Kaspersky Security Center allows you to create operating system images and deploy them on client devices on the network, as well as perform remote installation of applications by Kaspersky or other vendors.
To create images of operating systems, you must install the Windows ADK and the Windows PE add-on for the Windows ADK tools on the Administration Server. We recommend that you install the latest versions of the Windows ADK and the Windows PE add-on for the Windows ADK. You can create an image of any version of Windows operating system that meets the requirements of the Kaspersky Security Center.
Capturing images of operating systems
Kaspersky Security Center can capture operating system images from devices and transfer those images to the Administration Server. Such images of operating systems are stored on the Administration Server in a dedicated folder. The operating system image of a reference device is captured and then created through an installation package creation task.
The functionality of operating system image capturing has the following features:
Deploying images of operating systems on new devices
You can use the images received for deployment on new networked devices on which no operating system has been installed yet. A technology named Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) is used in this case. You select a networked device that will act as PXE server. This device must meet the following requirements:
The following conditions must be met to deploy an operating system:
Deployment of an operating system is performed as follows:
Adding the device to WinPE may require configuration of the set of drivers for WinPE.
The administrator can add required drivers to the installation package with the operating system image. The administrator can also specify a configuration file with the operating system settings (answer file) that is to be applied during installation.
The administrator can manually specify the MAC addresses of client devices that have not yet been connected, and assign them the installation package with the operating system image. When the selected client devices connect to the PXE server, the operating system is automatically installed on those devices.
Deploying images of operating systems on devices where another operating system has already been installed
Deployment of images of operating systems on client devices where another operating system has already been installed is performed through the remote installation task for specific devices.
Note that a clean install of the operating system is performed. All data will be deleted.
Installing applications by Kaspersky and other vendors
The administrator can create installation packages of any applications, including those specified by the user, and install the applications on client devices through the remote installation task.