
462 ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Administration Guide
Novell Confidential Manual (99a) 28 October 2003
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Click OK to save the imaging configuration settings.
After the imaging operation has been performed on the workstation, ZfD will clear these
imaging configuration settings automatically so that the imaging operation won’t keep
recurring.
5 Verify that the imaging operation occurs as expected when you reboot the workstation.
Manually Taking an Image of a Workstation
The following procedure explains how to take an image of the workstation by booting from an
imaging device or method and entering a particular imaging command. The image will be stored
on your imaging server. (If you want to store an image locally rather than on an imaging server,
see “Using a CD” on page 465 and “Using a Hard Disk or Jaz Drive” on page 466 in Chapter 44,
“Setting Up Disconnected Imaging Operations,” on page 465.)
Be sure that your imaging server has enough disk space for the image. Otherwise, you will receive
a "Failed to write to proxy" error.
1 Boot the workstation using imaging boot diskettes, an imaging boot CD, or if it is PXE-
enabled, boot it from the Imaging/Preboot Services server.
2 Enter manual at the boot prompt or select Start ZENworks Imaging in Maintenance Mode
from the PXE menu.
3 (Optional) At the bash prompt, type img dump > press Enter.
or
Type img to display a menu > select Dump > No Geometry.
This displays a list of the partition slots on the workstation. For your reference, note the
number and type of partitions and which one is active.
4 To take an image of the workstation, you have two choices:
You can enter a command at the bash prompt using the following format:
img makep serverIPaddr_or_DNSname //uncpath/newimg.zmg [comp=comp
level]
The makep parameter stands for "make on proxy," or in other words, create an image and
store it on the imaging (proxy) server. The IP address or DNS name should be that of your
imaging server, and the UNC path specifies the location and filename where the new
image is to be stored. comp level is the amount of compression used when creating the
image. Specify any number from 0-9. 0 means no compression. 1 is the same as Optimize
for Speed and is used by default if you do not specify this parameter. 6 is the same as
Balanced. 9 is the same as Optimize for Space. (Optimize for Speed takes the least
amount of time but creates the largest image file. Optimize for Space creates the smallest
image file but might take a significant amount of time. Balanced is a compromise
between compression time and image file size.)
For example:
img makep 137.65.95.127 //xyz_srv/sys/imgs/cpqnt.zmg comp=6
IMPORTANT: Make sure to use forward slashes in the UNC path as shown above. Backslashes
aren’t recognized by Linux. Alternatively, you can use backslashes and enclose the entire UNC path
in quotes. The path you specify must exist on your imaging server.
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