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  • Start a USB Deployment

    1. User's Guide
    2. Deploy an Image

    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

    1. User's Guide
    2. Boot 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

    1. User's Guide
    2. Answer Files

    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

    1. User's Guide
    2. Application Packs

    Download an Application Pack from the SmartDeploy Library    This article contains screenshots of the SmartDeploy Web Console (click here for more info). The actions described can also be performe...

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  • Download a Platform Pack

    1. User's Guide
    2. Platform Packs

      This article contains screenshots of the SmartDeploy Web Console (click here for more info). The actions described can also be performed in the desktop console.   Download a Platform Pack from ...

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  • Create a Reference Virtual Machine

    1. User's Guide
    2. Capture an Image

    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...

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  • Client Installation - Manual

    1. User's Guide
    2. Install the SmartDeploy Client

    Note: If you haven't already done so, please complete the steps in the Create a SmartDeploy Client Installation Package article before you continue.  Install the Client Manually Browse to the l...

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  • System Requirements

    1. User's Guide
    2. Get Started

    Workstation and Operating System Requirements For SmartDeploy central server and client workstation requirements, as well as supported virtualization platforms, please see the SmartDeploy Release N...

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  • Step 2: Install the Client

    1. User's Guide
    2. Quick Start

    The SmartDeploy Client is a lightweight agent that can be installed manually or as part of deployment. This article describes how to create an MSI package for installing the client manually or by u...

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  • Can I use a physical reference machine to capture my image?

    1. Additional Information
    2. Frequently Asked Questions

    In short, no.SmartDeploy is specifically designed to capture images only from reference virtual machines (VMs). The reason we start from a virtual reference machine with a fresh OS install onto a n...

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