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OS Deployment
BigFix OS Deployment, which is part of the BigFix Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy new workstations and servers throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution saves time and money, enforces a standardized and approved image, and reduces risks associated with non-compliant or insecure configurations.
Upload Mode
By default, the OS images are permanently stored in the BigFix root server.

OS Deployment
BigFix OS Deployment, which is part of the BigFix Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy new workstations and servers throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution saves time and money, enforces a standardized and approved image, and reduces risks associated with non-compliant or insecure configurations.
- Product overview
- Configuring the OS Deployment Environment
  To start working with OS Deployment, run the configuration Fixlets and tasks listed in the Setup Node.
- Managing MDT Bundles and Deployment Media for Windows targets
  To perform OS Deployment of Windows operating systems, you prepare your deployment environment and resources using the Bundle and Media Manager Dashboard.
- Managing Drivers for Windows Deployments
  The Manage Images and Drivers node includes tasks to prepare and import drivers for deployment to Windows targets.
- Managing Linux OS Resources and Deployment Media
  You can import Linux OS Resources needed to create network boot media and to capture and deploy Linux images
- Managing Images
  The Manage Images and Drivers node includes tasks to capture, import and manage images for deployment to targets.
- Upload Mode
  By default, the OS images are permanently stored in the BigFix root server.
  - Configuring Local Repositories Upload Mode
    This topic helps you to configure and switch to Local Repositories Upload Mode.
  - Upload Mode status and actions
    Read this topic to understand the status and actions of Primary Local Repositories and Local Relay Repositories in Upload Mode.
  - Moving Primary Local Repository
    The Upload Mode wizard allows you to move the Primary Local Repository to a different shared path.
  - Importing, deleting, and downloading images
    You can perform various action such as import, delete and download from the image library dashboard.
- Reimaging
  Reimaging is the process of saving the user state on a computer, installing a new image on it, and then restoring the user state.
- Installing Windows 10 or Windows 11 using in-place upgrade
  To upgrade your existing Windows systems to Windows 10 or Windows 11 you can use the in-place upgrade fixlets.
- Bare Metal deployments
  You can install and manage BigFix for OS Deployment servers and create profiles for bare metal deployments.
- Monitoring Deployment Activities
  You can track and monitor all deployment activities in your Endpoint Management network.
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
  You can monitor deployment activities, correct exceptions and adjust configuration settings specific to your environment through dashboards and tasks available for these purposes.
- Setting up OS Deployment in an air-gapped network
  You can choose to configure your OS Deployment and Bare Metal Imaging site in an air-gapped network.
- Deprecated and Superseded functionalities
  This topic lists the functionalities that are still present in OSD, but are deprecated.
- Create Ubuntu OS Resources manually

Upload Mode

By default, the OS images are permanently stored in the BigFix root server.

In some environment, where the BigFix root server is in remote (for example, in a cloud environment or it has a slow connection with the network where the OS images are imported and deployed) this would require a significant time to complete their upload process at the time of import and their download at the time of deployment. This also results in a significant usage of network between BigFix root server and the local network, where the image are coming from and finally dispatched to.

In this case, it is possible to configure the Upload Mode to store the OS images in a local network permanently instead of BigFix root server. Using a primary local repository to store the master copies of the OS images and the local caches of some specified local relays that are at the top of the network areas, where these relays will be used as a local repositories.

Note:

Files other than OS images (for example, Windows drivers or OS resources) will be handled in a Standard Mode, using the BigFix root server as a permanent file repository.
With the local repositories, you have the maximum advantage of reduced network usage and time when uploading or downloading images when the console is running in the local network. Also, when the console is running in the remote network, you have an advantage using the local relay repositories with a direct connection to the primary local repository.