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October 27th, 2021 15:00
Dynamic v. Static using Dell Image Assist
A Dynamic Image Assist Image created in a virtual machine (VM) without drivers can work on different hardware systems. More than 95% of Image Assist customers use this approach to avoid dealing with different images for each platform.
Using Image Assist Dynamic
Setting up your system
NOTE: Do not use Audit Mode when running Image Assist Dynamic
Running Image Assist
- Download Image Assist
- Install Image Assist Dynamic
- Create and capture Dynamic image
- Restore and test image
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A Static Image is created with drivers for a specific hardware model and works only on that model, similar to Ghost imaging.
Using Image Assist Static
- Download Image Assist
- Install Image Assist Static
- Create a bootable Image Assist Static USB drive
- Capture Static image
- Restore and test image
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November 11th, 2025 17:43
Great post! Marking thread as Accepted Solution.