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4 Using Altiris Deployment Solution

This chapter provides information on using Altiris Deployment Solution—specifically, each of the Deployment

Solution building blocks is described.

4-1 Downloading an OS image to a client computer

This section provides details on the process to download an image from the HP website to a single client

computer. As described previously, downloading an OS image to a client computer is a two-step process (see

Figure 4-1):

1.

Download the OS image (the

USB Key Image

) from the HP website, and store the image on a USB key.

2.

Plug the USB key into the client computer, and install the OS from the USB key.

Figure 4-1

Downloading an OS image to a client computer

Figure 4-2 on the next page describes this process in detail.

Download to Client

USB

key

USB Key Image

Section	Page
Introduction	5
Client documentation	5
Client software	5
Altiris Deployment Solution	6
Tabloid size pages	6
Client management overview	7
Building blocks	7
Download to client	7
Download to eXpress	8
Capture	8
Deploy	8
Summary of Deployment Solution building blocks	9
Multi-step operations	9
Cloning a client OS image	10
Downloading and deploying an OS image	10
Installing Altiris Deployment Solution	11
Downloading and installing Altiris Deployment Solution	11
Patching Deployment Solution 6.8 SP1	13
Installing Deployment Solution sample jobs	13
Client computer boot order	14
Using Altiris Deployment Solution	15
Downloading an OS image to a client computer	15
Downloading an OS image to the eXpress directory	17
Capturing an OS image	19
Deploying an OS image	22

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