Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - PREBOOT SERVICES AND IMAGING REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 User Manual page 188

Image File to Split: Enter or browse to an existing base image file to split.
Directory to Store Split Images: Specify the location and filename under which to save the
split-image files, or click the browse button next to this field to locate and select it.
The split-image files are named automatically. For example, if you enter
Image File to Split field, the first split-image file is named
named
image_base.zmg
add-on images (
Maximum Split File Size _ MB: Specify the maximum size of each split-image file.
Depending on the size of the original image and the number you enter in this field, ZENworks
creates as many files as necessary to split the entire image into separate split-image files.
3 To split the image file into as many files as necessary, using the settings you specified, click
Split.
Hiding and Removing Content in the Image File
You can hide a directory or file from being used when the image is applied to a device. You can also
permanently remove hidden or excluded directories and files from an image file.
"Hiding Directories or Files in the Image" on page 188
"Unhiding Directories or Files in the Image" on page 189
"Removing Hidden Directories and Files from the Image File" on page 189
Hiding Directories or Files in the Image
You can hide directories or files so that they are not used when the image is applied to a device. This
enables you save their existence so that you can later unhide them to be applied to the imaged
device.
1 Click File > Open.
For Windows, the default image location should open (
For Linux, the file browser opens to the
images
2 Browse for and select the image file.
Large image files might take a few moments to open.
3 Select the directories and files to be hidden.
IMPORTANT: When editing a base image, do not hide BPB files or the device won't be able
to boot the new operating system after receiving the image.
4 Click Image > Delete.
You can also right-click the selected directories and files, then select Delete.
Deleting a file in the Image Explorer merely marks it for deletion; it can still be retrieved. A file
marked as deleted is not removed from the image until the image is purged; files and folders
marked as deleted are not restored during imaging.
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, the third file is named
image_a1.zmg
file contains files that allow the device to boot to the operating system. The
,
image_a1.zmg
directory to access the image file.
image_a2.zmg
, etc.) contain additional files.
image_a2.zmg
...\content-repo\images
.../content-repo
image.zmg
, the second file is
image_base.zmg
, and so forth. The
directory; you need to click the
in the
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