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DeployStudio

DeployStudio is a free server-based GUI tool used for creating, deploying, and administering Mac and Windows disk imaging. The Mac images are in .dmg format; Windows images are embedded in the Mac images for dual-boot setups (allowing for multicasting) or stored as .gz files for Windows-only imaging. Client computers are NetBooted or booted from an external drive, and then images are either created or deployed, either to/from the server over the network or to/from the external boot drive. DeployStudio is the most popular and well-supported Mac imaging tool at present (and is often recommended by Apple itself), and is especially useful for network imaging, though it can be used for on-site imaging as well.

Support at a glance

ProDesk knowledge level Moderate (in use in Standards Lab)
Penn Site License Free download
Penn Volume Discounts N/A
Penn Support contract with vendor N/A

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