IBM REDP-4372-00 manual Create a deployment scheme that supports redeployment

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Using the local recovery is very efficient in terms of recovery time. However it must be noted that it will not help in the event of a hard drive failure, where the hidden partition will also be lost.

It is recommended that the profile is customized to enable redeployment on point-of-sale devices that are not connected to the central IT network through high speed networks or have configurations that are easily damaged by user error. This minimizes the amount of time required by a power user or field technican to repair the device and put it back in service. In most cases the user of the local redeployment feature will be a power user like a warehouse manager or a field technican tha is sent to repair the terminal.

4.2.1 Create a deployment scheme that supports redeployment

The first step in preparing for redeployment is to create a deployment scheme that has redeployment enabled. To create a deployment scheme that supports redeployment follow these steps:

1.To create a new deployment scheme, open the OS Deployment menu in the left panel and select Task templates. Then click the button New Scheme. This initiates the deployment scheme wizard. Start by giving the new deployment scheme a descriptive name, then click next and go through the panels and define deployment attributes as with any other deployment. When you reach the page for the On-site deployment features (Figure 4-2), select the support for quick redeployment.

Figure 4-2 Enabling quick redeployment feature

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