ENGL ImageInvoker™


  • User-friendly imaging front-end
  • Secure authentication
  • Designed for Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.x
 Ghost Solution Suite

 

About

What is ImageInvoker?

ENGL ImageInvoker 2.0 is a secure user-friendly imaging front-end for Symantec Ghost Solution Suite (GSS). ImageInvoker can be secured using domain, local server or password authentication. Once authenticated, the ImageInvoker client will display GSS jobs as menu options. When a job is selected the computer can be renamed and the job scheduled and processed. 

ImageInvoker 2.0 RC2 for GSS 3.x is now available to download. See release history for details.

Features

ImageInvoker includes the following features:

  • Linux and WinPE client (32/64-bit)
  • Timeout countdown
  • Authentication (password, local server and domain)
  • Deployment menus (flat / hierarchical)
  • Computer renaming
  • Job scheduler
  • Content encryption (Enterprise edition)

Timeout countdown

ImageInvoker can be configured with a timeout that causes the client to display a countdown. If the timeout elapses without user input, ImageInvoker will exit and continue any automation tasks.

WinPE

Linux

Secure authentication

ImageInvoker can secure access to deployment menus using a password or server/domain authentication.

WinPE

Linux

Deployment menu

ImageInvoker can render GSS jobs and folders as either a flat or hierarchical menu. Jobs and folders will appear in the menu if they have been tagged and the authenticated user has the sufficient permissions.

WinPE

Linux

Computer rename

Once a job has been selected in the menu, the computer name will be displayed. If the machine is unknown to GSS, a computer name will be generated which can be modified.

WinPE

Linux

Job scheduling

Once the computer name has been confirmed, the selected job will be scheduled. The ImageInvoker client will exit and hand control over to the GSS automation agent. 

Acknowledgements

ImageInvoker 1.0 was created by Ian Atkin (Altiris specialist at Oxford University) in conjunction with Hannah Massie (Incit Technology) for Symantec Deployment Solution (DS) 6.9. Parts of ENGL ImageInvoker 2.0 have been kindly provided by Oxford University under an Open Source license. Ian Atkin continues to be involved in the future direction of ImageInvoker as an ENGL stakeholder and is actively involved in the product development cycle.