Imaging & Deployment

This is the first release of the Kaseya Imaging & Deployment (KID) add-on module. Imaging & Deployment clones an image of a computer software environment and deploys it to multiple machines remotely through the network. This capability is particularly useful for school and training organizations that need to reset entire classrooms of computers back to a standard "known state" on a recurring basis. IT administrators can also use the module to install images that are customized to reflect their organization's configuration preferences, simply by plugging the machines into the network.

Supported Kaseya Configurations

Kaseya 2, SaaS, Windows XP and higher.

Deploying Images to Agent Machines

Images can be deployed to either agent machines or non-agent machines. Image deployment to agent machines is highly recommended.

• Machines can be individually selected and scheduled for image deployment.
• The status of machines using Live Connect can be assessed at any time.
• Agent managed machines can easily be rebooted from the VSA console.
• Machine specific pre-deployment and post-deployment agent procedures can be run.
• Agent machines can be backed up using Imaging & Deployment.

Deploying Images to Non-Agent Machines (Auto Deploy)

The Auto Deploy feature of Imaging & Deployment is primarily designed to facilitate image deployment to new or reformatted machines, booted up in a controlled, isolated range of IP addresses. Auto Deploy deploys the repository's default image to any "unknown" computer that boots up, has the NIC bootup option enabled, and connects to the same physical network as the repository. An "unknown" computer is a computer that does not have an agent on it and has not had an image deployed to it since Auto Deploy was last enabled.

Backups

A backup can also be created for any agent machine. A backup is not intended to be cloned to multiple machines. Rather it serves the traditional purpose of disaster recovery for a specific agent machine.

Status

The Status page provides a dashboard view of Imaging & Deployment activities, including:

• Deployments - Last 24 Hours
• Alerts

Schedule

The Schedule page schedules Imaging & Deployment tasks using task names defined by the user. For example, a single scheduled task called "Refresh training room" may involve deploying an image to 50 target machines. All the required machines can be associated with this single named task and referenced later using the task's schedule history. This page can schedule:

• Image or backup deployments
• Image creation
• Backup creation

Deploy Image

The Deploy Image page schedules image deployments by selected machine. You can identify target machines to deploy to using any of the 60+ audit columns of information collected by the agent. The list of machines displayed can be filtered using the machine ID/group ID filter. This page can schedule:

• Image deployment
• Backup deployment

Repositories

The Repositories page sets the properties of repositories and organizes the images and backups used for image and backup deployment. You can also create images and backups using this page.

• Once an image is created, it can be deployed to one or more agent machines, using the Schedule page or Deploy Image page.
• Alternatively, a repository can be used to deploy a default image to one or more non-agent machines.

Repositories are organized using a folder tree in the middle pane of this page.

• The Repositories cabinet expands to show individual repositories.
• Each repository expands to show individual image folders.
• Each image folder expands to show individual images and backups.

Application Settings

The Application Settings page specifies default settings for the entire Imaging & Deployment module.

• Logs Saved For
• Allow Auto Deploy
• Minimum Drive Letter Space
• PXE Starting Address
• Pre Procedure
• Post Procedure

Application Logging

The Application Logging page displays a log of Imaging & Deployment module activity by:

• Event Name
• Message
• Admin
• Event Date