I believe RDP is free. The smartstart cd *is* free and you could build a master image with that then distribute/implement with any of the methods/tools previously mentioned in this thread. You can also get a 30 day eval license for the altiris deployment server (what utilizes the RDP tool set) so I don't see any money invovled with exploration of that either. It may also be the case the one of the Insight Manager flavors would be useful for you. At least one (4.something) was free by download a few weeks ago. Just my 2 cents.
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
I've spied the RDP tool before and it does look like a quality system, but can't really warrant the £££. If I remember it was expensive.
**drifts off to dreamland**
Oh how I wish HP would provide me with a simple and free tool... Or a good old gui based front end to produce a script.
**wakes to reality**
Thud!
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Sent: 08 June 2004 15:09
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
You can use also our tool RemoteDeploymentPackage (http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html).
RDP offers templates to deploy,image and re-deploy servers-images and also additional software. RDP is based on Altiris solution....
> I used Ghost to distribute Sysprep'd images either by Multicast or IP
> connections on DL380's. After the first build, each server was up and
> ready to run DCPromo within 10-15 minutes including the time to load
> the image over 100BaseT. You can save a lot of time with the
> Sysprep.inf file for many of the tedious settings, but I found running
> DCPromo from the sysprep.inf to be hit and miss because of network
> configuration, so I opted
> to do that manually.
>
> _____
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rutherford,
> Robert
> Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2004 9:26 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
>
>
> Thanks Roger,
>
> ADS does look sxy.....problem is that we are still mainly W2K :O(
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 08 June 2004 14:16
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
>
>
> Have you considered something like the Automated Deployment System?
> Its part of the Dynamic Systems Initiative and its geared towards this
> kind of deployment. Its also more or less free.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/ads/defau
> lt.mspx
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/ads/defa
> ult.mspx>
>
> Roger
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
> Sr. Systems Administrator
> Inovis Inc.
>
>
>
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>
> From: Rutherford, Robert
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
>
>
>
> I'm sorry this is off topic but just thought I'd throw it out to see
> if I get a bite....
>
> It must be that time of year again...... a large number of new servers
> coming in.I don't want to, or have anyone else build numerours
> DL360's/380's .. All with more or less the same spec and o/s build.
> Has anyone ever actually got the things to work with the scripting
> toolkit?
>
> TIA
>
> Rob
>
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