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Table 3-2 Typical Windows file layout (continued)

Description

File/Subfolder

Drivers required for deployment

drivers\

A small set of smart components required to make the target manageable

components\

Table 3-3 Windows scripted install default settings

Default setting

Component

The administrator password is password. For Windows 2003, this password is stored
as clear text in the unattend answer file. HP recommends changing the default
administrator password.

NOTE:

To hide local administrator passwords, use the “Hide Sensitive Data in an

Answer File” option in “Windows System Image Manager” available in Microsoft
Windows AIK.

Administrator password

A single partition is created automatically that expands to the full drive size.

Drive configuration

The computer name uses the 15 right-most characters of the console display name.

Computer name

Firewall settings are disabled.

Firewall

Added to workgroup "WORKGROUP". SNMP and WMI are enabled. The default value
of the SNMP community is public.

Networking

Linux features

These features enable you to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) via a scripted install.

You can accomplish most customizations by either editing the answer file or adding a step
to the *-post.sh script.

You can change the default Altiris Deployment Agent settings by editing the adlagent.conf
file.

Table 3-4 Typical RHEL and SLES scripted install job layout

Description

Task

Partitions and formats the target hard drive.

Distribute Disk Image

Copies the distribution’s initrd, kernel, and grub configuration to the hard
drive.

Run Script – Configure Boot
Environment

Generates the kickstart or control answer file for this target.

Run Script – Configure Answer File

Performs any additional configuration and installs additional software.

NOTE:

This task will not execute until:

The operating system has been installed.

The Altiris agent has been installed and connects to the Deployment Server.

Install Package

Reboots the target for all changes to take effect.

Power Control

Table 3-5 Typical RHEL and SLES file layout

Description

File/Subfolder

answer files

Various support utilities

bin\

Linux features

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