Glenn Bristol
Articles
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How to upgrade SmartDeploy from V2 to V3
SmartDeploy V2 reached End-of-Life on July 31, 2022. We recommend upgrading to V3 as soon as possible, as the V2 console may stop working at any time.First: Before you install V3, get the latest ve...
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Release Notes and Schedule
Download and install the latest version of SmartDeploy. For more details, and information on older versions, please see our Release Notes document. The following table summarizes the release sc...
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Upload a Cloud Package
Use the Upload Wizard if you want to store an image and Platform Packs in the cloud for deployment. SmartDeploy integrates with your existing third-party storage provider so you can deploy images t...
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Computer Groups and Filter Groups
Computers with the SmartDeploy Client installed will communicate with the SmartDeploy console and appear in the Computer Management view. By default, computers will appear in a single group called ...
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Start a USB Deployment
Once you've created your USB boot media, you're ready to deploy your image. To start the deployment, insert the USB drive into the PC that you want to reimage, and restart the device. Note: It may ...
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Create USB Media
It is very important to use a brand name USB drive, like Sandisk, Samsung, PNY, etc... Using a free or generic USB stick has been proven to cause many different issues. The speed of both the Medi...
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Create an Answer File
This article walks through how to create an answer file for use with SmartDeploy deployments, using an image, Platform Packs, and Application Packs via a local network share. For information and he...
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Download an Application Pack
Download an Application Pack from the SmartDeploy Library From the Activities workspace of the SmartDeploy Console, click Deploy Applications, and then click Download Application Packs. Type the...
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Download a Platform Pack
Download a Platform Pack from the SmartDeploy Library From the Activities workspace of the SmartDeploy Console, click Reimage Devices, and then click Download Platform Packs. Type the manufacture...
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Create a Reference Virtual Machine
Note: This article covers the Build Wizard, which creates and imports a bare-metal virtual machine (VM). (ESX and Hyper-V VMs must be manually created without SmartDeploy.) If you already have a VM...