• Install and configure Deployment Solution 7.5
• Use the Symantec Management Console to create and use jobs and tasks to manage computes
• Configure Deployment Solution for Sysprep, NBS (PXE/BSDP), initial deployment and OS licenses
• Capture and deploy computer images including Windows, Linux, and Mac
• Configure image deployments
• Manage ‘unknown’ and predefined computers
• Perform disk wipes and create disk partitions
• Create Windows scripted OS installations
• Create PC transplant templates
• Capture a computer personality, and deploy personality packages
• Perform a computer migration from XP to Win 7
• Remote control computers using pcAnywhere

Deployment Solution Overview

• Symantec software overview
• Symantec Management Platform Overview

Installing Deployment Solution and pcAnywhere

• Installation prerequisites
• Installing the Symantec Installation Manager
• Installing Deployment Solution
• Installing agents and plug-ins
• Upgrading Deployment Solution

Deployment Solution Console Fundamentals

• Console fundamentals
• Creating and managing Jobs and Tasks
• Scheduling Jobs and Tasks
• Monitoring Jobs and Tasks
• Searching for Jobs, Tasks, and computers

Configuring Deployment Solution

• Adding configuration files and keys
• Symantec Network Boot Service
• Preboot configurations
• Configuring Network Boot Service (PXE/BSDP)
• Driver database management

Preparing a Computer for Imaging

• Including agents and plug-ins
• Installing Software
• Installing software updates and service packs

Creating Images

• Imaging Tools and Types
• About Prepare for Image capture tasks
• Creating Images

PC Transplant with Deployment Solution

• PC Transplant overview
• Creating a PCT template file
• PC Transplant tasks
• Editing Personality Packages
• Building and editing A2i files

Deploying Operating Systems & Performing Computer Migrations

• Deploying computer images
• Unicast and multicast imaging
• Advanced options when deploying images
• Changing a computer’s system configuration
• Initial Deployment imaging
• Imaging predefined computers
• Disk preparations
• Performing scripted OS installations
• Jobs to migrate computers

Advanced Features

• Using nested jobs and conditions
• Custom Ghost imaging and Ghost tools
• Editing image files
• Creating bootable media

Installing and Using Deployment Site Servers

• Understanding Sites and Site Servers
• Understanding & Installing Deployment Site Server Components
• Image Management

Remote control with pcAnywhere Solution

• About pcAnywhere Solution
• Installing Symantec pcAnywhere Solution and plug-in
• Starting a pcAnywhere session
• Managing a pcAnywhere session
• Configuring pcAnywhere settings

This course is for System Administrators or anyone who will be installing, configuring, and managing a Deployment Solution system.

Students should have a working knowledge of Windows 2008, Win 7, and XP; be familiar with network concepts, including LANs, network adapters, drivers, and network operating systems.