Creating, Installing, And Restoring Standard Images - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

Device imaging: The ZENworks Imaging bundle can be used to place an image on a Linux
device.
Imaging multiple devices: The ZENworks Multicast bundle can be used to place an image on
multiple Linux devices with one pass of the image file over the network, such as in resetting lab
devices.
All you need to do to accomplish any of these actions is to create and configure one of the five
Preboot bundle types, then assign the bundle to the desired devices.
When a device boots, the assigned bundle is automatically applied before the device's operating
system starts.
You can also manually accomplish these tasks per device using the Preboot Services Menu's Start
ZENworks Imaging Maintenance option to access the bash prompt, if you have enabled the Preboot
Services Menu for the device. Or, you can use a Preboot Services bootable CD or DVD, which does
not require PXE to be enabled on the device. For more information, see
Manual Imaging Tasks," on page

28.5.2 Creating, Installing, and Restoring Standard Images

As new devices are purchased and before deploying them, you can install a standard software
platform and enable the device for future unattended reimaging.
1. Create a model device of each type that you intend to deploy.
2. Create an image of each model device on a ZENworks Linux Management imaging server. For
more information, see
These images should include the Novell ZENworks Linux Management Imaging Agent
(novell-zslnx).
3. Optionally, you can create a preboot imaging bundle for this image. This allows the image to be
assigned automatically for later use.
4. If you are using Preboot Services, install ZENworks Linux Management on your imaging
server. For more information, see
page 345.
or
If you are using a bootable CD or DVD, or a ZENworks partition, create a boot CD or DVD
that points to the ZENworks Linux Management imaging server where the model images are
stored. For more information, see
page 346.
As each new device comes in, do the following if you are using Preboot Services:
1. Check to see if the device is PXE capable. Enable PXE if it isn't enabled by default. For more
information, see
2. Physically connect the device to the network.
3. Boot the device from the Preboot Services imaging server.
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"Manually Taking an Image of a Device" on page
Section 29.1, "Preparing a Preboot Services Server," on
Section 29.2, "Setting Up the Preboot Services Methods," on
Section 29.6, "Enabling PXE on Devices," on page
Section 30.1.2, "Performing
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