Device Imaging Work Assignment - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - PREBOOT SERVICES AND IMAGING REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 User Manual

Device Name: Configured device names can include a prefix, the BIOS asset tag, the BIOS
serial number, or none of these.
IP configuration: For the IP configuration, you can specify to use DHCP or a specific IP
address. If you select to use IP addresses, you can provide a range of addresses in a list, or you
can specify certain IP addresses. As devices are registered, they assume one of the available
addresses. For IP addresses, you can also specify a subnet mask and a default gateway.
For the procedures in configuring defaults for non-registered devices, see
"Configuring Non-Registered Device Settings," on page

1.3.4 Device Imaging Work Assignment

You can determine what imaging work is to be performed on a device when it boots, based on a set
of hardware rules. This configuration section lets you specify a particular bundle for each set of
hardware rules. The Custom Hardware Types section allows you to provide specific data for a
Hardware Type hardware rule option.
Rules and custom types configured here are applied globally to all non-managed devices. You can
also apply them to managed devices in the Management Zone by assigning those devices to the
bundle that is selected for the rule. Only those devices that exactly match the rule and its custom
types have the assigned bundle applied to them when they boot.
"Hardware Rules" on page 23
"Custom Hardware Types" on page 24
"Allowing Overwrites" on page 25
For the procedures in configuring work assignment rules, see
Imaging Work Assignments," on page
Hardware Rules
You can set up hardware-based rules for your Imaging bundles. Work assignment rules are used to
apply bundles to devices with specific hardware, or to match a broad set of hardware requirements.
For example, you can create a rule that applies a bundle to any device with a specific MAC address
or BIOS serial number. Rules like this can only match to a single device. On the other hand, you can
create a rule that applies to any device with at least 512 MB of RAM and 150 GB of hard drive
space.
A work rule is comprised of filters that are used to determine whether a device complies with the
rule. The rules use logic to determine whether a device meets the requirements for applying the
Imaging bundle. The AND and OR logical operators are used for creating complex filters for the
rule.
When a device is seeking work to be done, it scans the rules until it finds a rule where all of the
rule's filters match the device, then executes the bundle assigned to the rule.
Filter information that you can provide:
Device component: Any of the following:
BIOS Asset Tag
BIOS Serial Number
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Section 2.5.3, "Configuring Device
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Section 2.5.2,
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