Please find below the most frequently asked GSS 3.0 Automation/PXE questions:
Q: Is there any intent to bring over the 'Automation Folder' concept from 7.6 for those that don't want to use PXE?
A: We have automation partition functionllaity already built into the product. It's not identical but we plan to converge these technologies over time.
Q: Virtual partition is very important to us ....PXE is not setup in our 2500 computer environment
A: We are working on the one click virtual partition functionality and plan to have this available soon.
Q: Can GSS 3.0 utilize PXE from Altiris DS 7.5 PXE site servers?
A: No, the PXE services will need to be managed separately.
Q: Self service imaging ....will there be a way to setup specific people with the ability to image specific groups of computer?
A: Security in the console is available to be able to restrict what administrators can do. There is however another step we need to take to make this a self serve model which we’re looking into. The best solution in the short term might be this (http://www.symantec.com/connect/downloads/imageinv...) from one of our trusted partners. It is currently being reviewed to make sure it’s compatible with GSS 3.0 but is a very neat solution.
Q: I see incremental imaging as a possible future option. Will we be able to image an online client like in GSS 2.5 or will it require a reboot to a different environment?
A: To support hot imaging we need to expose this in the UI which we’re working as fast as possible to do. The underlying functionality is still there as the Ghost tools are the same, this is simply one option that we didn’t have time to add.
Q: Will GSS 3.0 support BootCamp on Mac hardware?
A: Currently we haven't looked at bootcamp, but it's something we can consider for the future.
Q: Will you be improving the TFTP process so it can be tuned for faster transfers? I use a separate TFTP server and can download a wim file in under 10 seconds. The MTFTP with GSS3.0 is very slow.
A: We have this in our backlog to be addressed, we know it's slow and are looking to improve things.
Q: There are several instances in our environment where we leverage Automation Partitions within the DS 6.9 product. If you plan on continuing to offer this feature, are there plans to make it fully compatible with native UEFI ?
A: Yes we still support this functionality and are working on improvements to make sure it's 100% compatible.
Q: Will an individual have the opportunity to use legacy versions of WinPE? That is, if there is a need for WinPE 3.X instead of WinPE 4.X/5.X will you have the opportunity to use that in place of newer versions of WinPE ?
A: In the next version we plan to support multiple versions of WinPE (most likely from 3.1 to 5.x)
Q: Do I download the Win 8.1 ADK even if I do not have any 8.1 machines?
A: Yes
Q: Does UEFI PXE boot work well? Or is CSM/Legacy BIOS still required?
A: UEFI PXE boot is supported.
Q: Can we add our own Linux PXE images to the PXE boot menu?
A: Yes, there is a user supplied option.
Q: I have started to install the trial - is PXE required?
A: We have a couple of different automation partition options available so PXE is definitely not required.
Q: We can not use PXE, because it is used by another service in our SUBnets. Can you create one like the Legacy Disk Creator.
A: We already have some local automation boot options out of the box and we're also currently working on restoring the one click virtual partition type functionality that was in GSS 2.5.
Q: Is it possible to convert a boot disk to an executable that can be used to boot into the Ghost environment from a remote system's desktop? I seem to remember this being an option in the days of PowerQuest.
A: We are working on this as part of our effort to restore the one click virtual partition functionality.
Q: Can we use any linux kernel we want, or is this restricted?
A: Some customers have created their own boot disk images with a custom kernal but we don't support that by default. We look at the kernal version we use with every release we put out to keep it as up-to-date as possible.‑