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Novell Confidential Manual (99a) 11 September 2003

17 Preparing Images

ZENworks

for Desktops (ZfD) provides tools for creating and compressing images of computer

hard disks as well as images of specific add-on applications or file sets. ZfD also provides tools

for customizing such images and for making images available to auto-imaging operations through

NDS

. The following sections explain how to perform these tasks.

 “Creating a Workstation (Base) Image” on page 209

 “Creating an Add-On Image” on page 210

 “Customizing an Image” on page 210

 “Making an Image Available for Auto-Imaging” on page 211

Creating a Workstation (Base) Image

A base image is an image of all the partitions and data on a source computer’s storage devices,

such as hard disks and Jaz* drives. Normally, such an image is prepared with the intent to

completely replace the contents of a target computer’s storage devices.

The overall process to create a base image is:

1. Boot the source computer from an imaging device or method.

The boot device or method can be PXE, diskettes, a CD, or a hard-disk partition.

2. Run the ZfD imaging engine to take an image of the computer.

You can do this manually or automatically. In manual mode, you interrupt the bootup process

and issue an imaging command at the Linux* prompt. In automatic mode, you set a flag in the

computer’s Workstation object in NDS and then let the bootup process proceed without

interruption.

The instructions you should follow to complete this process depend on the boot device and

imaging mode you want to use, as summarized in the table below.

Boot device or method /

Imaging mode

For instructions, see

diskettes / manual Manually Taking an Image of a Workstation in Testing Basic Imaging

Operations in Workstation Imaging in Getting Started

CD, partition, or PXE /

manual

Preparing an Imaging Boot Device or Method in Setting Up Workstations

for Imaging in Workstation Imaging in Deployment

any device / automatic Triggering an Unattended Imaging Operation in Testing Basic Imaging

Operations in Workstation Imaging in Getting Started

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