# Image Replication to Remote Office

Image replication in OS Deployer enables you to distribute OS images across multiple remote offices for streamlined deployment. When you initiate replication, the selected image is transferred through the cloud server and made available in the target remote office.

Uploading the image to cloud storage before replication is recommended; however, it is not mandatory to upload it separately. If the image is not already available in cloud storage, it is automatically uploaded to the cloud server during the replication process and then replicated to the selected remote office. Currently uploading images to the Zoho Cloud is supported.

Once an image has been uploaded to cloud storage, you do not need to upload it again for subsequent replications. A single upload is sufficient, and the same cloud-stored image can be replicated to multiple remote offices based on the configured replication policies.

## Image Replication to Remote Offices

After creating an image in a remote office, you can replicate it to other remote offices. There are multiple ways to initiate replication:

- From the Create Image view
- From the Remote Office view
- From the Remote Office details view

### Replication via Create Image View

1. Go to the **Create** tab and select **Online Imaging**.
2. Click **Actions** beside the image you want to replicate.
3. Select **Replicate to Remote Office**.

![Select OS image and configure replication settings to replicate image to remote office in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/replicate-image-to-remote-office.png)

4. From the list of remote offices, choose the target office.
5. Select the image repository in the target office.
6. Click **Replicate** to begin replication. Image will be replicated based on the replication policy you have selected while configuring OS deployment settings.
7. Enable **Replicate Now** if you want replication to occur immediately.

![Initiate image replication to a remote office from the OS Deployer console](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/replicate-image-remote-office1.png)

### Replication via Remote Office View

1. Under the **Admin** tab, select **Remote Office** and view the list of remote offices.
2. Click on **Actions** for the remote office you want to replicate the image.
3. Select **Replicate Image to Remote Office**.

![Select multiple remote offices and initiate cloud image replication from the Remote Office view in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/replicateimage-to-remoteoffice-from-remote-officeview.png)

4. All the available images created in the non selected remote office will be listed now. Select the images which you want to replicate to the remote office and select the image repository available in the remote office to store the replicated images.
5. Click **Replicate** to begin replication. Image will be replicated based on the replication policy you have selected while configuring OS deployment settings.
6. Enable **Replicate Now** if you want to replicate immediately.

![Replicate OS image to a remote office directly from the Remote Office details view in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/replicate-image-to-remote-offices-from-remote-office-view.png)

### Replication via Remote Office Details View

1. Go to the **Remote Office** details view.
2. Click **Replicate Image** and select the images you want to replicate.
3. All the available images created in the non selected remote office will be listed now. Select the images which you want to replicate to the remote office and select the image repository available in the remote office to store the replicated images.
4. Click **Replicate** to begin replication. Image will be replicated based on the replication policy you have selected while configuring OS deployment settings.
5. Enable **Replicate Now** if you want replication to start immediately.

After replication is complete, the replicated images can be used in deployment tasks and templates for OS deployment in the remote offices.

## Uploading Images to Cloud Storage

You can upload images to cloud storage from the following views:

- Cloud Storage view
- Create Image view
- Remote Office details view

### Cloud Storage View

1. Go to the **Cloud Storage** tab under **Repository**.
2. Click **Upload**, then select the required image from the list of all available images in the Remote Office.

![Upload OS image to Zoho Cloud from Cloud Storage view in OS Deployer for remote office replication](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-storage-image-upload1.png)

3. Choose **Upload** to upload the image.
4. If required, enable **Upload Now** to bypass the schedule and upload immediately.

![Select and confirm OS image upload to Zoho Cloud storage in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-storage-image-upload2.png)

### Create Image View

1. Go to the **Create** tab and select **Online Imaging** to view all created images.
2. Click **Actions** next to the image you want to upload.
3. Select **Upload to Cloud Storage**.

![Upload and replicate OS image to Zoho Cloud from the Create Image view in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-storage-image-create-image-view.png)

4. Choose **Upload** to start uploading. Image will be uploaded based on the replication policy you have selected while configuring OS deployment settings.
5. Enable **Upload Now** if you want to upload immediately.

![Cloud Storage view displaying uploaded OS images available for replication in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-storage-image-view.png)

### Remote Office Details View

1. Go to the **Remote Office** details view of the target office.
2. Under the **Images** tab, go to the **Uploaded** tab.

![Remote Office details view showing cloud image replication status and configuration in OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-image-replication-remote-office-view.png)

3. Click **Upload** and select the image file.
4. Choose **Upload** to start uploading. Image will be uploaded based on the replication policy you have selected while configuring OS deployment settings.
5. If required, enable **Upload Now** to upload immediately.

![Cloud image replication configuration settings displayed in the Remote Office view of OS Deployer](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/cloud-image-replication-remote-office-view2.png)

## Manual Image Replication

You can manually replicate images by copying the image file from one remote office image repository to another configured remote office repository. During the next scheduled replication cycle, the console detects the copied image and updates the repository accordingly.

Manual image replication can also be used to transfer images directly between remote offices without uploading them to the cloud.

Refer to this [document](https://www.manageengine.com/products/os-deployer/help/remote-office/how-to-manually-replicate-image.html) to learn more about manual image replication.