Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual page 422

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workstation or server partitions before and after the imaging operation.
3 Boot the device using one of the following methods:
If the device is PXE-enabled, boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server. For more
information, see
Boot the device using an imaging boot CD or DVD. For more information, see
Section 29.2.2, "Preparing Imaging Boot CDs or DVDs," on page
Boot the device from the ZENworks partition. For more information, see
ZENworks Partition" on page
4 Enter
or
Select Start ZENworks imaging maintenance from the Preboot Services Menu.
5 Enter
6 (Optional) Click System information > Drive information to display a list of the partition slots
on the device.
For your reference, note the number and type of partitions and which one is active. If you
removed all partitions using
7 Click Imaging > Restore image.
8 In the Restore Image Wizard window, specify the source location of the image (Local or
Server), then click Next.
9 Browse to and specify the path to the image archive.
10 (Optional) Specify a file set.
11 (Optional) Specify any advanced options, such as sfileset or apartition:ppartition.
For details on this and other related
Commands" on page
12 Click Next.
Depending on the size of the image, it might take several minutes to put the image down.
Images usually take slightly longer to put down than they do to take.
13 (Optional) Click System information > Drive information to display a list of the partition slots
on the device.
As before, this displays a list of the partition slots on the device. You should now see
information about the new partitions that are created and activated by the image that you just
put down.
14 Exit the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu.
15 Run
lilo.s
16 Remove any CD or DVD from the drive and reboot the device.
17 Verify that the device boots to the operating system that was installed by the new image.
Making an Image Available for Automatic Imaging
When you boot a device from an imaging method and allow the boot process to proceed in auto-
imaging mode, the imaging operation that is performed on the device is determined by default
Preboot Services settings that you define in the ZENworks Control Center.
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is not required, but it is recommended for purposes of comparing the
fdisk
Section 29.2.1, "Using Preboot Services (PXE)," on page
at the bash prompt.
manual
to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu.
img
fdisk
631.
from the bash prompt.
362.
, each slot should be empty and none should be active.
command parameters, see
img
354.
354.
"Creating a
"ZENworks Imaging Engine

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