NTLite Pro vs Business Editions?

[VidiotsAGL]

Hey all,
I haven't used Nlite since windows XP and windows 7. I'm looking at the versions you pay for now and finding the details a little ambiguous.
Regarding "business edition", what do these things mean?

• Single-seat commercial use
• Host-machine unbound
• If you intend to use NTLite in a commercial environment, and be able to configure images and other machines live on the spot; having a portable license is the ideal choice.

I do plan on using it for commercial use. I only intend on installing it in one place, but that machine is a virtual machine in an esxi host. If i scrap this vm and rebuild and move am I going to have license issues?

Thanks for the insight!

 

[garlin]

Professional Edition is fine if you're configuring images from a single platform (physical or VM), and don't need NTLite to run locally on deployed systems to manage updates, or perform host reinstalls (restore features removed from the image).

NTLite's license activation is tied to the system's HW profile. If you keep the same VM instance (VMDK), then it's considered the same machine even if wiped and re-installed multiple times. We have a few users running it in ESXi to keep a portable VM instance.

 

[VidiotsAGL]

NTLite to run locally on deployed systems

ahh, I see. If I had business edition, NTlite runs as a service and from a control center I can tell NTlite on "example\agl-host1" to re-image itself, or if I made an update to my image then I can push that update to all the other machines, and also including updates. Do I have that about right?
I'm managing a site with 2 domains and about 50 work stations overall. The more I can automate the better.

It sounds like Pro would probably be adequate for me, but I am interested in the features of business. I'll have to do some experimenting. Thanks!

 

[Clanger]

A Business License isnt tied to a certain hardware configuration unlike Home and Pro licenses, you can use it live on different machines. Pro license looks like it will be ok if you run in inside a backed up VM.

 

[garlin]

ahh, I see. If I had business edition, NTlite runs as a service and from a control center I can tell NTlite on "example\agl-host1" to re-image itself, or if I made an update to my image then I can push that update to all the other machines, and also including updates. Do I have that about right?
I'm managing a site with 2 domains and about 50 work stations overall. The more I can automate the better.

I haven't experimented on a live system, but something like:

NTLite /LoadImage:C\Windows /LoadPreset:[path] /ExitAfter:1

Where the preset would load a shared folder for KB updates. Since a live system doesn't do Post-Setup, all other scripted actions can be handled thru normal AD tasks.

 

[nuhi]

ahh, I see. If I had business edition, NTlite runs as a service and from a control center I can tell NTlite on "example\agl-host1" to re-image itself, or if I made an update to my image then I can push that update to all the other machines, and also including updates. Do I have that about right?
I'm managing a site with 2 domains and about 50 work stations overall. The more I can automate the better.

It sounds like Pro would probably be adequate for me, but I am interested in the features of business. I'll have to do some experimenting. Thanks!

There is no remote control of the tool, other than Remote Desktop.
Tool always runs locally, it can edit C:\Windows (current installation), or an image, any WIM/ESD/SWM file/ISO collection.

I replied to your email already few minutes ago, didn't know there is a duplicate on the forum.