Dell 4.4 manual Deployment Method Matrix

Table 4. Deployment Method Matrix

Deployment Methods	Complexity	Advantages		Disadvantages
Local deployment	Relatively simple	•	Necessary if a	•	Any change requires
(bootable media)
			network connection		the creation of a new
			is not available or is		bootable media.
			too slow.	•	Limited space on
		•	Can install supported		media for some
			Windows operating		operating system
			systems.		installation files.
		•	Can perform	•	Deployment tasks
			a minimal installation		must be performed at
			of supported Linux		the individual target
			operating systems.		system.
				• Media are read-only
					and requires the
					creation of a
					RAMDISK for
					temporary data
					storage.
				•	Installation time is
					high.
Remote deployment	Moderate	• Everything is in one		•	Must have network
over a network
			place in a network		connection.
(bootable Windows
			share.	•	Deployment tasks
PE or Linux media
		• Easy to manage —
with network stack					must be performed at
			changes have to be		the individual target
loaded)
			made in a single		system.
			location.	•	Must locate the
		•	Data captured		appropriate Windows
			(profiles) can be		PE or embedded
			stored in a network		Linux network drivers.
			share.	• Not supported from a
		•	Data can be		mapped NetWare
			replicated from a		system.
			network share.
		•	Can install supported
			Windows or Linux
			operating systems.
Deployment solution	Mixed	• DTK can be used in		Must either acquire and
framework from a				learn to use or have an
			context of third-party
third‑party vendor			deployment solution	existing third-party
			framework.	deployment solution
		•	Third-party	framework.
			deployment solution
			framework is used as
			the deployment
			transport mechanism.
		• Tasks and scripts can
			be pushed to the
			target systems.
PXE boot for Linux	High	•	Everything is in one	•	Must have high-speed
			place on a network
			share.		connectivity to
		• Easy to manage —			network (LAN).

changes have to be

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