FBReseal, Masters and Compact Flash

[Scott Kelly]

My question has to do with FBA on a compact flash system...

Our current XPe image for the last 4 years is working great. It is hard
drive based with a C: partition for the OS that is protected by disk based
EWF partition. Our D: partition is our voice mail system.

The way we typically deliver a master to the factory is that we get
everything just right about the image and then run FBRESEAL. We do this so
that when the factory duplicates the drive and then boots the systems, each
will have a unique network name , etc (and I am not sure what the "etc."
actually is ).

This process has worked well for us. But now that we look to use Compact
Flash - I have read that you do not want FBA running on the CF card.

Any thoughts on the direction I should take with this?

Also - are there any stats or rules of thumb on how long CF cards last?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Adora Belle Dearheart]

My question has to do with FBA on a compact flash system...

Our current XPe image for the last 4 years is working great. It is hard
drive based with a C: partition for the OS that is protected by disk based
EWF partition. Our D: partition is our voice mail system.

The way we typically deliver a master to the factory is that we get
everything just right about the image and then run FBRESEAL. We do this so
that when the factory duplicates the drive and then boots the systems, each
will have a unique network name , etc (and I am not sure what the "etc."
actually is ).

This process has worked well for us. But now that we look to use Compact
Flash - I have read that you do not want FBA running on the CF card.

Any thoughts on the direction I should take with this?

Also - are there any stats or rules of thumb on how long CF cards last?

Thanks,
Scott

When I was doing this, I did FBA on an HD, with reseal set to happen
manually, copied the post-FBA image onto the CF, checked all was OK,
sealed, handed over the master CF.

 

[richard]

I have used a single CF for a couple of years now for development and I
deploy my image directly to it and run FBA on it all the time. No issues.
If FBA wipes out your CF then you have selected the wrong CF Drive Specs.

Richard

 

[richard]

Of course, when I make my golden image, it is copied to virgin cards. I
have more than a couple of hundred of them running for 2-1/2 years with no
problems. I take that back, I did have one fail for no apparent reason and
it was replaced.

I honestly don't think running FBA on a flash drive 1 time is going to hurt
anything, especially last portion of the clone phase each system does on
power up for the first time.

Richard