Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual page 417

Creating an Image Using the Bash Prompt
1 Boot the device using one of the following methods:
If the device is PXE-enabled, boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server. For more
information, see
Boot the device using an imaging boot CD or DVD. For more information, see
Section 29.2.2, "Preparing Imaging Boot CDs or DVDs," on page
Boot the device from the ZENworks partition. For more information, see
ZENworks Partition" on page
2 Enter manual from the bash prompt.
3 At the Linux prompt, enter img dump to view the available partitions.
Note the number of the partition where you will store the new image.
4 Enter a command using the following format:
img makel[pNumber] /path/image.zmg [comp=comp_level]
where pNumber is the number of the partition to store the image in, and comp_level is the
amount of compression used when creating the image. Specify any number from 0-9. 0 means
no compression. 1 is the same as Optimize for speed. 6 is the same as Balanced and is used by
default if you do not specify this parameter. 9 is the same as Optimize for space. (Optimize for
speed takes the least amount of time but creates the largest image file. Optimize for space
creates the smallest image file but might take a significant amount of time. Balanced is a
compromise between compression time and image file size.) Path and image are the path and
filename of the new image relative to the partition root. If you omit the partition number, the
local ZENworks partition is used.
For details on other related img command parameters, see
Commands" on page
Creating an Image Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu
1 Boot the device using one of the following methods:
If the device is PXE-enabled, boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server. For more
information, see
Boot the device using an imaging boot CD or DVD. For more information, see
Section 29.2.2, "Preparing Imaging Boot CDs or DVDs," on page
Boot the device from the ZENworks partition. For more information, see
ZENworks Partition" on page
2 Enter manual from the bash prompt.
3 Enter img to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu.
4 (Optional) Click System information > Drive information to display a list of the partition slots
on the device.
For your information, note the number of the partition where you will store the new image.
5 Click Imaging > Make image.
6 In the Make Image Wizard window, click Local > Next.
7 Browse to and specify the path to the image archive.
8 Select the partitions that you want to include in the image.
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