
486 ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Administration Guide
Novell Confidential Manual (99a) 28 October 2003
To create the utility disk, insert an empty, formatted, high-density diskette and click Create Utility
Disk. When created, the utility disk will contain a tar file, utility.tgz. To decompress the file and
extract it to the root file system, enter utility.s at the linux bash prompt.
Using Zimgboot.exe to Create a PXE Disk
You can use the Boot Disk Creator to create a PXE boot diskette that will allow you to use PXE
on a workstation that is not PXE-enabled. Click Create PXE Disk to launch PXE-on-Disk. You
will need one empty, formatted, high-density diskette.
If you are running ConsoleOne from a NetWare imaging server, the Create a PXE Disk button is
disabled because the ZfD installation program does not copy PXE-on-Disk files to a NetWare
server. You will need to copy the PXE-on-Disk files to a Windows workstation.
For more information, see the ZENworks for Desktops 4 Preboot Services Installation and
Configuration Guide guide.
Imaging Bootup Parameters (Settings.txt)
The settings.txt file contains parameters that control how the imaging boot-up process occurs.
Settings.txt is installed to the root of the imaging boot device (CD, hard-disk partition, the fourth
diskette, or on the Imaging/Preboot Services server).
Settings.txt Parameters
Settings.txt is a plain text file that contains various parameters, each on a separate line. Each
parameter has the general format of
PARAMETER=value. Lines that begin with a pound sign (#)
are comments and are ignored during the imaging bootup process.
The format and function of each parameter in the settings.txt file are described in the table below.
Parameter Specifies
PROMPT Whether to prompt for each configuration setting when you boot a computer from the imaging
device. If you leave this parameter commented out or set it to No, the computer boots using the
configuration settings specified in settings.txt and you can’t override the settings during bootup
unless you type config at the boot prompt before the Linux operating system begins to load.
If you set this parameter to Yes, you are automatically prompted for each configuration setting
during bootup.
PARTITIONSIZE The number of megabytes to allocate to the ZfD Workstation Imaging (Linux) partition if you
choose to create one locally on a computer when you boot the computer from the imaging
device. The default size is 100 MB. The minimum partition size is 50 MB. The maximum size
allowed is 2048 MB (2 GB). If you plan to store an image in the ZfD imaging partition, such as
to enable the computer to be restored to a certain state without connecting to the network, you
might want to specify a larger size on this parameter.
Example:
PARTITIONSIZE=500
IPADDR The IP address used by a computer to communicate on the network when you boot the
computer from the imaging device, if a static IP address is needed.
Example:
IPADDR=137.65.95.126
If you want DHCP to be used, leave this and the next two parameters commented out.
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