include backup of system state with de duplication technology
one of the suggestion is that include the system state backup of each PC with deduplicaiton technology on scheduled basis. let the agent do this part. in case of some system error admin can restore to different system state. in case of disaster recovery they can use this system state from fresh installation
I need to capture a server image before it boots for the first time. HOw can I use the PXE server to accomplish this?
I am doing a job for the Department of Homeland security and need to make images of a server as it is hardened so that the powers that be can see what was done and when. This image will then be applied to multiple servers in two data centers. The first image to be made is the fresh out of the box, then I will capture images as it is hardened.
Automate or schedule a create online MASTER IMAGE from command line?
I would like to setup a scheduled task to create a master image of multiple servers on a regular basis. Is this possible from the command line? If so, how? and if not, could we look into putting in the next update?
Windows 8 support
When will OS Deployer be supporting windows 8 and 8.1?
Deploy to batch of computers problem
I bought 300 OS deployment licenses that I want to use over 3 year. I created a deployment task with name pattern and auto start when 1 computer is ready. The task stops running after successful deployment and the computer has the correct name. Now the problem is that when I start the task again for a new computer the name pattern starts back at the begin. It needs to go up sequentially. How to achieve this?
OS Deployer 4 - Deploy Successful But Will Not Boot
I am currently having an issue in deploying an image to a computer. We have deployed several images already with success. But the problem happens now that when we deploy an image, it "succeeds" but then we boot the computer and it doesn't go past the splash screen and reboots. We tried to fix this by taking another master image from a different pc and it seemed to work for one additional computer but now it is not work either and exhibiting the same issue as before. Creating another template does
pxe no boot filename received error
Hi, I just recently installed OS Deployer to give it a whirl, and I've run into a bit of a problem. Everything is working fine until I try to boot into the OS Deployer Agent via PXE. I get the error message "No Boot Filename Received" and the target computer ends up booting into windows. Anybody have any experience/insight on this?
Machine name and Domain not being applied to deployed image
We are currently using OS Deployer 4 (4.0.2.124) and have never been able to get on the features working correctly. On booting a machine onto the PXE server, the agent is loaded onto the target machine. We are then setting the machine name and domain name (See below) for the individual machine. (see below example machine name) The issue we are having is on restarting and configuring Windows 7, the machine name is not applied, nor is it being joined to the domain as requested. This involves additional
Deploying an Image from a USB Drive
Hi, we are trying to use OS Deployer to image some new laptops that don't have any onboard ethernet. We want to try and avoid using a USB to ethernet dongle or trying to deploy over the WiFi connection. Our thought was to install PE components on an external USB drive along with the deployment image, then boot off the USB drive and run installation from there. Is this type of deployment possible?
PXE Boot No configuration file present.
When i try to PXE boot clients into OS deploy, the Manage Engine Loader starts it indicates its downloading bootwiz.cfg. Then It indicates No configuration file present. Ive uploaded components and PE image. Option66 and 67 are configured. I need some assistance,\ Dave
PXE-No Configuration file present
Hello, I am trying to use the PXE server on ME OS Deploy. When I boot a machine up to NIC, I get starting Manage Engine Loader-Downloading Bootwiz.cfg Then i get Acronis Loader: No configuration file present. I have uploaded the configuration components, created a PE boot environment and uploaded that as well. Option 66 and 67 have been configured. No other PXE exist on the network. CAn someone pls help me resolve this error. Thanks Dave.
Remote os deployment
Hi, I am trialing OSDeployer 4 and trying to setup pxe boot so a deployment can be made from the deployment server to a remote machine. I have configured the pxe client to auto start os bootup after 10 seconds, when I try to remote deploy an os to this machine, which is turned off, the machine starts correctly but it always boots into the os and does not perform a new deployment. Can you please shed some light on this for me. Thanks. Geoff.
No Config File PXE
Machines are not finding configuration file, when i try to use PXE. I have configured option 66 and 67. No other PXE is installed. Components have been uploaded. PE image created and uploaded. Machines will say they are downloading bootwiz.cfg but then indicate that no config file was found.
Auto Start To Opreating System Doesn't work
Hey When We are running your 30 days free trial of your OS Deployer Tool 5. And sets that i should go into Windows after 10 sec in the pxe boot menu. it just wont Work. we have waited up to a minute and nothing happens, now we are not sure if it Works at all? anything you can tell us about it? is it the trial version or what?
Problem using Unversal Deploy
Trying to image a Lenovo 440P with a 440S image pointing to the 440P drivers. The image deployed and I saw the screen where it said that it was copying the drivers down. Upon reboot the system blue screens, and will not boot up.
Deply By Psexec 1620 error
Hi iam trying to deploy ManageEngineAssetExplorerAgent.msi then i get this below error T h i s i n s t a l l a t i o n p a c k a g e c o u l d n o t b e o p e n e d . C o n t a c t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n v e n d o r t o v e r i f y t h a t t h i s i s a v a l i d W i n d o w s I n s t a l l e r p a c k a g e . msiexec exited on 10.***.***.*** with error code 1620. Please assist
OS Deployer 4 - Scheduling Failure
Receiving the following error: "E00090002: Failed to add the scheduled task. An unknown error has occurred. Please reinstall ManageEngine OS Deployer 4 Management Console." Result in Event Viewer: "Scheduler failed to run task with GUID "changes every event created" because of error 2 (Failed to find the file (folder) or the key (value) in the registry.)." Imaged a number of machines on the 19th March 2014 with no errors showing. No changes were made to the system over night. First log
OS Deployer Booting to USB drive
Is there a way to get OSdeployer to boot to a USB drive instead of CD rom? also where can I find the BOOT.sys files
Connection to PXE ser has failed
When I try to deploy to a machine that is connected to OS Deployer console I get "Error code: 0x230011 $modeule = "patcher_remote_vs_3117 Tag: 09x1B14BB824510300. Can someone help me with this.?
Considering OS Deployer 5
We're considering OS Deployer, but need to know? 1) Is there support for Windows 10 2) It looks like OS Deployer is leveraging Acronis's Snap Deploy technology? If so, what makes OS Deployer better than the native tool?
HP Thin Clients
Hello We have a large number of HP Thin clients running XP embedded and Windows 7 embedded. These act just like a normal Windows machine but on limited hardware. Would OS deployer support imaging to thin clients?
Move License to anothere PC
In case a computer is loss, damaged, stolen, or decommissioned, will I be able to transfer a machine license to another machine?
Unable to deploy image
Receiving below message in error logs: Host '192.168.1.203' has failed the deployment. Additional info: -------------------- Error code: 1 Module: 52 LineInfo: 6934824D6BD2F69E Fields: $module : "osd_server_vs_3117" Message: Host '192.168.1.203' has failed the deployment. -------------------- Error code: 15 Module: 51 LineInfo: E3394061D0E3A4BA Fields: $module : "osd_server_vs_3117" Message: Failed to assign volume '0'. -------------------- Error code: 8 Module: 7 LineInfo: 7937E52EAD24372E Fields:
CVE-2021-44228 Announcement
Good Morning, Will there be an announcement soon regarding how many Zoho products are affected by this vulnerability? We also have a secure gateway and would like to know if it's affected. Thanks
Patch Tuesday May 2023
Please check latest security patches on Manage Engine
Patching open applications
We consistently have web browsers taking a while to be patched because the application is open during the patching period. When patching office applications, I believe there is an additional pop up asking to close out of office applications. Can this
Best Practice to Prevent user installing apps on Windows / Mac
i've tried following these We can try the below registry keys via registry settings configuration and update us on the status.
*HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Msi.Package\DefaultIcon*
Value: 0 to a 1 to disable Windows Installer. but this case
MFA authentication via API
Hi Everyone, Could you please assist me in configuring the MFA source for API authentication. I have configured the MFA source as Duo , and it works fine while trying to authenticate using the URLs. But while trying to authenticate using API , Endpoint
Mobile Device Management Deployment
We want to integrate MDM with Aruba Controller where all the Mobile Devices are bonded through MAC address, we just add Mobile Devices through its MAC Address on WLAN Controller, although we have LDAP and Captive Portal Option available but we want to integrate with MAC table which is created in WLAN Controller. Need a solution to manage all devices through MDM, please help me out to find the solution.
Not applying policy
Hello, I have Desktop Central Server version 9.0.1.81 and MDM SAFE Agent 9.1.48.S installed on android phones. Phones in same group with same policy are not applying the restrictions in all devices, only in some devices. Can you help me please? Thanks
How to add NEW APNs
Hello. I have a problem with APNs, cant seem to have an option to add a new APNs. only to renew the old one, one problem here, i dont know witch apple id that was used on the old one. Please help me.
Device Enrollment
Can I enroll a device without configuring my mail server? I am in a workgroup and do not have a mail server to input for my devices. Any direction would be great. Will
Protect Configuration Profiles
Hello Team, I am not able to protect configuration profiles. I am running Build No:91085. I can not finde this option: "Allow Users to Remove Profile" "You can choose whether to all ow users to delete this profile or not. You can also choose to authenticate a user to delete a profile" Thanks for your help. Regards, Gerald
User Administration Issue
I created local account, "name" and typed in the wrong email address to make the account. To fix this, I deleted the account and recreated it with the correct email. The problem I have is when I go to enroll a device with the username "name" it puts in the old email address that doesn't exist in the account anymore. How can I fix this?
Configuration of MDM and Apple Configurator 2
I have read through everything I can find on your site as well as the KB through ManageEngine and I can not get apple configurator 2 to work with your MDM. The instructions seem to not mesh with the apple configurator 2. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Running build 91085.
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Native app is not showing in App inventory or Repository
Hi, The MDM is not inventory the default apps like SMS, Voice calls, Browser etc., from Samsung mobile. So, it is not showing in the App inventory or in the App repository. Because of this we cant able to allow the SMS, Voice in the Kiosk mode. Is there any other method to allow SMS, Voice in kiosk mode.
BES10 REMOVING
dear all, we are currently managing our mobiles through bes 10 server installed in our local offices and we are thinking about implementing another solution based on ME MDM. The problem is the configuration of the Exchange server mailbox becouse due to security restrictions it is not posible to open the incoming 443 port to our lan. is there any other way of configuring it? Thanks a lot. regards.
Enroll Device Without an Account
Hey, I was wondering if it was possible to enroll a device without having to force the user to create an account? Whenever I try to add a device, right now it forces the person to create an account?
New Query Report
Hi, is it possible to make a query report to have the list of the devices with the found positions? Thanks
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