Imaging Linux And Unix Filesystems; Linux Bootloaders - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Imaging Linux and Unix Filesystems

Linux Bootloaders

Deployment Solution
RapiDeploy provides native imaging support for EXT2, EXT3, and LVM file systems.
Other file systems can be imaged, but you need to use the -raw switch.
There are a few considerations you must use to preserve the functionality of Linux
bootloaders. First, if your bootloader is located on a reiserfs partition, you must use the
-raw switch when imaging this partition to preserve the structure.
Second, if you are using an automation partition, your MBR is modified to boot this
partition. If you install a new version of a bootloader, your MBR is modified and you
might not be able to access your automation partition.
If this occurs, you can reinstall the automation partition. To prevent this, do not update
any software which modifies your MBR without uninstalling the automation partition
first. The automation partition can be reinstalled after the software update.
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