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3.1 Creating a cloned profile for Windows XP
Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment’s native mode of operation is centered around cloning system profiles. Deployment through the cloning method is faster than an unattended installation. In this section we will explore the details and the steps required to clone a system.
3.1.1 Preparing the donor system
Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment does not perform any clean up on your machine. Before we can clone a Windows XP machine, we must therefore make sure that the system is as clean as possible. This includes the following cleanup activities:
Empty the system recycle bin
Delete the internet cached files - cookies and history
Delete temporary directories and files
Disconnect any network shares and remote printers
After the cleanup process has been completed perform the following activities:
1.Login to the system that is to be cloned.
2.Before we can create a windows profile we have to run a Microsoft utility called sysprep on the system that will be our master image for future cloning.
Sysprep places the operating system in a condition that is as though it was just installed on the systerm and before the inital windows setup occurs. Sysprep is available from Microsoft’s web site. A link is provided in the section “Other publications” on page 141. The sysprep file we used for this project was
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