Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Who should read this guide . . . . . . . . viii
Web page references . . . . . . . . . . . viii
New features in ImageUltra Builder . . . . . . viii
Features added to versions 2.0 and 2.01 . . . viii
Features added to version 2.2 . . . . . . . ix
Features added to version 3.0 . . . . . . . . x
Features added to version 3.1 . . . . . . . . x
Features added to version 4.0 . . . . . . . xi
Features added to version 5.0 . . . . . . . xi
Back up and Restore Application . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1. ImageUltra Builder
capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Understanding images . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Definition of a Smart Image . . . . . . . . . 2
Staging areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Types of images supported by a Smart Image . . 3
The use and importance of Sysprep. . . . . . . 4
Which image types are best for you? . . . . . . 4
Ultra-Portable Image. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Portable-Sysprep Image. . . . . . . . . . 7
Hardware-Specific Image . . . . . . . . . 8
Summary of image types . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. An overview of the image
process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The five basic steps to develop an image . . . . 14
Importing pre-existing maps and modules . . . . 14
Importing maps and modules from a service
partition or HPA
. . . . . . . . . . . 14
Importing maps and modules from repositories,
folders, and CDs
. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Building a module . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Building a driver module, application module, or
add-on operating-system module .
. . . . . 16
Creating a base operating-system module . . . 17
Creating a partitioning module . . . . . . . 19
Creating or modifying base maps and driver maps 20
Base maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Defining the deployment and installation method 23
Defining service-partition behavior
. . . . . 24
Enabling the network-sync function . . . . . 25
Defining users and administrators . . . . . . 25
Defining user information . . . . . . . . 26
Deploying Smart Images to target computers . . . 26
Installing images on the target computer after
deployment .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Performing a direct-network installation . . . . . 31
Advanced functions . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3. Staging-area behavior and
logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Staging areas details . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The service partition . . . . . . . . . . 33
The network-staging folder . . . . . . . . 35
Deployment and installation overview . . . . . 35
Standard network-deployment process with local
installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD, DVD, USB key, or USB hard disk drive
distribution .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Direct-network installation . . . . . . . . 37
ImageUltra Builder relationships with the Hidden
Protected Area (HPA) .
. . . . . . . . . . 38
What is a Hidden Protected Area? . . . . . . 38
Recovery impacts . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ImageUltra Builder relationships with the Rescue
and Recovery product .
. . . . . . . . . 39
Security dependencies . . . . . . . . . . 41
Staging-area logic . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4. Installing the ImageUltra
Builder program. . . . . . . . . . . 47
Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . 47
ImageUltra Builder server computers . . . . . 47
ImageUltra Builder console computers . . . . 47
ImageUltra Builder target computers . . . . . 48
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . 49
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing the ImageUltra Builder 5.0 program . . . 50
Installing an ImageUltra Builder console. . . . 50
Installing an ImageUltra Builder server . . . . 51
Accessing the ImageUltra Builder server. . . . 52
Installing an ImageUltra Builder console and
server .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing the default administration password 52
Upgrading from a previous version of ImageUltra
Builder .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Scenario 1: Upgrading from ImageUltra Builder
3.1 .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Scenario 2: Upgrading from ImageUltra Builder
4.0 or 4.01 .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Getting help after installation . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5. Working with the ImageUltra
Builder interface
. . . . . . . . . . 55
Conventions used within the interface . . . . . 55
Module repository . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Working with repositories . . . . . . . . 60
Exporting maps and modules . . . . . . . 61
The Repository window . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entries and icons . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Manipulating entries . . . . . . . . . . 64
Searching for specific maps and modules . . . 65
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