Table of Contents
Advertisement
Linuxrc attempts to locate and load the
on the ZENworks imaging server in the
reads and processes any parameters that pertain to itself, then copies
) of the file system.
Linuxrc then also attempts to locate and load a file named
same directory as
. This file is used to update drivers and other files in the imaging distribution.
root
The
file is based on standard SUSE technology during a PXE boot. Because the
driverupdate
network must be operating normally in order to obtain
drivers for the active network device. However, other files and drivers can be updated by using the
file. For more information, see
driverupdate
Method," on page
654.
F.2.2 zenworks.s
A normal SUSE installation for SUSE Linux or SLES boots to a small distribution to perform a
YaST installation. ZENworks Imaging boots with the same installation system, but instead of
starting a YaST installation, it starts the ZENworks Imaging process. Control is turned over to the
ZENworks script
/bin/zenworks.s
processing. The script performs a certain number of setup tasks, then gives control to the appropriate
script for the selected imaging process. For more information on the imaging process, see
Chapter 28, "Understanding Preboot Services in ZENworks Linux Management," on page
One of the setup tasks is to apply any update files. When booting from a CD,
the
directory structure to the Linux file system. For more information, see
/addfiles
"Adding Files to an Imaging Boot CD," on page
F.3 Understanding ZENworks Partitions and
Command Line Parameters
The following sections provide an understanding of the ZENworks partition and imaging commands
that are used when updating Linux drivers:
Section F.3.1, "The ZENworks Partition," on page 649
Section F.3.2, "Command Line Parameters and Variables," on page 650
F.3.1 The ZENworks Partition
The ZENworks partition is used to store the files required to load Linux into RAM, making the
result similar to using a CD or PXE boot method. The ZENworks partition has a similar boot media
layout as an imaging CD. It has a minimum size of 150 MB.
The files stored on the ZENworks partition are
and
, which are the same directories as on the imaging CD. In ZENworks 7, the boot
/boot/root
loader continues to be lilo, which loads Linux as described under
Device Boot Processes in a ZENworks Imaging Environment," on page
and
files are searched for and loaded from the ZENworks partition.
settings.txt
If you need to modify the Linux files, you must modify the initrd or root file sets the same way as
you would for other boot methods. For information, see
Root File Systems," on page
settings.txt
/srv/tftp/boot
Section F.4.3, "Using the Driverupdate File
, which is the main script file for ZENworks imaging
651.
/boot/loader/linux
651.
file, either on the root of the imaging CD, or
directory. From
settings.txt
settings.txt
. It is usually located in the
driverupdate
, this file cannot update
driverupdate
zenworks.s
,
/boot/loader/initrd
Section F.2, "Understanding
648. The
Section F.4.2, "Adding Files to the Initrd or
Updating ZENworks Imaging Resource Files 649
, linuxrc
to the root (
/
329.
copies
Section F.4.1,
,
driverupdate
Advertisement
Table of Contents
