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Image Deployment to Machines with Agents

  1. If an agent does not already exist, install an agent on the physical machine you intend to serve as the repository machine. Virtual machines are not supported. Only one repository is required for each physical network.
  2. Create a new repository on the agent machine using the Repositories page.
  3. Create an image of a selected agent machine using the Schedule page. The image is stored on the hard drive of the agent repository machine.

    Note: Whether an agent exists in the source image or not, if an agent is installed on the target machine before deployment, after deployment the agent is re-created on that machine. The re-created agent uses the same GUID, agent configuration and log history that it had before deployment.

  4. If necessary, enable the NIC bootup option in the BIOS of each target computer.

    Note: The system setup, or BIOS, of each KID target computer must be configured to bootup using the network interface card (NIC) option at startup, regardless of whether an agent is installed or not. Most computers built within the last 5 years have the NIC bootup option enabled by default. The NIC bootup option must be sequenced before the hard disk (HDD) option. KID requires this for both image and backup deployment.

  5. Schedule the deployment of the source image to target agent machines using the Deploy Image page.