Disk Imaging

billybob01

I am in need of software to image our laptop disks, i,e Ghost, Acronis etc, i would just like some input from everyone on what they prefer and suggest, i need to image around 40 machines, so i would like to setup a workstation that we can use to hold the images, i had worked on a similar setup before but i cannot remember how it was setup.

alanier

we use fog at work. works great. its free. here is the link
http://www.fogproject.org/

KGhaleon

We use RDeploy, though sometimes we might have issues with network drivers.

Devilsbane

I've used ghost. Worked well except it doesn't work on multi partitioned disks and I have heard of it not working with vista/7.

Acronis I have never used but heard good things. It is also very expensive.

I have used fog, and was the eventual winner for my imaging needs.

PROs: It's free, works great, can access the GUI from any web browser on your network
CONs: Runs on linux, so you need a linux box and some linux knowledge to get it going.

captobvious

billybob01 wrote: »

I am in need of software to image our laptop disks, i,e Ghost, Acronis etc, i would just like some input from everyone on what they prefer and suggest, i need to image around 40 machines, so i would like to setup a workstation that we can use to hold the images, i had worked on a similar setup before but i cannot remember how it was setup.

You didn't document your past work?

jk, Acronis is what I use, works great.

ajmatson

captobvious wrote: »

You didn't document your past work?

jk, Acronis is what I use, works great.

+1 for Acronis, it has made my life so much easier

billybob01

Thanks for the feedback guys, what version of Acronis do i need in order to image mutiple machines (not all at once)

rsutton

I have used Ghost as a Ghost Cast server and was able to image multiple machines at once. I had no problems with Ghost - I have used versions 10-15 & they all worked fine for me.

qcomer

I use ghost and FOG.

Slowly migrating everything over to FOG as we speak.

Starke

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010

wweboy

I've used Acronis for several years it is a great product.