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Deep Freeze Enterprise is then deployed to the specified workstations. These workstations will later
reboot into a Frozen state.
The workstations must then be configured to prevent BigFix from generating a different entry into its
database every time a Frozen workstation starts up. To do this, complete the following steps:
1. Set BigFix service to start manually in the workstations.
2. From the workstation where the Deep Freeze Enterprise Configuration Administrator is
located, copy the Command Line Control tool (DFC.exe) to all the workstations.
This program is located in
C:\WINDOWS\system32
.
3. A few lines must be added to the login script to guarantee that the BigFix service doesn’t start
up unless the workstation is in a Thawed state.
The following is a batch file to ensure that the BigFix service doesn’t start up unless the workstation is
in a Thawed state:
@ ECHO OFF
IF EXIST C:\PERSI0.SYS GOTO INSTALLED
GOTO END
:INSTALLED
DFC.EXE get /ISFROZEN
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ERROR1
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 Goto ERROR0
:ERROR1
ECHO ERRORLEVEL 1
NET STOP BESCLIENT
GOTO END
:ERROR0
ECHO ERRORLEVEL 0
NET START BESCLIENT
GOTO END
:END
Deploying the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console
Since the Enterprise Console is a stand-alone executable file, it can be deployed by copying it into
every single remote site administrative workstation. The first time the local administrator runs the
Console, a One Time Password (OTP) must be entered in order for the console to be activated. This
OTP must be created using the Configuration Administrator, located in the same workstation as the
BigFix Enterprise Console.
Once the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console is deployed to all administrative workstations throughout all
remote sites, every local administrator should replace the default Deep Freeze workstation password
with one of their own.
