a DeployCenter image of a managed computer.

  • Restores a DeployCenter image to managed computers.

Symantec Image Delivery Windows 2000 Class

The Windows 2000 Class package is assigned to a computer that has been cloned with an image file of Windows 2000. It acts as a placeholder to indicate that the computer is installed with Windows 2000.

Symantec Image Delivery Windows XP Class

The Windows XP Class package is assigned to a computer that has been cloned with an image file of Windows XP. It acts as a placeholder to indicate that the computer is installed with Windows XP.

Symantec Image Delivery Install Agent

The Install Agent package installs the Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows.

 

Each cloning package runs on the managed computer executing one or more of the following:

The placeholder packages are applied to a managed computer in place of any installation packages. If a computer is reset, then a cloning operation is executed, rather than a native install.