Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 34)

intend to install an Ultra-Portable Image and need to have more than one user
partition on the target computer hard disk.
If you are installing a multiple-partition Portable-Sysprep Image or
Hardware-Specific Image, the use of a partitioning module for the creation of the
additional partitions is optional because the Symantec Norton Ghost and Symantec
DeployCenter tools enable you to capture multiple-partition images from a source
computer.
The advantage of using a partitioning module to create additional partitions is that
you can use your base map to select the appropriate data partition for the image
being installed. For example, if you are installing an image for an accounting
department, you can have a separate data partition that contains data specifically
for the accounting department.
To create a partitioning module that contains data, you must use either Symantec
Norton Ghost or Symantec DeployCenter to capture the partition from a source
computer and create the installation script for that partition. The installation script
defines the additional partition size and contents. Or, if you just want to create an
empty data partition, you can write a simple batch file and use it as the source file
for your partitioning module. In either case, you use the base map to define which
partitioning module to make available for installation, the conditions under which
it is to be installed, and module-installation order. You must install partitioning
modules before Ultra-Portable base operating-system modules. If you are using an
I386 base-operating system module, a Windows Vista operating system module, or
a Windows 7 operating system module for your Ultra-Portable Image, you must
install optional partitioning modules before the required Primary Partition
partitioning module.
Another use of a partitioning module is to preserve one or more preexisting data
partitions on a target computer. The Image Ultra Builder program provides one
such partitioning module, named ImageUltra 5.0 - Drive Prep - Delete C Partition
Only. When this partitioning module is correctly implemented in a map, all
partitions on the target computer are preserved, except for the C partition. The
new image is then installed in the space previously used by the old C partition.
Several other partitioning modules are also provided as part of the ImageUltra
Builder program. See “Using a partitioning module in a base map” on page 96 for
more information.
Creating or modifying base maps and driver maps
To understand the importance and use of base maps and driver maps, you need to
have some insight into the deployment and installation processes.
If you are performing a standard network deployment using a service partition as
a staging area, the following takes place:
v The deployment process begins by starting the target computer from ImageUltra
Builder Network Distribution Media. During the deployment process, the person at
the target computer is prompted to select a base map and a driver map from the
repository. The modules that are defined in the selected base map and driver
map are deployed from the repository to the service partition of the target
computer.
v During the installation process, the person at the target computer is presented a
set ofmenus. The menu selections define the content of the image that will be
installed on the target computer. The menu items and menu hierarchy are
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