Clients System Management comparison
Management methods | stand alone PC | Ghost | S/W, H/W recovery | server recovery S/W | Thin Client/WBT | Diskless /1:40 | Phantosys/1:40 |
install environment | client by client | copy via network | copy via network | copy via network | can not work stand alone | install a client is enough | install a client is enough |
Computer name setting | client by client | client by client/auto | client by client/auto | setting on Server | can not work stand alone | setting on Server | setting on Server |
IP setting | client by client | client by client/auto | client by client/auto | setting on Server | client by client | setting on Server | setting on Server |
Multi OS function | yes | yes | specific Linux distribution | specific Linux distribution | Not support Linux | yes | yes |
and Instant recovery | and Instant recovery | but very poor performance | |||||
OS updating | client by client | copy via network | copy via network | install in a client then | one client is enough | one client is enough | one client is enough |
client by client | client by client | dispatch via network | |||||
new APs Installation | client by client | copy via network | copy via network | install in a client then | one client is enough | one client is enough | one client is enough |
client by client | client by client | dispatch via network | |||||
users must be off line while update | No | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | No |
system disk protection | No | No | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Data disk protection | No | No | yes | No | No | yes | yes |
manual recovery | No | No | yes | yes | No | yes | yes |
every time recovery | No | No | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
booting speed in WinXP | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | can not work stand alone | 80% | 100% |
booting speed in Vista | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | No | 20% | 100% |
booting speed in Linux | 100% | 100% | Not support Linux | 90% | No | 50% | 100% |
booting speed in different OS | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100%(boot long time ) | No | No | 100% |
general application programs | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | can not work stand alone | 80% | 100% |
Flash AP support | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | slowly | 80% | 100% |
2D graphic Aps support | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | slowly | 50% | 100% |
3D graphic Aps support | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | lag--be not applied | 30% | 100% |
AP authentication logon | client by client | client by client | client by client | client by client | can not work stand alone | one client is enough | one client is enough |
Joint Domain setting | client by client | client by client | Not avaiable (same SID) | client by client | already in domain | one client is enough | one client is enough |
Access Vlan | yes | yes | yes | No | No | No | Yes |
multi nodes( save points) | No | No | No | No | No | No | yes |
Inheritance stuctures of nodes | No | No | No | No | No | No | yes |
Local cache function | yes | No | No | No | No | No | yes |
I/O block(secuity concern) | No | No | No | No | yes | No | yes |
inner/ outer NIC design | No | No | No | No | No | No | yes |
Server level and quantity | no need | no need | no need | 1 piece middle server | 1 piece high level server | 2~3 pcs middle server | 1 PC as server is OK |
H/W compatibility | yes | yes | yes | yes | No | yes | Yes |