Make Mode (Img Make); Make Locally (Img Makel) - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

For information on configuring the settings that control what happens in this mode, see
"Configuring Preboot Services Defaults," on page
E.3 Make Mode (img make)
Use the Make mode to take an image of the device and store it in a specified location. Normally, all
partitions on the local hard disks are included in the image, but there are some exceptions noted in
Table E-1 on page 619.
You can take an image of a device using either the bash prompt or using the ZENworks Imaging
Engine menu. For step-by-step instructions, see
page 405. You can also use the Make Locally mode to take an image of the device and store it in a
partition on a local hard disk. For step-by-step instructions, see
Disconnected Imaging Operations," on page
The image size corresponds to about half the size of the data in all of the device's partitions, except
that the ZENworks partition and Compaq or Dell configuration partitions are always excluded.
Devices with logical volumes (LVMs) are not supported for imaging.
The syntax of this mode depends on whether you store the image locally or on an imaging (proxy)
server.
The following sections contain additional information:
Section E.3.1, "Make Locally (img makel)," on page 619
Section E.3.2, "Make to Proxy (img makep)," on page 620
E.3.1 Make Locally (img makel)
Using the bash prompt, the following example explains the syntax and available parameters that you
can use with the makel "make locally" parameter:
img makel[pNumber] filepath [comp=comp level] [xpartition]
Commands
makel Commands
Table E-1
Parameter Specifies
makel[pNumber] The partition number (as displayed by img dump) of the local partition for where to
store the image. It must be a primary partition. This partition is excluded from the
image that is created.
If you omit the partition number from this parameter, the image is stored in the
local ZENworks partition.
filepath The image filename, including a .zmg extension (case sensitive) and the complete
path from the root of the partition. The directories in the path must exist. If the file
already exists, it is overwritten. However, you are prompted to verify whether to
overwrite.
371.
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device" on
Section 30.1.3, "Setting Up
414.
ZENworks Imaging Engine Commands 619
Section 29.4,