RIS How Fast is it?

[Guest]

Thanks in advance. Can anyone give me an indication of how fast 1 RIS server
can get images out to 150 desktops on the same subnet as the RIS server?

 

[Johan Arwidmark]

Its depending on many factors, if you're using risetup or riprep
images (including apps etc.) and the speed of the network. A typical
risetup (system image) install is between 20 and 40 minutes on new
hardware and 100 mbit network. riprep images is in general a little
bit faster, 10 - 20 minutes...

regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info. Does RIS support Multicasting? If i needed to buildup
150 computers in a desaster recovery mode quickly can RIS handle that kind of
a load?

 

[Johan Arwidmark]

Sorry, no, RIS does not support multicasting and I would not recommend
deploy 150 computers at the same time from a RIS Server...

If you need to deploy 150 computers at exactly the same time (like for
a series of classrooms) you most likely want to use an imaging product
like ghost or altiris.

regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment

 

[Guest]

Thank You.
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Thank You

Sorry, no, RIS does not support multicasting and I would not recommend
deploy 150 computers at the same time from a RIS Server...

If you need to deploy 150 computers at exactly the same time (like for
a series of classrooms) you most likely want to use an imaging product
like ghost or altiris.

regards

Johan Arwidmark
Microsoft MVP - Setup/Deployment