Creating a Bootable Diskette
If you have devices that cannot normally boot a CD or DVD, but has the CD or DVD hardware
installed, you can use the ZENworks Imaging Media Creator utility to create a diskette that enables
the device to boot from a CD or DVD.
To create a bootable diskette:
1 On a management device, run
Windows:
Linux:
For the Linux server path, to use a Windows management device to access to this directory you
might need to configure Samba.
The following dialog box is displayed:
2 If you want to modify a
through
section.
3 (Required) In the Imaging Proxy Server Address section on the CD Media Boot tab, specify
either the fixed IP address or the full DNS name of Preboot server (where novell-pbserv is
running).
This specifies which Preboot server to connect to when you boot a device with the bootable
diskette.
Use a DNS name only if it is working on your network and the Imaging Server has an entry in
your DNS server's name resolution table.
4 Format one high-density diskette, or insert a preformatted blank diskette in the diskette drive of
the Windows device.
5 Click Create CD Boot Disk.
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ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Preboot Services and Imaging Reference
zmediacreator.exe
%ZENWORKS_HOME%\bin\preboot\
/opt/novell/zenworks/zdm/winutils/
settings.txt
Step 4
in
"Managing the Settings.txt File" on page
from your Imaging Server:
file that is to be included on this diskette, follow
50, then continue with
Step 2
Step 3
in this
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