shanatas Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hi, I was wondering, if you have and existing PC with data on it and you want to update the OS, is it possible to capture/restore the data using SmartDeploy? Also if you want to restore the data on a new PC and deploy this PC on the same time, is it possible to capture/restore this data via the network? Thanks, Shana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi Shana, When you say move the data, are you referring to user data and settings, or a complete backup of the OS? If it is user data and settings SmartDeploy would handle this with the integration of the User State Migration Tool from Microsoft. This integration can be implemented in one of two ways; Hardlink Migration: All data/settings are preserved in a migration store on the local HDD of the machine that you are deploying to. Once deployment is complete the data/settings are put back to their normal location. Network Migration: All data/settings are copied to a network location while deployment takes place. Once deployment is complete the data/settings are copied back down to the machine. You can find a whitepaper that further details the integration here. Thanks, Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanatas Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thanks Erik, Yes I referred to the user data and settings, I will try it out, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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