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Systems Deployment Appliance

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Disk Imaging

Simple Deployment, Fast Capture, Intuitive Editing

While disk imaging is a core function for any systems deployment solution, the KBOX™ Systems Deployment Appliance manages to take it to the next level. The innovative disk imaging features of the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance keep image creation and maintenance to a minimum by eliminating manual steps from the deployment process.

K-image

The KBOX K-image format is file based so that images can be easily edited, eliminating the need to rebuild images. Its single instancing technology minimizes the time, bandwidth and storage required to capture and archive disk images. Efficient state management allows for lightning-fast reimaging of systems by bypassing redundant file transfers and only applying changes to the original image. The agentless feature of other KBOX components extends to disk imaging. Administrators have the ability to execute fully automated bare metal system build-outs.

Centralized Deployment Library

The KBOX Deployment Library renders image disks obsolete. Rather than digging through piles of CDs and risk deploying the wrong image, administrators can easily access desired image versions from a centralized source.

Pre and Post Installation Tasks

A vast amount of work needs to be performed both before and after the deployment of an image. Performing this work manually negates the benefits achieved by partially automating the deployment process. The KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance supports pre and post installation tasks to be included as part of the image deployment process. By utilizing pre and post installation tasks, administrators can fully automate systems deployment and work with thin images—key components of systems deployment best practices. The KBOX pre installation tasks include disk, RAID and BIOS configuration while post installation tasks include sysprep automation, domain joining, service packs, and application and script deployment.

Supported Platforms

The KBOX System Deployment Appliance's file-based imaging format supports both Windows and Mac platforms. KBOX’s NTFS optimized and sector-based imaging formats both support any NTFS or FAT 32 file system. Remote disk imaging can be automated from the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance Console. Sector-based imaging support is provided for both Windows and Linux operating systems.