100 meg network... Do you use high compression? The computational overhead can actually slow it down, choose fast/none and see the difference.
Sysprep? Here is a good read: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766320%28WS.10%29.aspx#BKMK_CreatingImagesUsingWDS jlc From: Darin McHenry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 8:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Computer Ghost Imaging software taking 5 hours to image to Portable USB Drive I know this is a little off topic but I could not find a lyris group that covers computer imaging. (1) Does Anyone know of a way to speed up Symantec Ghost 11.5 Corporate Edition imaging to portable USB drives or better imaging product for this? I just imaged a windows 7 Professional machine that has 32GB of hard drive space used and it took close to 5 hours. This is how I had it set up scenorio I used: D-Link 10/100 switch connected to a Client Network Interface Card (NIC) Windows 7 Professional 32 bit Machine has a installed a 3COM PCI 3C905-TX 10/100 NIC (I use this NIC card to avoid always having to figure out and add new PC NIC drivers to Ghost boot media/devices) on a Dell Vostro Desktop system IPV4 on IPv6 off. Host is a Dell Inspiron Laptop XP Professional 32 bit NIC- is Broadcom 440x 10/100. Connected to the laptop is a Western digital 500GB USB Drive (not sure of the speed but think it is 7200). Method I use is on the Host Server (the Laptop) use GhostServer and boot the client from a USB Pen Drive go to ghost application/ghostcast/Multicast connect via predetermined Static IP. (2)Also does anyone know if sysprep still needs to be incorporated in Windows 7 images? Thank You, Darin McHenry ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
