Using Preboot Services; Imaging Devices; Imaging Using The Zenworks Control Center - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

Using Preboot Services

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This section provides instructions on how to use Novell
Services:
Section 30.1, "Imaging Devices," on page 407
Section 30.2, "Multicasting Images," on page 429
Section 30.3, "Configuring AutoYaST or Kickstart Installation Script Bundles," on page 440
Section 30.4, "Configuring ZENworks Script Bundles," on page 450
Section 30.5, "Using Dell Configuration Bundles," on page 454
Section 30.6, "Assigning Unassigned Preboot Bundles," on page 461
Section 30.7, "Editing Preboot Services Work," on page 463

30.1 Imaging Devices

Preboot Services provides tools for creating and compressing images of device hard disks, as well as
images of specific add-on applications or file sets. ZENworks Linux Management also provides
tools for customizing such images and for making images available to auto-imaging operations.
You can take images of devices, re-image them with those images, and image other devices with the
images. In ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management, the available devices are servers and workstations.
ZENworks Linux Management imaging supports devices that physically connect to the network that
meet the minimum requirements for devices. ZENworks Linux Management imaging does not
support imaging operations (creating or restoring images) using wireless connectivity. Devices with
logical volumes (LVMs) are not supported for imaging.
NOTE: ZENworks Linux Management imaging does not support devices running boot managers,
such as System Commander. Boot managers create their own information in the MBR and overwrite
the ZENworks boot system, which prevents the device from communicating with the imaging
server. If you are using boot managers in your environment, you should disable or remove them
before performing imaging operations.
Some imaging tasks can be performed manually on a device, some in the ZENworks Control Center,
and some in both:
Section 30.1.1, "Imaging Using the ZENworks Control Center," on page 407
Section 30.1.2, "Performing Manual Imaging Tasks," on page 415
Section 30.1.3, "Setting Up Disconnected Imaging Operations," on page 424

30.1.1 Imaging Using the ZENworks Control Center

The following imaging tasks are available in the ZENworks Control Center:
"Taking a Base Image of a Device" on page 408
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