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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 Enter
img
to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu.
4 (Optional) Click System information > Drive information to display a list of the partition slots
on the device.
For your reference, note the number of the partition where the source image is stored.
5 Click Imaging > Restore image .
6 Click Local > Next .
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Browse to and specify the path to the image archive.
8 (Optional) Specify a file set.
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(Optional) Specify any advanced options, such as sfileset or apartition:ppartition .
For details on this and other related
img
command parameters, see “ZENworks Imaging Engine
Commands” on page 631 .
10 Click Next .
Depending on the size of the image, it might take several minutes to put the image down.
Images usually take slightly longer to put down than they do to take. If the screen goes blank,
just press any key. (Linux enters a screen-saving mode after a few minutes.)
11 When the imaging is done, remove the imaging boot media (if applicable) and do the following
to boot the device with the new image:
11a At the Linux prompt, type
lilo.s
, then press Enter.
11b
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.
30.2 Multicasting Images
ZENworks Linux Management’s Preboot Services includes a multicasting capability for its imaging
software. You can perform multicasting of images either in the ZENworks Control Center or
manually:
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Section 30.2.1, “Multicasting in the ZENworks Control Center,” on page 429
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Section 30.2.2, “Multicasting Manually,” on page 435
30.2.1 Multicasting in the ZENworks Control Center
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“Configuring Multicast Bundles” on page 430
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“Enabling a Multicast Session” on page 434