NDLI: Automated Generic operating system installation and maintenance (2000)

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Automated Generic operating system installation and maintenance (2000)

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Author	Martin, Joel D. Brooks, Aaron D.
Description	Microsoft Windows NT deployment and maintenance is one of the most time consuming tasks for systems administrators. The primary motivation for the JACAL project is to streamline this process by creating a set of free and open tools and guidelines for automating the installation and maintenance of one or more operating systems in large computing environments. 1 It is well known that Windows NT workstations have subtle and potentially serious problems when they are duplicated from a disk image. These problems leave IT administrators with the task of manually setting up NT workstations or cobbling together a number of different automation methods which, in the end, still require the administrators to manually fill in the parts which the various automation tools leave out. Most large scale installation and maintenance tools do not provide solutions that solve the problem completely from boot to a completed build with minimal administrator intervention. The JACAL project was developed at Taylor
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher Date	2000-01-01
Publisher Institution	In the Proceedings of the 3rd Large Installation System Administration of Windows NT/2000 Conference
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Various Automation Tool Minimal Administrator Intervention Microsoft Window Nt Deployment Maintenance Tool System Administrator Automated Generic Disk Image Jacal Project Nt Workstation Different Automation Method Window Nt Workstation System Installation Large Scale Installation Open Tool Primary Motivation Serious Problem
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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