Wolfprep 1.0 (December 2003)
Principle Features
- Fast install for imaged workstations, flexible install for non-imaged workstations
- “Hands-free” installation of imaged workstations
- Allows a workstation to be “upgraded” rather than reinstalled
- Network administrators can easily configure large numbers of client machines
- Both a Windows XP and a Windows 2000 image provided.
- New patches/products/settings can be delivered without burning a new install CD-ROM.
- Remote management of workstations – install new images, reboot, turn off and possibly on
- Supports adding workstations to Active Directory
- No Ghost license required
Principle Anti-Features
- ITD must generate new configurations, identify and grant rights to network admins.
- No “local restore” capabilities (rebuild this pc at boot)
Wolfprep 1.5 (Spring 2004)
Principle Features
- Local Restore capabilities (rebuild this pc at boot)
- More than one backup supported on hidden restore partition.
- Control hidden restore partition (delete last semester’s backup) remotely
Principle Anti-Features
- ITD must generate new configurations, identify and grant rights to network admins
- Configuration requires knowledge of file system and windows management
Wolfprep 2.0 (Fall 2004)
Principle Features
- Web management of WolfPrep configurations
- Automatic generation of documentation regarding “labs” (location, number of seats, contacts)
- PXE (no CDROM needed, no need to change boot config manually)
- Remove requirement for Novell’s Client-32 to run Wolfprep (get those new faculty machines)
Principle Anti-Features
- Some features (app management) configured, maintained, and reported on outside of principle WolfPrep web interface.
WolfPrep 2.5 (January 2005)
Principle Features
- Manage and report on Windows Applications available to groups of workstations
Principle Anti-Features
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Still need a network administrator to “opt in” to Wolfprep; inaccessible to faculty without local support
Wolfprep 3.0 (Spring 2005)
Principle Features
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“ Universal coverage” of default settings for all campus machines – PXE “boot and go”
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Web-based asset inventory and configuration reporting
Principle Anti-Features
- Hard to plan desirable features much farther into the future
- Wolfprep beyond 3.0
- Potential Desires
- Restore partitions for non-imaged machines
