I know it's probably not recommended but has anybody tried to get Sophos client into the image (that is eventually sysprep'd)?
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Thank you for the extra information. Sophos doesn't recommend installing the SGN Client before an image is taken. You can technically do it, but you will be reducing the additional security countermeasures built into the software. For the best protection, lay down the image first, then kick off the SGN Client installer MSIs. The installer doesn't take that long so I'm trying to figure out how much time you will be saving.
If you are concerned about remote devices picking up a package over low bandwidth or adding bandwidth consumption, then you can include the SGN Client MSI in your image and delete it after the install completes. My only concern with doing that is if a SGN Client update is available, then your image will be out dated and will require the new MSI to get current again.
Thank you for the extra information. Sophos doesn't recommend installing the SGN Client before an image is taken. You can technically do it, but you will be reducing the additional security countermeasures built into the software. For the best protection, lay down the image first, then kick off the SGN Client installer MSIs. The installer doesn't take that long so I'm trying to figure out how much time you will be saving.
If you are concerned about remote devices picking up a package over low bandwidth or adding bandwidth consumption, then you can include the SGN Client MSI in your image and delete it after the install completes. My only concern with doing that is if a SGN Client update is available, then your image will be out dated and will require the new MSI to get current again.