Verifying That Pxe Is Enabled On A Device; Setting Up Devices For Imaging; Device Requirements - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

If the computer system does not have an integrated NIC, you might need to use NIC management
software to configure your NIC to support PXE. Refer to your NIC documentation for support of
PXE.

29.6.2 Verifying That PXE Is Enabled on a Device

After you have activated PXE, it becomes available in the Boot section of the BIOS. PXE is
correctly enabled on a device when the device attempts to establish a PXE session during the boot
process. You can see this happening when the device pauses during the boot process and displays the
following on the screen:
CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 E0 29 47 59 64
DHCP...
The actual message displayed varies from one manufacturer to another, but you can identify it by the
obvious pause in the boot process as the device searches for DHCP.

29.7 Setting Up Devices for Imaging

The following sections cover procedures to prepare devices for imaging. The procedures that are
applicable to you depend on your imaging deployment strategy. For more information, see
Section 29.3.2, "Deploying Preboot Services In a Network Environment," on page
If you are using Preboot Services (PXE) as your imaging method, you need to enable PXE on the
device. For more information, see
If you are using a ZENworks partition as your imaging method, you need to create the partition on
the device. For more information, see
If your cloned virtual or physical machine does not boot up properly, you must disable the use of
persistent device names for networks and storages for CODE 10 products. For more information, see
Section 29.7.3, "Disabling Persistent Device Names," on page
The following sections contain additional information:
Section 29.7.1, "Device Requirements," on page 402
Section 29.7.2, "Enabling a Device for Imaging Operations," on page 403
Section 29.7.3, "Disabling Persistent Device Names," on page 404

29.7.1 Device Requirements

This section gives the requirements for using a network-connected device.
It is possible (but usually not as convenient) to image a device without connecting to the network.
Such operations can't be fully automated.
The following are the requirements for the device:
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Section 29.2.1, "Using Preboot Services (PXE)," on page
"Creating a ZENworks Partition" on page
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362.
404.
354.