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448 ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Administration Guide

Novell Confidential Manual (99a) 28 October 2003

If you have CD-burning software, you can create an imaging boot CD for performing imaging

operations. This is a bit harder than preparing imaging boot diskettes, but you have more room to

store any custom files that you might want to add, such as images and Linux device drivers.

Preparing an Imaging Boot CD

If you have CD-burning software, you can use the bootcd.iso image available on the ZfD

Workstation Imaging server to create an imaging boot CD.

To create an imaging boot CD:

1 In a temporary working area, create a settings.txt file containing the settings you want for the

imaging bootup process. For more information, see Chapter 47, “Imaging Utilities and

Options,” on page 479.

2 Use the Add Linux Drivers button in the Imaging Boot Disk Creator (zimgboot.exe) to copy

the Linux drivers to a diskette. Copy the a:\drivers directory from the diskette to the temporary

working area mentioned above.

For more information about adding Linux drivers, see the online help for the Imaging Boot

Disk Creator or see “Using Zimgboot.exe to Add Linux Drivers” on page 484.

3 In the temporary working area, add any ZfD image files you want to store on the CD.

4 Use your CD-burning software to burn the bootcd.iso image onto the CD. This image is

located in the zenworks\imaging folder in your ZfD installation (on the imaging server).

5 Use your CD-burning software to add the contents of your temporary working area to the root

of the CD, including the settings.txt file, any Linux network drivers, and any ZfD image files.

IMPORTANT: Adding these files makes the CD a multisession CD. To boot a workstation from such a

CD, the CD drive must support multisession CDs. For example, in our testing, we successfully booted an

HP* vectra VL, a Compaq* Prosignia, and a Dell Optiplex, but some other workstations failed, including

an IBM* PC 300PL, a Dell Dimension XPS T450, and an IBM clone with an Intel* motherboard.

If you can’t create a multisession CD or you are using a drive that does not support multisession CDs and

you don’t need to store the image or Linux drivers on the CD, you can still create an imaging boot CD.

Create the CD from the bootcd.iso file as in Step 4 on page 448. Also create imaging boot diskettes as

explained in “Creating Imaging Boot Diskettes” on page 446. Boot the workstation using the CD. When

you are prompted for settings.txt, insert the fourth imaging boot diskette in the diskette drive.

6 Use your CD-burning software to finalize the CD.

For information on how to use the CD to perform disconnected imaging operations, see “Setting

Up Disconnected Imaging Operations” on page 465.

Hard-Disk Partition

If you want to set up a computer for unattended imaging operations and are unable to use Preboot

Services (PXE), you must create a ZfD Workstation Imaging (Linux) partition on the hard disk. If

you make the partition big enough, you can even store an image of the computer’s hard disk, which

can be useful if (for example) the computer becomes misconfigured or corrupted.

To create a ZfD imaging partition, you must first create imaging boot diskettes and boot the

computer from them. Then, proceed with Step 5 of “Enabling a Workstation for Auto-Imaging

Operations” on page 452.

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