Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual page 465

Create RH7 Install Disk Image (Target HD)
Deployment Solution
reboots the client so that DOS will recognize the newly created DOS partition. It then
calls to copy the basic RedHat files that facilitate a RedHat Kickstart install. It
RH7SETUP
then runs to create a disk image of the now populated DOS partition.
RDeploy
Steps to use
1. Make a copy of the sample job.
2. Edit the last Run Script task, Create Red Hat Install Disk Image, and change
the
SET ImageName=F:\IMAGES\RH71_FTP.IMG
you wish to create.
3. Change the name of the job to reflect the desired purpose (optional).
4. Assign the job to a computer or computer group.
Description Creates a disk image to be used for installing RedHat Linux (v7.1 or later)
through the hard disk install method (where files are installed from the local hard drive).
Additional files required
<DS install path>\IMAGES\DOS_ONLY.IMG. DOS_ONLY.IMG
containing a simple bootable partition provided during the product install.
RedHat operating system files (REDHAT and DOSUTILS directories from the RedHat
CD). These files need to be copied from the RedHat CD to the
path>\DEPLOY\CDS\REDHAT\RH71\REDHAT
path>\DEPLOY\CDS\REDHAT\RH71\DOSUTILS
<DS install path>\SAMPLES\SCRIPT~1\REDHAT\RH7SETUP.BAT.
batch file that the job calls to copy the RedHat operating system files needed for the
target hard drive install.
What this task does: This job creates a hard drive image that can later be used for
installing RedHat Linux v7.1 through the Hard Disk install method. It downloads the
image to the selected client. This creates a 2 Gig FAT16 DOS bootable
DOS_ONLY
partition. It reboots the client so that DOS will recognize the newly created DOS
partition. It calls
RH7SETUP.bat
Kickstart install. It also copies the RedHat operating system files to the target's hard
drive in the
C:\REDHAT
populated DOS partition.
Steps to use
1. Make a copy of the sample job. Edit the last Run Script task, Create Red Hat
Install Disk Image, and change the
ImageName=F:\IMAGES\RH71_HD.IMG
create.
If you copied the RedHat operating system files to a location other than
install path>.\DEPLOY\CDS\REDHAT\RH71
Copy RedHat Files to Hard Drive, and specify the location on the
line.
OSFilesPath=
2. Change the name of the job to reflect the desired purpose (optional).
3. Assign the job to a computer or computer group.
to copy the basic RedHat files that facilitate a RedHat
directory. It runs
RDeploy
SET
line to the name of the image you wish to
System Jobs for Deployment Solution
line to the name of the image
is an image file
<install
and
<install
directories, respectively.
to create a disk image of the now
, edit the second Run Script task,
SET
DOS
<DS
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