Deploying

[mukIT]

Can anyone tell me how to successfully deploy a small group of pc's. is it easy? what are the shortcuts?

 

[kmote]

That's extremely vague, what do you mean?

 

[mikesx4911]

Deploy meaning to setup a pc and get it running with the OS? Or deploy over a network im confused, lol?

 

[mukIT]

Yes setting up an OS.

 

[Luke]

deploying? computer networking and internet access?.... Put the disc in, pick the partition you want to install it on. Install it, configure it through the on screen step by step process. Restart, download and install the latest drivers for the things you are using.

 

[mukIT]

i would also like to know how to deploy over a network

 

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[joelm3103]

Some other thread I was reading and came across something that Mak said, he was referring to fogproject.org. Seems like a pretty decent way to boot up multiple systems and install OS's over a network. Might come in handy for what you want, if not just thought I'd give it a shot lol.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

If all the PC's are the same, I'd recommend installing everything on one PC (e.g. OS, set it up, install what programs you want, etc) then ghost that drive across to all the other PC's. Much quicker

 

[Luke]

^exactly what i would do as well. But is that what he wants to do though? i cant really tell by what he said.