G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I am looking for a reliable, inexpensive, open source cloning solution to deploy images to multiple computers. A good feature that I would love is multicasting, but the reality is that we don't clone a large amount of computers often enough for it to be more important than ease of use and reliability. By ease of use, I mean being able to easily capture an image, then boot from a USB or PXE and selecting the image from a network location. By reliability, I mean that the cloning process will not continuously be interrupted and/or restarted. Any advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shooter_FPV (Shooter_FP Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Symantec Ghost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Ken Jancef my mistake. I updated my post, as I forgot the most important part. I am looking for some open source, because I have worked with many commercial products that I dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shooter_FPV (Shooter_FP Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Ahh.. sorry about that... gonna keep my eye on your post, as we are using Ghost here, but it's way too advanced for what we do. Open source would be a bonus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Ken Jancef I think that you hit it on the head. Ghost (and others) are just too advanced and expensive for no reason (just my opinion). I want something simple, usable, and open source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damien Wessling Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I haven't verified these suggestions but on face value, they may fit your requirements. https://clonedeploy.org/ https://fogproject.org/ clonedeploy.org - CloneDeploy – OS Deployment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Damien Wessling I do not mind unverified suggestions. I am willing to test. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Kurtz Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 http://clonezilla.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Kurtz Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Clonezilla clonezilla.org - Clonezilla - About Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I have to second Chris Kurtz? here. Clonezilla will be the easiest thing to use. Even has metro capabilities rolled in now to act as a server for deploying multiple images at one time. The other free option is FOG, but that's much more complex. Stick with usb sticks with clonezilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Sergio Caballero Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I was going to suggest SmartDeploy until i saw your comment. SmartDeploy is not free but it is cheaper and far easier to use than other expensive solutions. I currently testing it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Definitely clonezilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Siemens Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Clonezilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Juscelino Acevedo Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Time to go "play"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Please let us know what you end up going with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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