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5. Deploying the Image Over The Network
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1. To deploy over the network, we must first connect all devices to the switch and have a backed-up image to deploy.
2. All devices must be on the same network to perform the pxe/network boot and deployment function
3. Open AOMEI Backupper and navigate to “Tools” in the side menu and select “AOMEI Image Deploy”
4. A new window will open. Leave on the default option and click “Next”. The first time will take some time to create the WinPE ISO
5. Boot all devices to the network/pxe boot option by selecting the device network interface card (NIC)
An example of a network/pxe boot selection in the image displayed. This will look different on different bios’, makes and models
6. Wait until all devices status is changed to “Client computers connected”, confirm then proceed to selecting backed-up image from the shared folder to deploy to devices
A new window will open to set your parameters for the deployment task
7. Check the “All” box to deploy to all devices or check the devices individually you need to deploy the image to, and click “Start Deploy”
• Browse: Locating backed-up imagegggg
• Online: To see how many devices are online
• Destination disk: Leave at default “0” (use if device have more than 1 storage drive)
• Deployed computers: How many devices can be deployed to in one go
8. The first time you try to Browse your image shared folder, you’ll be asked to “Add Network Location”
This is a process that will not need to be repeated when you try to deploy an image in the future
9. Give the share location a Display Name and add the path as illustrated.
This path is a combination of your server ip address and shared folder
10. In the case that the connection fails, you may need to add the admin account (on the server) - username and password to access the shared location
This is done by toggle off “Anonymous” and add those credentials
11. If successful, you’ll see a list of your backed-up image/images. Select the image you need to deploy on the left and select the .adi file in the right-side window and click “OK”
You are now ready to deploy the selected image to however number of devices you chose
12. Once all parameters are set, the image will be deployed to the desired devices after you’ve select the “Start Deploy” button
Once deployment has started, a progress window will display the connections and progress of the process
13. After the deployment process begins, you have the option to set the option to Shut down PC or Restart PC once the process is completed
It is recommended to set to Restart PC to ensure successful reboot of the devices
