Deployment Solution
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Introduction to Altiris® Boot Disk Creator
Network Connection
This option lets you define the way the client computers connect to the Deployment
Share or a file server that stores image files.
Windows
Workgroup:
Enter the workgroup for the Deployment Share or file server.
NetWare
Server name:
Enter the server name for the Deployment Share or file server. Click
Advanced
to enter a
NetWare context for the server
and select a
Frame type
if it is
different from the default value of 802.2.
User name:
Enter the authorized user name that you set up while creating the
Deployment Share directory. If you did not assign a user name and password while
creating the Deployment Share or file server, leave this and the password fields blank.
Password:
Enter the password for the user name.
Confirm password:
Enter the password for the user name to confirm that you entered
the password correctly in the
Password
field.
Network Drive Mappings and Mount Points
This option lets you set up drive mappings (for DOS and WinPE) or mount points (for
Linux) so that when client computers boot to automation or a network prompt, they
connect to the appropriate server. You can create multiple drive mappings or mount
points. However, if you are creating a DOS configuration, the first mapped drive you
specify must connect to the Deployment Share.
Field Definitions
Manually create drive mappings:
Select this option if you want to include the drive
mappings in the autoexec.bat file when client computers boot to automation.
Drive:
By default, the mapped drive that appears is
F: \\<
Deployment Share
server
>\eXpress
. Select a different drive letter from the drop-down list if F: is already
in use.
Path:
Enter the path for the Deployment Share. The path you enter maps to the drive
letter you selected in the
Drive
field. You can also click
Browse
to navigate to the
Deployment Share if you are unsure of the directory path or if the image files are stored
on a file server.
Example:
Windows users:
\\server\share
NetWare users:
server\volume:directory
Linux users:
//server/mount point
Create an entry in the LMHOSTS file for the Deployment server file store (other
entries must be added manually):
Select this option if your network does not
support NetBIOS name resolution for IP addresses. Enter a
Server name
and
IP
address
so that client computers can find the Deployment Share where the image files
are stored.
