Top 3 Ways to Optimize Deep Freeze for Windows 7. August 25, 2011

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1 Top 3 Ways to Optimize Deep Freeze for Windows 7 August 25, 2011

2 Agenda! Deploying Deep Freeze! Deployment options! Deployment best practices! Reclaiming control of your Deep Freeze Environment! Deep Freeze Enterprise Console & Faronics Core! Utilizing DFC.exe option with 3rd party management consoles! Managing Updates and Software Patching with Deep Freeze! Manual options using Deep Freeze Enterprise Console and/or Faronics Core! Deep Freeze Maintenance Events! Utilizing DFC.exe to facilitate updates and patching! Introducing Faronics Anti-Virus! Protecting your Environment with Faronics Layered Security

3 Current Deep Freeze versions! Deep Freeze 7.2! Supports Windows 2000, Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7! MS Steady State no longer offering support for Windows 7! Easy 2-step process to upgrade from Deep Freeze versions above 6.3! Deep Freeze Mac 4.63! Supports Mac OSX ! Deep Freeze Mac 5.0! Supports Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion) only

4 Deploying Deep Freeze! Directly on workstation! Via master disk image (Ghost, Altiris, ZenWorks, Casper, etc.)! Unattended Install! Group Policy Object push! Script unattended install syntax options available! From Deep Freeze Console to any machine with a Workstation Seed on it! From Faronics Core to any workstation with Core Agent installed! Deep Freeze 7.0 or higher required

5 Poll Question #1

6 ! Deep Freeze Enterprise Console! Provides the most comprehensive administration and control options for Deep Freeze

7 ! Deep Freeze Enterprise Console! Consoles can be tethered or cascaded

8 ! Deep Freeze Enterprise Console! Customized consoles can be created to meet the needs of various levels of administrative staff, by providing a subset of functionality! Limitations! Limited to approximately 1000 workstations per Console! Chatty not ideal in environments in which bandwidth is at a premium or connection quality is not high

9 ! Faronics Core

10 ! Faronics Core! Provides the most commonly used Deep Freeze functionality

11 ! Faronics Core! Manage Users and Roles

12 ! Faronics Core! Faronics Core architecture provides support for LOADINs available for additional Faronics products allowing for administration and control of 6 products from a single management console/interface

13 ! Faronics Core! Custom Workstation Groups

14 ! Faronics Core! Wake-on-LAN! Designate one or more workstations as WOL Relays! Accomplish all of the benefits of WOL, without having to make any changes or modifications to your network environment WOL Relay Router Server

15 ! Faronics Core! Faronics Core architecture allows for the management of up to 7500 workstations per Core server, and is scalable and flexible to provide centralized administration for multi-location deployments

16 ! Faronics Core! Database driven with communication initiated from the Core Server or workstation only when required, resulting in significantly less bandwidth than the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console! A single SQL Server database can be shared with up to two Core Servers, with the ability to manage up to 7500 workstations per Core Server! Limitations! Potentially larger capital expenditure required for additional hardware and supporting software (SQL Server)! Not compatible in environments in which NAT is utilized, unless VPN has been implemented

17 ! Command Line Control (DFC.exe)! Allows for the use of any tool which has the ability to execute command line scripts! DFC.exe password /option! Boot Thawed and Frozen! Check Deep Freeze status and version! Push configuration updates (.rdx files)! Update Deep Freeze! Update license key! Extend the functionality of an existing management console to control Deep Freeze workstations in your environment! Limitations! Limited functionality

18 Managing Software Updates Poll Question #2

19 Managing Software Patches and Updates! Manual Control with Deep Freeze Enterprise Console and/or Faronics Core! Reboot Thawed, push updates from a third party tool (SCCM, Dell KASE, Altiris, ZenWorks, etc.) or manually install updates, then Reboot Frozen! Process can be scheduled within Faronics Core

20 Managing Software Patches and Updates! Deep Freeze Maintenance Events

21 Managing Software Patches and Updates! Deep Freeze Maintenance Events

22 Managing Software Patches and Updates! Command Line Control (DFC.exe)! dfc.exe [password] /bootthawed! dfc.exe [password] /bootfrozen! dfc.exe [password] /thawnextboot! dfc.exe [password] /freezenextboot! dfc.exe [password] /lock! dfc.exe [password] /unlock! dfc.exe [password] /thawnextbootlocked! dfc.exe [password] /bootthawednoinput

23 Introducing Faronics Anti-Virus! Seamless Integration between Deep Freeze and Faronics Anti-Virus! Faronics Anti-Virus can download and install Definition updates even if the workstation is in the Frozen State! No need for Deep Freeze maintenance window to keep definitions updated!

24 Securing your Environment with Faronics Layered Security

25 Thank You!