Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2, Administration Manual

Page: 428 / 684

428 Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management Administration Guide
no
vd
ocx
(e
n)
7 Ja
nua
ry 201
0
Author: The name of the person creating this image.
Computer: The name of the computer being imaged.
Image description: A description of the image.
Comments: Any additional comments about the image.
12 Click Next .
Depending on the amount of data on the hard disk, the image might take several minutes to
create.
13 After the image is created, exit from the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu, remove any CD or
DVD from the drive, then reboot the device.
14 (Optional) Verify that the image file was created. You might also want to check its size.
Putting Down an Image Using the Bash Prompt
1 Boot the device using one of the following methods:
Š
If the device is PXE-enabled, boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server. For more
information, see
Section 29.2.1, “Using Preboot Services (PXE),” on page 354 .
Š Boot the device using an imaging boot CD or DVD. For more information, see
Section 29.2.2, “Preparing Imaging Boot CDs or DVDs,” on page 354 .
Š
Boot the device from the ZENworks partition. For more information, see “Creating a
ZENworks Partition” on page 362 .
2 Enter
manual
from the bash prompt.
3
(Optional) At the Linux prompt, enter
img dump
to view the available partitions.
For your information, note the number of the partition where the source image is stored.
4
Enter a command using the following format:
img restorel[ pNumber ] / path / image .zmg
where pNumber is the number of the partition where the source image is stored, and path and
image are the image path and filename relative to the partition root. If you omit the partition
number, the local ZENworks partition is used.
For details on other related
img
command parameters, see “ZENworks Imaging Engine
Commands” on page 631 .
5
When the imaging is done, remove the imaging boot media (if applicable) and do the following
to boot the device with the new image:
5a At the Linux prompt, type
lilo.s
, then press Enter.
5b Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
If the device doesn’t boot to the new operating system (that is, if the Linux prompt is
displayed), enter
lilo.s
again and reboot the device a second time.
Putting Down an Image Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu
1 Boot the device using one of the following methods:
Š If the device is PXE-enabled, boot it from the Preboot Services imaging server. For more
information, see
Section 29.2.1, “Using Preboot Services (PXE),” on page 354 .