Combining Management Solutions
Whether you use IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation, and Systems Management Server separately or together depends on the environment. For example, Remote OS Installation provides additional value in environments with Windows 2000 Professional. Table 21.4 provides recommendations for combining IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation, and Systems Management Server to provide the most appropriate solution for a particular environment.
Table 21.4 Windows 2000 Management Features
Client Operating System Mix or Network Type |
Single LAN and Simple Multi-LAN with LAN-Speed Interconnects |
Complex Multi-LAN and Multi-site Systems |
|---|---|---|
Windows 2000–based systems only |
IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation |
Systems Management Server, IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation |
Mixed Windows-based environments including Windows 2000–based systems |
Systems Management Server, IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation |
Systems Management Server, IntelliMirror, Remote OS Installation |
Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51, and Windows NT 4.0 environments |
Systems Management Server |
Systems Management Server |
You can use IntelliMirror technologies individually or in combination with other Windows 2000 management features. For example, to augment the Software Installation and Maintenance functions of IntelliMirror in multi-LAN environments, IntelliMirror can be used with the Windows 2000 Distributed file system (Dfs) to provide a network of distribution servers.