Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 7.1, Manual

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Table 5-1
Deployment image types
Description Image
Can be deployed to multiple computers (provisioning). These images
are saved in a Notification Server package and can be distributed
to other package servers.
You should run the Prepare for Image capture task on the source
computer to ensure that a unique SID is created.
See “About Sysprep imaging” on page 32.
Disk image
Backs up a single computer. These images should be deployed only
to the same computer they were created from. They should not be
deployed to multiple computers.
These images are not saved in a package and cannot be distributed
to other package servers through the replication process.
Backup image
About image resources
When an image is created, a Notification Server resource for that image is also
created. The image resource is used when you build tasks to deploy your images.
See “About images” on page 52.
The Symantec Management Console uses the resource list to display what images
can be deployed. However, the console does not verify if the image file already
exists. If your image file is deleted from the server, it is still possible to create a
task to deploy the deleted image. In this case, the task fails.
You can view a list of your image resources from the Manage > All Resources >
Default > All Resources > Software Component > Image Resource menu. You
can also right-click a resource to access the Resource Manager.
If you delete the image resource name using the Resource Manager, it does not
delete the physical image file from the server. After you delete the image resource
name, you must remove the image file from the server.
See “Deleting an image package” on page 54.
See “Deleting an image resource or personality resource” on page 55.
About disk image packages
A Notification Server package is created for all disk images when you run the Disk
Image task. You can then use this package to distribute the image to other package
servers.
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About image resources