Hiding And Removing Content In The Image File - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

To split an image:
1 Click Tools > Split Image.
2 Fill in the fields:
Image File to Split: Enter or browse to an existing base image file to split.
Directory to Store Split Images: Specify the location and filename under which to save the
split-image files, or click the browse button next to this field to locate and select it.
The split-image files are named automatically. For example, if you enter image.zmg in the
Image File to Split field, the first split-image file is named image_base.zmg, the second file
is named image_a1.zmg, the third file is named image_a2.zmg, and so forth. The
image_base.zmg file contains files that allow the device to boot to the operating system.
The add-on images (image_a1.zmg, image_a2.zmg, etc.) contain additional files.
Maximum Split File Size _ MB: Specify the maximum size of each split-image file.
Depending on the size of the original image and the number you enter in this field, ZENworks
creates as many files as necessary to split the entire image into separate split-image files.
3 To split the image file into as many files as necessary, using the settings you specified, click
Split.

31.7.3 Hiding and Removing Content in the Image File

You can hide a directory or file from being used when the image is applied to a device. You can also
permanently remove hidden or excluded directories and files from an image file.
"Hiding Directories or Files in the Image" on page 462
"Unhiding Directories or Files in the Image" on page 463
"Removing Hidden Directories and Files from the Image File" on page 463
Hiding Directories or Files in the Image
You can hide directories or files so that they are not used when the image is applied to a device. This
enables you save their existence so that you can later unhide them to be applied to the imaged
device.
1 Click File > Open.
2 Browse for and select the image file.
Large image files might take a few moments to open.
3 Select the directories and files to be hidden.
IMPORTANT: When editing a base image, do not hide BPB files or the device won't be able
to boot the new operating system after receiving the image.
4 Click Image > Delete.
You can also right-click the selected directories and files, then select Delete.
Deleting a file in the Image Explorer merely marks it for deletion; it can still be retrieved. A file
marked as deleted is not removed from the image until the image is purged; files and folders
marked as deleted are not restored during imaging.
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