Create Network Boot Disk - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Create Network Boot Disk

Deployment Solution
Show fixed drives: If you try to select a USB flash drive from the Bootable disk drop-
down list, but you cannot find it even after clicking Rescan drives, it is possible that the
flash drive you are using appears in Windows as fixed instead of removable. Select this
option to view all drives attached to the server.
Format disk (recommended): By default, this option is selected.
Client computer processor type: Select the processor type from the drop-down list.
Creating automation boot disk: This is a progress page to display the automation
boot disk creation process. The process does the following: Copying files to production
area, Inserting files into the file system, Creating the ISO CD image file, and so on.
The CD image is located at: After the CD image is created, the Boot Disk Creation
Complete page appears and confirms the location of the CD image.
This feature lets you create a network boot disk that you can use at any client computer
on the network. The properties, which you defined when creating the New
Configuration, map a drive to a specified server when a client computer uses a
network boot disk. You have access to the network server's system to execute and
manipulate files manually.
Field Definitions
Bootable ISO CD Image: Select this option to create an ISO CD boot image.
ISO CD image file path: Enter the path to the folder that stores ISO images. You must
use third-party software to burn the ISO image to a CD.
Bootable disk: Select this option to create a boot disk that can be used at client
computers to manually boot to a network server. Select bootable media from the drop-
down list. All the listed drives display the physical drive number instead of the logical
drive letter.
Rescan drives: If you attach a USB flash drive to the server, but it does not appear in
the Bootable disk drop-down list, you can click this button to rescan the physical drives
that are attached to the server. The list of available drives is updated in the drop-down
list.
Show fixed drives: If you try to select a USB flash drive from the Bootable disk drop-
down list, but cannot find it even after clicking Rescan drives, it is possible that the
flash drive you are using appears in Windows as fixed instead of removable. Select this
option to view all drives attached to the server.
Format disk (recommended): By default, this option is selected.
Client computer processor type: Select the processor type from the drop-down list.
Creating network boot disk: This is a progress page to display the network boot disk
creation process. The process does the following: Copying files to production area,
Inserting files into the file system, Creating the ISO CD image file, and so on.
The CD image is located at: After the CD image is created, the Boot Disk Creation
Complete page appears and confirms the location of the CD image.
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