Glenn Bristol
Articles
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Capture an Image from a Virtual Disk File
With the Reference Virtual Machine (VM) ready and shut down, you can use the Capture Wizard to create an image from the VM's virtual hard disk file. Reminder: As a best practice, we recommend that ...
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Client Installation - Group Policy
Watch this video for a walkthrough and demonstration of using Group Policy to install the SmartDeploy Client. Step-by-step instructions are below the video. Note: If you haven't already done so, p...
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Trial and Licensing
SmartDeploy is free to download, install, and use for 15 days. During this trial period, you can use SmartDeploy to create and update images, Platform Packs, and deployment media and to deploy to t...
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Step 3: Image a Device
Note: A console-initiated deployment requires a network Deployment Package. If you haven't already create one, see the Create a Deployment Package article in the Boot Media section of the User's Gu...
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Can I use SmartDeploy for backup?
SmartDeploy isn't designed to perform backups. SmartDeploy is intended to be used as an imaging solution to ensure a common, consistent computing experience on every endpoint IT manages.If you have...
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Media Wizard Error: Not Enough Space
If you're using FAT32 formatted boot media, SmartDeploy can split your image WIM file into smaller parts to fit within the file size restriction of FAT32 (4 GB) when it creates offline deployment m...
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Use a Wireless Connection in SmartPE
We recommend that you use a hard-wired Ethernet connection for deployment activities whenever it is possible to do so. If you need or prefer to use a wireless connection while booted into the Smart...
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Can I switch a client to ‘cloud-only’ after installation?
Yes you can. If you installed the SmartDeploy Client without the ”Cloud Only” option enabled, the connection type value will be set to 1. We can change this to 2, and force the client to use the cl...
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Rename a Client Computer
Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to rename computers in the Computer Management workspace of the SmartDeploy Console. In the Computer Management workspace, select the target client comp...
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Create a Deployment Package
These steps guide you through creating a Deployment Package for use with console-initiated deployments. For a detailed walkthrough, see the Console-Initiated Deployment article. Create a Deploymen...