Create Pxe Boot Image Files (Pxe); Pxe Boot Image Creation Complete; Automation Partitions, Network And Automation Boot Disks; Create Boot Disk - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Create PXE Boot Image Files (PXE)

PXE Boot Image Creation Complete

Automation Partitions, Network and Automation
Boot Disks

Create Boot Disk

Deployment Solution
Copy files from a network folder and paste them into the configuration folder.
Right-click a configuration and select Add File. A browser dialog appears to
navigate to the file you want to add.
Right-click a configuration and select File > Text file. A new empty text file is
added to the left pane. Enter a name for the file and write text as needed in the
left pane.
This option is used for Boot Disk Creator configurations created from within the PXE
Configuration Utility. PXE Servers download boot image files to client computers;
therefore, after you select all the properties for a New Configuration, Boot Disk Creator
must know the type of image file to create.
Field Definitions
Automation PXE image: The automation agent for the type of pre-boot operating
system configuration you create is added to the settings you select throughout the New
Configuration Wizard.
Network PXE image: The configuration you create does not contain an automation
agent. When client computers boot with this image file, they are mapped to a network
server and are at a user's prompt.
Creating PXE image: This is a progress page to display the automation boot disk
creation process. The process does the following: Copying files to production area,
Inserting files into the file system, Creating PXE files, and so on.
This page informs you that the PXE boot image file creation is complete. When you click
Finish, the New Shared Menu Option page appears, displaying the location of the
PXE boot image files on the PXE Server.
After you create a New Configuration, the Create Boot Disk dialog appears. This
process lets you select and create the method of booting a client computer to the
automation environment. If you install an automation partition on a client computer's
hard disk, deployment jobs can run automatically. However, you can create bootable
media to manually boot client computers to automation, and run deployment jobs as
needed. See Create Boot Disk
This dialog lets you create 3 different types of bootable media: an automation partition
install package, automation boot disks, or network boot disks. Each type of bootable
media guides you through a wizard to gather specific information required for the type
of media you want to create.
The number of steps that appear at the top of the Create Boot Disk dialog vary
depending on:
Introduction to Altiris® Boot Disk Creator
on page 283 and New Configuration Wizard on page 275.
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