Key Benefits and Support

Windows™ 2000 Migration Solution

Skeptical about migrating to Windows 2000? Concerned about the learning curve, training and budget implementation? Don't be. ImageCast IC3 v4.0 eases the headache of migration, such as, performing extensive backups, or running dual boot systems during migration. Moreover, ImageCast IC3 has been extensively tested with Windows 2000 Professional and it is Windows 2000 compliant, which means ImageCast IC3 can gather and restore Windows 2000 Professional images.

ImageCast IC3 supports the Microsoft System Preparation tool for Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems allowing the workstations receiving the model image to receive their own unique security ID (SID).

Graphical User Interface

ImageCast IC3 v4.0 features an all NEW wizard driven GUI Client, making it easy-to-use and extremely flexible, supporting both Standalone & Multicast operating modes.

Core Functionality

ImageCast IC3 has two modes of operation: Standalone and Multicast.

The Standalone Client is used to create an image of your hard drive for disaster recovery. The image file can be saved either to a second drive on the computer or to a networked drive and then restored when needed. Use the ImageCast IC3 Control Center and Multicast Client to transfer images to hundreds of hard drives simultaneously.

Standalone Operation

The newly designed, wizard driven Standalone Client makes disk-to-disk copying Standalone mode enables you to duplicate entire hard drives across a network one at time or duplicate individual partitions by using command-line switches. Larger image file distribution can be spanned across multiple media such as JAZ, ZIP and IOMEGA drives or burned to CD-ROM if you do not have Network connectivity. Standard batch cloning commands performed from either the wizard, menu options or command line scripting, making version 4.0 the most versatile cloning solution. You can even gather individual partitions from multiple partition drives within a multicast environment.

Standalone mode is useful in training centers, enterprise IS departments and manufacturing and configuration centers where existing procedures lend themselves to pulling images on-demand from individual clients.

Multicast Operation

Designed from inception around TCP/IP protocol, ImageCast IC3 uses pull technology to transfer images to hundreds of hard drives simultaneously. The same Network bandwidth is used to transfer one or hundreds of Clients. You can set up or reconfigure multiple systems in minutes instead of hours or days.

All multicasting operations are performed from the ImageCast IC3 Control Center, a graphical interface that acts as the "communications center" for all workstations participating in multicasting operations. Single partition restore

Post Configuration Injector

Take ImageCast IC3 a step further to deployment. Why not customize and individualize each workstation with ImageCast IC3 Post Configuration utility from one central location? 

Following the deployment process, you can facilitate network workstation setup by having ImageCast IC3 automatically enter unique network parameters for each Client after it is imaged. When Post Configuration is successfully completed, all target systems automatically log onto your network after rebooting. In addition to network parameters, you can also edit or add any registry keys or values placed to each Client.

The Post Configuration Injector has the capability to launch an application after it injects a drive with the registry and network settings, whether you are operating from the Control Center or standalone workstation. Simply specify the programs to execute. You can add a script command switch to the Client to execute a script file.

With ImageCast IC3 you can clone 500 PCs in 7minutes and automatically save an additional 5 minutes per workstation using Post Configuration to setup the unique User Name, Computer Name, IP Address, Windows Serial Numbers, Registry Settings, Time Zone settings, and more.

Integrated SID Creator

The ImageCast IC3 SID (Security Identifier) Creator automatically assigns a unique SID on each Windows NT and Windows 2000 workstation "on-the-fly" after imaging. The integrated SID replacement utility eliminates the need to run a separate SID replacement utility on each workstation.

AppImager

Use AppImager to create images of "software installs" and then sends these images down to individual workstations to be deployed. It's an easy way to give everyone the applications they need. It also allows you to create self-extracting packages of applications, device drivers and other updates.

StorageSoft System Agent

With the new StorageSoft System Agent, an administrator can remotely perform operations such as sending and executing multiple files and applications right from the ImageCast Control Center, without user interruption. System Agent can even query PCs for hardware and O/S configurations, network connection and memory and storage usage. From the Control Center, commands can be sent to individual or groups of workstations. And once installed with SNMP protocol, System Agent also responds to commands issued by enterprise management software such as CA-Unicenter, HP-Openview and IBM Tivoli.

USB Support

ImageCast IC3 now provides USB to USB support for imaging in a stand-alone operation. Guided by the Image Wizard, this latest technology is not available in any other cloning product. By using the USB connection, imaging may be done in two different methods. First, you may copy the contents of selected partitions from the drive on one workstation to a drive on another using logical read methods, or second, you may copy the contents of one drive to another using a sector-by-sector copy. Once this operation is completed, the USB connection is automatically disabled on the Master PC. What does this mean for you? Faster stand-alone cloning with more options to choose from.