Configuration Name; File Server Type (Dos) - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Configuration Name

File Server Type (DOS)

Deployment Solution
To start the New Configuration Wizard, click this icon on the toolbar of the
Boot Disk Creator tool and click Ctrl+N or click File > New
Configuration.
This is the first page of the New Configuration Wizard, which is the same for DOS, Linux,
or WinPE. You must enter a name for the configuration to enable the Pre-boot
Operating System for this Configuration fields. The description field is optional but
helps you to know what the configuration contains, such as the file server type, NIC
drivers, and any additional files you want to add.
Field Definitions
Name: The configuration name you enter appears in the Configurations pane after the
wizard is completed.
Description: Enter a description for the configuration. (Example: Enter the type of
computer, operating system, network adapter, and any other characteristics that can
help you identify this particular configuration.) After the Create Configuration and
Create Boot Disk wizards complete, if you select the configuration from the left pane,
the description you entered for this field appears at the top of the right pane.
Pre-boot Operating System for this Configuration: Boot Disk Creator supports
DOS, Linux, and WinPE operating systems to create pre-boot environments. Select the
pre-boot operating system and click the install pre-boot operating system files. See
Install Pre-boot Operating System Files
The Deployment Share stores image files, packages, and data files. By default, the
Deployment Share is installed on the Deployment Server, but you can install it on
another server, depending on whether you selected the Simple or Custom Deployment
Solution installation.
Field Definitions
Microsoft Windows: Select this option to store images on a Microsoft server using
TCP/IP network communications (recommended). However, if you use IPX to
communicate with a Microsoft server, select the IPX check box at the bottom of the
page.
Create multi-network adapter configuration: Select this option to add multiple
network adapter drivers to a single PXE boot file configuration. This feature lets you
build configuration files to boot multiple computers that contain different types of
network adapter cards. See
Novell NetWare (VLM): Select this option to store images on a NetWare server with
VLM clients, using IPX network communications.
Novell NetWare (Client32): Select this option to store images on a NetWare server
with 32-bit clients.
Use IPX to communicate with Netware: Select this check box if IPX is the network
protocol for the Novel NetWare (Client32) server.
on page 297.
Multi-Network Adapter Configurations
PXE Configuration Utility
on page 301.
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