Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2, Administration Manual, Page: 363 / 684

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This starts the process of creating the ZENworks partition in the first partition slot. It destroys
all existing partitions, except an existing ZENworks partition or the Dell or Compaq
configuration partitions. By default, the ZENworks partition size is 150 MB.
If the ZENworks partition already exists, it is upgraded, and your existing partitions are left
intact.
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After the ZENworks partition is installed or updated, remove the CD or DVD and press any
key to continue.
3 After removing the CD or DVD and reboot the device, install the operating system on the
device.
IMPORTANT: During installation of the operating system, you must install the boot loader
where the root (/) partition is being installed. In other words, the active partition must be the
root partition. You can use
fdisk
to verify that the active partition is root.
4 To take an image of the device using the ZENworks partition, see “Creating an Image Using the
Bash Prompt” on page 426 .
5 When the bash prompt is displayed, reboot the device.
The device should boot to Linux. If the bash prompt is displayed again, enter
lilo.s
and
reboot a second time.
Disabling a ZENworks Partition
If you decide to enable PXE on a device, but have previously installed a ZENworks partition on it,
you can disable or delete the partition, because it is no longer necessary. For information on deleting
the partition, see
“Removing a ZENworks Partition” on page 363 .
When you boot to Linux using any imaging boot device or method other than booting from the
ZENworks partition, you can disable (or enable) the ZENworks partition. Just select the menu
option to do so when the Preboot Services Menu is presented.
Removing a ZENworks Partition
Because you should not delete the ZENworks partition if you booted using the partition, you should
boot the device from an imaging boot method other than the ZENworks partition.
WARNING: After you have deleted the ZENworks partition, you need to make sure that the image
you put on the device was made on a device without a ZENworks partition. Otherwise, the wrong
MBR (Master Boot Record) is restored, and the device fails to boot. You should only remove the
ZENworks partition if you are going to restore an image that does not have the partition to the
device.
The following are ways you can remove a ZENworks partition from a device:
Š
“Using an Imaging CD or DVD” on page 363
Š
“Using a ZENworks Script Bundle” on page 364
Š
“Using Fdisk” on page 364
Using an Imaging CD or DVD
If you cannot perform a full restoration at this time, you should consider disabling the ZENworks
partition.