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For more information, see
Using a ZENworks Partition
If you cannot enable PXE on the device, you can use a partition to perform unattended imaging
operations.
For more information, see
Using a CD or DVD
If you cannot use the PXE or ZENworks partition methods to automate imaging of your devices,
you can manually image a device using an imaging CD or DVD.
For information, see
Section 30.1.3, "Setting Up Disconnected Imaging Operations," on page
29.7.3 Disabling Persistent Device Names
If you try to boot a cloned virtual machine or a physical machine, the following problems might
occur:
Unable to find file systems
The network is not up
Change in the network device names
To fix these issues, you must disable the persistent device names for network and storage before
cloning the devices.
"Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names" on page 395
"Disabling the Persistent Storage Device Names" on page 396
Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names
Review the following sections to understand how to disable the persistent network device names for
SLES 10, SLED 10, SLES 9, and NLD:
"Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names for SLES 10 / SLED 10" on page 395
"Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names for SLES 9 / NLD" on page 396
Disabling the Persistent Network Device Names for SLES 10 / SLED 10
1 Reset the udev configuration for the network devices by executing the following command:
cat < /dev/null > /etc/udev/rules.d/30-
net_persistent_names.rules command.
2 Rename the Ethernet configuration files to initialize the Ethernet devices on boot.
2a Go to /etc/sysconfig/network.
2b Find the ifcfg-eth file for each Ethernet device. In the filename, the trailing identifier
for an Ethernet device represents the MAC address for the device.
Section 29.6.1, "Enabling PXE on a PXE-Capable Device," on page
"Creating a ZENworks Partition" on page
354.
Setting Up Preboot Services 395
392.
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