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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 7.0 Common Documents - Administrator Guide

Table of Contents

About the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Getting started

Tasks for getting started using the KACE SDA About the KACE SDA components Log in to the Administrator Console Filter lists and search for information Access product documentation Configure the language settings Change a default theme for the appliance

Using the Dashboard

Customize the Dashboard

Configuring the KACE SDA

Configure the initial network settings Modify the initial network settings Changing the default passwords

Use the Command Line Console to reset the Administrator's password Change the Samba share password Set the VNC® password Enable Boot Manager authentication

Configuring the appliance date and time settings

Configure the date and time

Enabling link aggregation

Create an aggregate link

Configuring the data sharing preferences

Share basic appliance data usage Share detailed usage data

Linking Quest KACE appliances

Enable appliance linking Add Names and Keys to appliances Disable linked appliances

Migrating appliances

Migrate appliance data

Setting up user accounts and user authentication

Add or edit local administrator accounts Configure an LDAP server for user authentication Test the LDAP server Delete user accounts

Configuring security settings

Enable SNMP monitoring Enable SSL using an existing certificate Generate private key for new SSL certificate Disable SSL Enable database access Enable SSH Root Login (KACE Support) Prevent brute-force login attacks

Preparing for deployment

Set up the deployment environment Enable the on-board DHCP server Configure the offboard DHCP server Download and install the KACE SDA Media Manager

About the Media Manager

Download and install Windows ADK Upload OS installation or source files View source media details View or update source media metadata Choosing the type of deployment Supported images types

Managing device inventory

Configure and run a network scan Add network inventory to the appliance Scan active and non-active devices on the network Add devices manually Join devices to a domain Issue a Wake-on-LAN request Deploy to devices in the KACE SMA inventory View device details from a network scan Apply a KUID to the KACE SMA Agent Collect the computer name Apply the computer name Delete devices from Device Inventory Delete devices from Network Inventory Unregister devices About the device action icons Run an action on devices Access remote devices using a VNC session

Create and apply labels Remove components from a label Delete a label from the appliance View the components assigned to a label

Creating a Windows or Linux Boot Environment

Create a Windows boot environment Create a Linux boot Environment Update Windows drivers Set new KBE as default for the appliance Best practices: Create a KACE Boot Environment (KBE) for Windows

Managing drivers

Add drivers to system images Adding drivers to scripted installation deployments

Enable Driver Feed to automate driver updates Install driver packages to the appliance Disable Driver Feed Create folders to add device-specific drivers Generate KACE SDA package to import large driver files Import driver packages to the appliance Understanding KACE Boot Environment drivers Add network and storage drivers manually Re-cache the network and storage driver directory Add drivers as a post-installation task View list of missing drivers

Managing network drivers

Download network and storage drivers Import driver packages Display device compatibility View driver compatibility details Export drivers Re-cache drivers

Managing operating system drivers

Enable Driver Feed for scripted installations Enable Driver Feed for system images Disable Driver Feed Download operating system driver packages Add drivers to OS as a post-installation task

Capturing images

Preparing for capture Capture system images Create a single partition Format C drive as NTFS Create a UEFI partition Apply a UEFI partition Capture native WIM images Edit a system image Import WIM images Best practices for creating Windows system images

Capturing user states

Upload USMT software from the appliance Upload USMT software from Media Manager Create USMT Scan Template Scan user states Scan user states offline Deploy user states to target devices automatically Deploy user states to target devices manually

Creating scripted installations

Create a scripted installation Create a configuration file Registration Data settings Administrator Account settings General settings Network settings Windows Components setting Modify a scripted installation to change the source media Modify scripted installation configuration file Install Vista MBR Install XP 2003 MBR

Creating a task sequence

Add Application Add BAT Script Add Custom HAL Replacement Add DiskPart Script

Common DiskPart command-line options

Adding Managed Installation tasks

Link appliances View and import Managed Installations Edit Managed Installation task

Add Naming Rule Add PowerShell Script Add Service Pack Add Shell Script Add KACE SMA Agent Installer Add Windows Script

Working with task groups

About uploading files About runtime environments Set task error handling option Assign tasks to system deployment Assign tasks to scripted installation deployment Assign tasks to custom deployment Edit deployment tasks

Automating deployments

Create a boot action Run deployment on next network boot Modify a boot action Set default boot action Configure new WIM images to stream directly from or to the server Specify deployment options Schedule a deployment Delete a boot action Create a multicast WIM image deployment Edit the default multicast settings View automated deployments in progress View completed automated deployments Edit failed tasks View the automated deployment image details

Performing manual deployments

Install a boot environment to a USB device Copy an image to a USB flash device Create a USB device driver directory Add drivers to USB images Download the boot environment as bootable ISO Network boot a target device Deploy the image manually View the manual deployments in progress View the completed manual deployments

Managing custom deployments

Create or modify a custom deployment

Imaging Mac devices

Download the Media Manager for Mac OS X Create a NetBoot environment image Enable the NetBoot server Customize the image before capture Capture a Mac OS X image Customize image before deployment Create a single HFS plus partition Apply the Mac OS X ByHost preferences Collect the Mac OS X computer name Apply the Mac OS X computer name Change the Mac OS X computer name Join device to an Active Directory Domain Perform a unicast Mac OS X image deployment Environment variables for any script Performing multicast Mac OS X image deployments Create a multicast DMG image deployment View the Mac OS X multicast deployment progress View the Mac OS X multicast deployment log files

About the Remote Site Appliance

Remote Site Appliance setup requirements Install the RSA on a VMware or Hyper-V host Configure the RSA network settings Link the KACE SDA to an RSA Set default KBE for the RSA Add and sync the RSA to the appliance

Importing and exporting appliance components

Schedule the export of components Use Off-Board Package Transfer Upload packages for import Import appliance components Package components to export Package file names

Managing disk space

Verify available disk space Delete images not associated with devices Delete images associated with devices Delete unassigned scripted installations Delete unassigned boot environments Delete source media Delete unassigned pre-installation tasks Delete unassigned post-installation tasks Enabling offboard storage Add a virtual disk for offboard storage Revert offboard data to onboard storage Configure an off-board storage device Best practices for using external storage

Troubleshooting appliance issues

Test device connections on the network Enable a tether to Quest KACE Technical Support Open a support ticket Troubleshooting the Boot Manager

Test whether a target device can network boot Change the Boot Manager interface Set the Boot Manager timeout Select the local hard disk boot method Change the network delay time

Recovering devices

Recover corrupted devices Downloading the KACE SDA log files

Download all appliance log files View the appliance log files Appliance log types and descriptions

Shutting down and rebooting the appliance

Power off the appliance Reboot the appliance

Best practices for backing up KACE SDA data

Updating appliance software

View the appliance version Check for and apply automatic updates Update the appliance manually

A B C D H I G K L M N O P R S T U V W

Technical support resources

Change the Samba share password

Change the Samba share password

You can change the KACE SDA Samba share password. The Samba share drivers and restore directories are for uploading drivers and backing up and restoring library components, scripted installations, system images, boot environments, network inventory, and network scans. The clientdrop share is for uploading larger files in application tasks.

NOTE: The default account name is admin and the default password is also admin.

1.

On the left navigation pane, click Settings to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.

2.

In KACE SDA Samba Share Password, enter a new password.

3.

If your Samba shares are located on a Windows system that uses NTLM (NT LAN Manager) v.1, you must also enable NTLM v.1 configuration in order to access these directories. To do that, select Enable NTLMv1 in Samba configuration.

4.

Click Save.

The account password for the Samba share is changed. Your Windows KACE Boot Environments are updated automatically to include the new password. This process may take a few minutes for each KBE.

Set the VNC® password

Set the VNC® password

The KACE Boot Environment (KBE) includes a Java® VNC client that enables you to connect to and boot remote devices from the appliance. When you create a NetBoot environment on a Mac OS X® device, the VNC password gets stored in the Mac OS X NetBoot environment.

1.

On the left navigation pane, click Settings to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.

2.

In VNC Password, type a password.

3.

Click Save.

The next time a device boots from the appliance, it uses the new VNC password to connect.

Enable Boot Manager authentication

Enable Boot Manager authentication

The KACE SDA Boot Manager displays on a target device that has PXE booted from the KACE SDA. Boot Manager authentication prevents users from manually selecting a KBE without authenticating with appropriate user credentials. By default, Boot Manager authentication is disabled.

1.

On the left navigation pane, click Settings to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.

2.

Select Enable Boot Manager Authentication and provide the Boot Manager user name and password.

NOTE: The default Boot Manager password is admin.

3.

Click Save.

The Boot Manager user name and password are set for all PXE boot requests. Active sessions use the previous password if authentication was previously enabled.

Configuring the appliance date and time settings

Configuring the appliance date and time settings

Configure the date and time

Appliance deployment operations, scheduled backups, exports, and offboard transfers rely on the date and time of the system clock. By default, the KACE SDA system clock is set to synchronize with the Quest KACE time server. You can change the system clock settings to match your timezone.

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