Using The Command Line For Zenworks Imaging - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - PREBOOT SERVICES AND IMAGING REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 User Manual

This example is a combination of automatic and manual tasks, where you define the bundle in
ZENworks Control Center, assign it to the device, then when the device boots, it runs the bundle's
script, prompting you to insert the DVD containing an image into the device's DVD drive. The
script then runs the commands to restore the image on the device and ejects the DVD when finished.
For information on creating an Imaging Script bundle, see
Bundles for ZENworks Imaging," on page

3.1.2 Using the Command Line for ZENworks Imaging

The following manual imaging tasks are available for ZENworks Imaging:
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device" on page 107
"Creating an Add-On Image from Files in a File System" on page 111
"Using Image Explorer to Customize an Image" on page 111
"Manually Restoring an Image on a Device" on page 112
"Making an Image Available for Automatic Imaging" on page 115
These instructions assume that you have already prepared the Imaging Server (see
"Preparing a Preboot Services Imaging Server," on page
Section 2.8, "Setting Up Devices for ZENworks Imaging," on page
(Section 2.5, "Configuring Preboot Services Defaults for ZENworks Imaging," on page
ZENworks imaging supports devices that physically connect to the network and that meet the
minimum requirements for devices. ZENworks imaging does not support imaging operations
(creating or restoring images) through wireless connectivity.
Manually Taking an Image of a Device
This section explains how to take an image of a device by booting from an imaging method and
entering a particular imaging command. The image is stored on your Imaging Server.
If you want to store an image locally rather than on an Imaging Server, see
Disconnected Imaging Operations" on page 117
Operations" on page 119.
Ensure that your Imaging Server has enough disk space for the image. Otherwise, you encounter a
"Failed to write to proxy" error.
The following sections contain additional information:
"Using the Imaging Maintenance Mode to Manually Take an Image of a Device" on page 107
"Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu to Manually Take an Image of a Device" on
page 109
Using the Imaging Maintenance Mode to Manually Take an Image of a Device
1 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
132.
and
Section 2.3.1, "Using Preboot Services (PXE)," on page
Section 3.3, "Configuring Imaging Script
41), prepared devices for imaging (see
97), and set up imaging defaults
"Using a CD or DVD for
"Using a Hard Disk for Disconnected Imaging
Section 2.1,
73).
47.
Using Imaging 107