Image Explorer (Imgexp.exe) - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

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The following sections provide reference information on Novell
imaging utilities, commands, and configuration settings.
Section D.1, "Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)," on page 591
Section D.2, "Novell ZENworks Linux Management Imaging Agent (novell-zislnx)," on
page 596
Section D.3, "Image-Safe Data Viewer and Editor (zisview and zisedit)," on page 597
Section D.4, "ZENworks Imaging Floppy Boot Disk Creator (zmediacreator.exe)," on
page 601
Section D.5, "Imaging Configuration Parameters (settings.txt)," on page 602
Section D.6, "Imaging Boot Parameter for PCMCIA Cards," on page 605
Section D.7, "Imaging Server," on page 605
D.1 Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)
Use the Image Explorer utility at a Windows workstation to view or modify workstation images,
create add-on images, compress image files, and split images.
Although ZENworks Imaging Explorer looks and functions like Microsoft Windows Explorer in
most situations, some functionality differences exist between the two programs. The following
describes the key differences between how ZENworks Image Explorer and Microsoft Windows
Explorer function:
Replacing Files in an Image: During the life cycle of an image, files might be deleted or
updated using Image Explorer. When you replace an existing file in an image by using Image
Explorer, the original file is not deleted from the image. Image Explorer purges only deleted
files; it does not purge files that have been updated.
When files are added to an image where the file already exists, Image Explorer appends the
entry to the end of the image. When images are restored, all files that have been previously
updated are sequentially restored.
To avoid performance problems, you should manually delete and purge each instance of a
duplicate file in order to have the duplicates purged from the image. In Windows Explorer,
replaced files are automatically deleted.
Dragging Files from Image Explorer: You cannot drag files from Image Explorer in order to
extract them, which you can do in Windows Explorer. However, you can drag and drop files
and folders into an image using Image Explorer.
IMPORTANT: When editing a base image, do not exclude BPB files from it or the device won't be
able to boot the new operating system after receiving the image.
The following sections describe the tasks that you can perform using the Image Explorer:
Section D.1.1, "Starting Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)," on page 592
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