Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment IBM Systems Director Edition

Automate and manage remote deployment of operating systems

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment for ISDE automates and manages the remote deployment of operating systems from IBM Systems Director.

With an easy to use interface, TPMfOSD ISDE provides cloning and unattended setup for Windows and, Linux servers for remote installation of operating systems and software on many computers simultaneously. This market leading solution provides automation that will help reduce operating costs.

• TPMfOSD ISDE 7.1 replaces Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) with a more comprehensive product to automate your deployment requirements.
• Solution includes a comprehensive Web-based console, allowing configuration of the provisioning server. It offers a full set of operating system provisioning features designed to address a wide array of user specific needs.
• It leverages industry standards and provides a unmatched flexibility to automate the installation of operating systems and selected software on tens, or even hundreds, of computers simultaneously.

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Features	Advantages	Benefits
Imaging engine	Creates file-based images of operating systems	Rapid creation of cloned images saves administrator time.
Hardware inventory	Collect key information about the hardware	Better target the appropriate OS and configuration set, before installing OS
Universal image and driver injection	Use a single core image to support multiple hardware types	Save administrator time creating images. Reduce image proliferation and related management cost.
Disk read-write access	Create, read, and modify file systems such as NTFS, EXT-2, or EXT-3 and LVM	Save time and resources with full automation
Network distribution	Leverage its network access to download and upload files on the network	Supports multicast for broad distributions
Network database access	Leverage a network database to store and retrieve provisioning data, and to communicate with the Web console.
OS configuration	Read and write registry entries in Windows, configuration files in Linux, AIX, Solaris to support OS configurations, including multiple Network Interface Cards (NICs), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
Easy-to-use GUI	E-mail notifications about activity success or failure can be easily configured
Image Caching	Create a hidden partition on the local hard drive to store a clean copy of the standard configuration image.	Enable fast and accurate restoration of the desired system configuration and eliminate undesired changes.
Offline access to disk images	Modify the image on the managed server without re-imaging.
CD and DVD-based provisioning	Save an image to a disk and manually insert it into the target drive for installation
Secure disk disposal	Hard disk can be completely written over with meaningless data, permanently erasing all previously stored data.	Ensure security and confidentiality by permanently erasing the content of a hard disk.
Golden master	A master image can be retained in a separate partition on the local hard disk, thus restore desired configuration state or unauthorized changes.

• Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment - IBM Systems Director Edition provides better management and remote deployment of operating systems on IBM Systems Director. Enables rapid provisioning, through accelerated and automated OS and software management on Systems Director.

• Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment - IBM Systems Director Edition leverages industry standards and provides a unmatched flexibility to automate the installation of operating systems and selected software on tens, or even hundreds, of computers simultaneously.

• Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment - IBM Systems Director Edition as a solution includes a comprehensive Web-based console, allowing configuration of the provisioning server. It offers a full set of operating system provisioning features designed to address a wide array of user specific needs.

• Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment - IBM Systems Director Edition provides cloning and unattended setup for Windows and Linux, servers enabling ready to use installation of operating systems and selected software on hundred of computers simultaneously. Saves travel and labor cost.

• Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment - IBM Systems Director Edition implements a PXE network boot application. PXE is a type of DHCP extension. It is supported by the vast majority of hardware vendors, including IBM, Lenovo, HP, and DELL.