Restore Mode (Img Restore) - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

Parameter Specifies
filepath The image filename, including a .zmg extension (case sensitive) and the complete
path in UNC style. The directories in the path must exist. If the file already exists,
the imaging server won't overwrite it unless you enable this behavior in the
ZENworks Control Center. If no folders are specified in the path, the image is
created at the root of the volume or drive where the ZENworks Linux Management
imaging server software is installed.
IMPORTANT: Because Linux doesn't recognize backslashes, you must use
forward slashes in the UNC path, or enclose the entire path in quotes.
[comp=comp level] 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 and is used by default if you do not specify this parameter. 6 is the same as
Balanced. 9 is the same as Optimize for Space.
xpartition The partition number (as displayed by img dump) of a local partition to exclude
from the image. You can repeat this parameter as needed to exclude multiple
partitions.
If you omit this parameter, all partitions are included in the image.
Examples
makep Examples
Table E-4
Example
img makep 123.45.67.890 //xyz_server/
sys/imgs/dellnt.zmg
img makep img.xyz.com //xyz_server/
sys/imgs/dellnt.zmg x2 x3
E.4 Restore Mode (img restore)
Use the Restore mode to retrieve an image from a specified location and put it down on a device.
You can restore 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 Restore mode to restore an image from a partition on a local hard
disk. For step-by-step instructions, see
Operations," on page 414.
Normally, if the image to be put down is a base image (one created previously by the ZENworks
Imaging Engine), all existing partitions except the ZENworks partition and Dell or Compaq
configuration partitions are removed from all local hard disks before the new image is put down.
When the image is put down, the sizes of the original partitions from which the image was taken are
preserved, if possible. If there is insufficient space, the last partition is shrunk to fit, unless this
Explanation
Takes an image of all partitions and saves it to sys/
imgs/dellnt.zmg on xyz_server. (Assumes
that 123.45.67.890 is the IP address of
xyz_server.)
Takes an image of all partitions except those in slots
2 and 3 and saves the image to sys/imgs/
dellnt.zmg on xyz_server. (Assumes that
img.xyz.com is the DNS name of xyz_server.)
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device" on
Section 30.1.3, "Setting Up Disconnected Imaging
ZENworks Imaging Engine Commands 621