
Preparing Images 471
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The registry settings contained in the .reg files that you add are applied after the image is put
down and the target computer reboots to Windows, if the Imaging Agent has been installed on
the computer.
As with any other file or folder that you add, a .reg file is included in all variants of the image
unless you explicitly exclude it from one or more variants.
For information on starting Image Explorer, see “Image Explorer (Imgexp.exe)” on page 479. For
information on how to complete the above tasks after you have started the utility, see the online
help in the utility.
Making an Image Available for Auto-Imaging
When you boot a computer from an imaging device or method and allow the bootup process to
proceed in auto-imaging mode, the imaging operation that is performed on the computer is
determined by policies and settings that you define in NDS or eDirectory.
In order to make an image available to such operations, you must expose it as a Workstation Image
object in NDS or eDirectory. Otherwise, when you define imaging policies and settings in NDS or
eDirectory, you won’t have any way to refer to the image.
Creating a Workstation Image object also allows you to combine a base image and one or more
add-on images into a single entity that can be put down on target computers. You can specify a
standard image file to put down, or you can create a script to further customize your imaging
operation. You can also specify that a particular variant of an image be used. The sections that
follow give instructions for performing these tasks.
“Creating a Workstation Image Object” on page 471
“Associating an Add-On Image with a Base Image” on page 472
“Using a Variant of an Image” on page 472
Creating a Workstation Image Object
1 Create the base image that the Workstation Image object will refer to. For more information,
see “Creating a Workstation (Base) Image” on page 469.
Although it isn’t typical, you can create a Workstation Image object that refers only to one or
more add-on images. However, if you want a base image to be put down in the same operation
as the add-on images, you should include both types of images in the Workstation Image
object.
2 Copy the image file to a ZfD Workstation Imaging server that is accessible as a server object
in your NDS or eDirectory tree.
3 In ConsoleOne, open the NDS or eDirectory tree and browse to the container where you want
to create the Workstation Image object.
4 Right-click the container > click New > Object > select Workstation Image from the list of
object classes > click OK.
5 Enter a name for the new object.
Example:
Dell NT4 Image
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Click Define Additional Properties > OK.
7 Click Use Standard Imaging.
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