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The IBM BigFix OS Deployment team is pleased to announce the release of
OS Deployment Version 3.9</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What's new in this release:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">* You can specify network configuration
settings for bare metal targets in three different ways: in the profile,
using a new task, or at the target system during installation.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">* You can specify rules for the target
hostname in the bare metal profile</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">* You can automatically install Bare
Metal Servers directly from the network </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">* Linux Deployments</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> *
You can capture Linux reference images for bare metal deployments using
a new task</font>
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A new partition editor in the bare metal profile wizard simplifies partitioning</font>
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You can specify client custom settings for reimaging and bare metal deployments</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> *
You can create Linux network boot media</font>
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You can deploy profiles using multicast</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">* Windows Deployments</font>
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A new task is available to complete in-place upgrades to Windows 10</font>
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New tasks are available to capture and restore user state (USMT) on targets.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> *
You can choose the BigFix Client version to be installed during a Bare
Metal deployment of a manually captured Image</font>
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* List of the APARs included in this release </font><font size=3>
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</font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/OS%20Deployment%20Release%20Notes"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/OS%20Deployment%20Release%20Notes</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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Actions to take:</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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This release is an update of the existing site. No immediate actions are
required and the current product will continue to function normally. Some
changes were made to existing features and to the User Interface. <br>
To take advantage of the new features, you may need to create a new 3.9
MDT Bundle and update your Bare Metal Servers to version 7.1.1 Fixpack
20.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The installation and upgrade of the
Bare Metal OS Deployment server can automatically download the latest available
version directly from the network.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In airgapped or proxy environments,
you may need to cache files on the BigFix Server and/or the Console.</font><font size=3>
</font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS
Deployment can be also downloaded from FixCentral.<br>
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Additional Resources: <br>
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Link to Users Guide:</font><font size=3> </font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.life.doc_9.2/Lifecycle_Man/OSD_Users_Guide/c_osdug_intro.html"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.life.doc_9.2/Lifecycle_Man/OSD_Users_Guide/c_osdug_intro.html</u></font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">
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Link to Users Guide (PDF version):</font><font size=3> </font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href=ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/tivoli/IEM/9.2/Lifecycle_Management/OSD_Users_Guide.pdf><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/tivoli/IEM/9.2/Lifecycle_Management/OSD_Users_Guide.pdf</u></font></a><font size=3>
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Link to Wiki:</font><font size=3> </font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
</u></font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/OS%20Deployment"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/OS%20Deployment</u></font></a><font size=3>
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Instructions for air-gapped can be found at the following location:</font><font size=3>
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</u></font><a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616689"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616689</u></font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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Published site version:</font><font size=3> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
OS Deployment and Bare Metal Imaging, version 59</font>
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