Ghost 7 and ImageCast 4.5 can automatically resize NTFS partitions to fit the new drives. Both programs can also change the SIDS on the OS. If you're not concerned about automation, use the combination of Microsoft Sysprep on your model machine, and image the machine after sysprepping it. After they restore, you can enter the user and license info for each computer and join the domain. Sysprep also allows you to use sysprep.inf files to do all that automatically after restoring the image. There's a huge white paper on scripted installs on Technet that has a good section on Sysprep.
With Ghost and ImageCast you can multicast the restore stream across your network, bringing up all 30 clients just barely longer than the time it takes to do one. I would not recommend multicasting if you don't have a robust TX network, or have any wireless access points, because the packets really saturate the network. This may seem like a lot more that your may have originally intended, but in the long run it's always good to keep a base image of a standard OS config with standard apps, so that if something goes down you can bring it right back up immediately. Plus with sysprep, you don't have to worry about identical hardware configurations. -Alex -----Original Message----- From: W. Andy Roche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:13 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: The best way... But then you have the problem of trying to expand the Boot partition. Unless Ghost can do that for you. Or Partition Manager? W. Andy Roche Systems Administrator Performance Tuning Team CSG Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Http://www.CSGSystems.Com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Carine Lim, Sr.SystEng, SCSM/NSB Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:37 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: The best way... Symantec Ghost !!! Carine -----Original Message----- From: C.Rajagopalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 2:34 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: The best way... Hi ! We need to upgrade about 30 client machines in our Division having following config: Existing Config: 64 MB RAM, 4 GB HDD To be upgraded to: 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD Rest all, including the Apps, Users, etc. should remain the same in each machine. At the end of the upgradation, there will be only one 40 GB HDD in each. All clients currently run Win 2K SP2. Which is the best way to go about this upgradation, WITHOUT the full re-install of the OS ? Any case studies, experiences, pitfalls, software to accomplish this would be most useful. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, C.Rajagopalan, NW Admin, DPEND, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, TN 603102, India ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ Improve your customers' satisfaction at a lower cost click here for detail :- http://www.scs.com.my/scsNews.asp?article=30 ************************************************************************ ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
