Performing Manual Imaging Tasks - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

30.1.2 Performing Manual Imaging Tasks

The following manual imaging tasks are available:
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device" on page 415
"Using Image Explorer to Customize an Image" on page 418
"Creating an Add-On Image" on page 419
"Manually Putting an Image on a Device" on page 420
"Making an Image Available for Automatic Imaging" on page 422
These instructions assume that you have already prepared the imaging server (see
"Preparing a Preboot Services Server," on page
Section 29.7, "Setting Up Devices for Imaging," on page
(Section 29.4, "Configuring Preboot Services Defaults," on page
ZENworks Linux Management imaging supports devices that physically connect to the network and
that meet the minimum requirements for devices. ZENworks Linux Management imaging does not
support imaging operations (creating or restoring images) using 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 424
Operations" on page 426.
Ensure that your imaging server has enough disk space for the image. Otherwise, you receive a
"Failed to write to proxy" error.
The following sections contain additional information:
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device Using the Bash Prompt" on page 415
"Manually Taking an Image of a Device Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu" on
page 417
Manually Taking an Image of a Device Using the Bash Prompt
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
Boot the device using an imaging boot CD or DVD. For more information, see
Section 29.2.2, "Preparing Imaging Boot CDs or DVDs," on page
Boot the device from the ZENworks partition. For more information, see
ZENworks Partition" on page
2 Enter
at the bash prompt.
manual
or
Select Start ZENworks imaging maintenance from the Preboot Services Menu.
3 (Optional) At the bash prompt, type
353), prepared devices for imaging (see
and
Section 29.2.1, "Using Preboot Services (PXE)," on page
362.
img dump
402), and set up imaging defaults
379).
"Using a CD or DVD for
"Using a Hard Disk for Disconnected Imaging
354.
, then press Enter.
Section 29.1,
354.
"Creating a
Using Preboot Services 415