USMT 4.0, Hardlink and Bitlocker in SCCM OSD
Michael Petersen has a really nice post on USMT 4, Hardlink and Bitlocker over on his blog.
Read his full post here.
I’m often asked if its possible to use the USMT 4.0 hardlinking (keep backup file on the OS Disk), in combination with bitlocker..
I guess the reason for the question is, that one might think!
- How can I do a backup of a machine, and keep the files on the encrypted drive, and then be able to reinstall that same drive with a new OS, ginning access to the backup that was on the encrypted drive?
- How do I stage WinPE on the Bitlocked disk, and then gain access to that same disk for the OS installation part when inside WinPE.Or at least something like that?
The thing is, that not only is it possible, it will also save you the time it takes to encrypt the drive again, because, even though a new OS is applied to the disk, the encryption is still in effect…