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Recommendations Evaluate what services are essential to the operation of the environment. Disable the following services and utilize LANDesk for administration: Windows XP services Table 3. Windows XP services Service Function Reporting Sends WER reports to Microsoft Help and support Microsoft official help documentation Indexing Supports indexing of system files for faster searches Remote registry Allows remote users to modify the registry Automatic updates Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates Security center Monitors system security Volume shadow copy Manages volume shadow copies used for backups System restore service Performs system restore functions Wireless zero configuration Provides automatic configuration for 802.11 adapters Windows Vista services Table 4. Windows Vista services Service Function Certificate propagation Propagates certificates from smart cards Offline files Provides maintenance activities on offline files ReadyBoost Supports ReadyBoost application Remote registry Allows remote users to modify the registry Smart card Manages smart cards read by computers TabletPC Supports input for tablet Volume shadow copy Manages volume shadow copies used for backups Windows update Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates Windows search Supports indexing of system files for faster searches Windows error reporting Sends WER reports to Microsoft ThinkVantage® Technologies Because of the way Secure Managed Client is designed, the following ThinkVantage Technologies are less applicable and can be considered for removal for performance purposes: v Rescue and Recovery® v Client Security Solution Optimize the Sysprep image for best performance If you are using the same hardware for each client, you can optimize the performance of the local cache feature of Secure Managed Client. To do this, add the x86_Microsoft-Windows-pnpSysprep-neutral image to the generalize pass using Windows System Image Manager, and change the PersistAllDeviceInstalls setting to true. 38 Secure Managed Client Version 2.0 Deployment Guide

Section	Page
Preface	5
Contents	7
Chapter 1. Overview	9
Chapter 2. General setup	11
Networking	11
Installing and configuring LANDesk	11
Provisioning the storage array	11
Building a base image	11
Creating user images	11
Selecting the type of image you wish to use	11
Chapter 3. Networking considerations	13
Infrastructure requirements	13
Diskless client architecture	14
Active Directory considerations	14
iSCSI boot	15
Capacity	15
Link aggregation (Bonding)	15
Packet loss	16
Network topology	16
Chapter 4. Secure Managed Client specific installation	17
Prerequisites	17
Secure Managed Client manual setup	18
Secure Managed Client switches	19
Secure Managed Client - Storage Array setup	19
Secure Managed Client management core installation	20
Secure Managed Client Storage Array provisioning	20
Chapter 5. LANDesk Information	21
Secure Managed Client / LANDesk setup	21
Retrieving the Secure Managed Client Console	21
Prerequisites	21
Internet packages	21
Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration	21
Secure Managed Client server	22
Installing LANDesk	22
Upgrading from Secure Managed Client version 1.2 to 2.0	22
Installing the LANDesk Service Pack and the SMC 2.0 Management Console	22
Updating the boot image on the Storage Array	23
Configuring the LANDesk Secure Managed Client console	23
Starting LANDesk Management Suite	23
Provisioning the storage array	24
Creating a standard base image	24
Populating a base image	24
Creating a standard image or single image user image	24
License upgrades	25
Off-core connection manager	26
Image types	26
Standard image	26
Single image	26
Creating a single image base image	27
Creating a single image user image	27
Local cache image	27
Creating a local cache base image	27
Enabling SMC clients for local cache	27
Creating local cache user images	27
Deploying local cache on SMC clients	28
Assigned seating	28
Pristine image	29
Chapter 6. Secure Managed Client image creation and tuning	31
Creating Sysprep images	31
Preparing a Windows XP image	31
Cloning an existing Windows XP image	32
Preparing a Windows Vista image	32
Preparing a new Windows Vista image for Secure Managed Client	33
Preparing a Windows Vista preload on a Lenovo M57 with service partition but no separate active system partition for Secure M	34
Preparing regular Windows Vista for Secure Managed Client	36
Redeploying the Lenovo M58p Vista preload image to the Secure Managed Client environment	38
Cloning an existing Windows Vista image	42
Image optimization	42
Scheduled tasks	42
Antivirus	42
Indexing and search utilities	43
Bridge Connections	43
Defragmentation	43
Updates	44
Image protection	44
Application compatibility testing	44
Collecting Windows performance traces (WPT)	44
Identifying slow services and processes	45
Identifying erratic behavior	45
Operating system services	45
Automatic	45
Automatic (delayed)	45
Manual / Disabled	45
Recommendations	46
Windows XP services	46
Windows Vista services	46
ThinkVantage® Technologies	46
Optimize the Sysprep image for best performance	46
Improving Vista performance	47
Roaming user profiles and folder redirection	47
Chapter 7. Populating a base image	49
Using bootable CD/DVD media	49
SMCWinPE.iso	50
Connecting to a target image LUN on an SMC Storage Array using the iSCSI Initiator	50
Copying a multiple partition image to the storage array, version 1.x	51
Copying a multiple partition image to the storage array, Version 2.0	52
Deploying the image directly to the storage array	53
Boot acceleration	54
Hints and tips	54
If not using a Lenovo CD	55
Chapter 8. Setting up network shares	57
Chapter 9. Configuring synchronous and asynchronous replication	59
Prerequisites	59
Creating synchronous replication	59
Creating asynchronous replication	60
Manual failover	60
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting	61
Problems	61
Storage array diagnostics	61
Secure Managed Client will not boot	61
Clients will not boot after moving the Management Console	61
Management Core Server IP address has changed	62
Provisioning fails	62
No user image	62
LANDesk logs	62
Unique network failure points	62
Binding order in the Secure Managed Client environment	63
Changing the binding order for Windows XP	63
Changing the binding order for Windows Vista	63
Limitations	64
Appendix. Notices	67
Trademarks	68

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Recommendations

Evaluate what services are essential to the operation of the environment. Disable

the following services and utilize LANDesk for administration:

Windows XP services

Table 3. Windows XP services

Service

Function

Reporting

Sends WER reports to Microsoft

Help and support

Microsoft official help documentation

Indexing

Supports indexing of system files for faster searches

Remote registry

Allows remote users to modify the registry

Automatic updates

Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates

Security center

Monitors system security

Volume shadow copy

Manages volume shadow copies used for backups

System restore service

Performs system restore functions

Wireless zero

configuration

Provides automatic configuration for 802.11 adapters

Windows Vista services

Table 4. Windows Vista services

Service

Function

Certificate propagation

Propagates certificates from smart cards

Offline files

Provides maintenance activities on offline files

ReadyBoost

Supports ReadyBoost application

Remote registry

Allows remote users to modify the registry

Smart card

Manages smart cards read by computers

TabletPC

Supports input for tablet

Volume shadow copy

Manages volume shadow copies used for backups

Windows update

Allows polling of Microsoft servers for updates

Windows search

Supports indexing of system files for faster searches

Windows error

reporting

Sends WER reports to Microsoft

ThinkVantage

Technologies

Because of the way Secure Managed Client is designed, the following

ThinkVantage Technologies are less applicable and can be considered for removal

for performance purposes:

Rescue and Recovery

Client Security Solution

Optimize the Sysprep image for best performance

If you are using the same hardware for each client, you can optimize the

performance of the local cache feature of Secure Managed Client. To do this, add

the x86_Microsoft-Windows-pnpSysprep-neutral image to the generalize pass using

Windows System Image Manager, and change the PersistAllDeviceInstalls setting

true

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