IBM REDP-4372-00 manual Main processes for a Windows XP mass distribution

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The deployment of a profile can be customized using a deployment scheme. The default deployment scheme will be suficient for most deployments, but in some cases there may be reasons to adjust the deployment to optimize network bandwidth.

￿Configuration

Every profile has a configuration, which includes the attributes to apply when deploying the profile.

Figure 1-2 The main processes for a Windows XP mass distribution

1.6Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment in retail environments

From an architectural point of view, a point-of-sale system consist of different layers of software. This is illustrated in Figure 1-3 on page 9. With Tivoli

8Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment in a Retail Environment