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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 87 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:
• 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.
• 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 defined by menu-item entries in the base map. The physical appearance and
behavior of the menus are controlled by the properties assigned to the various menu items. Based on
the menu selections, the appropriate modules are obtained from the service partition and unpacked on
the C partition. Then, the setup process begins.
Note: Distribution Media refers to CDs, DVDs, USB keys, and USB hard disk drives.
If you are performing a direct-network installation, the deployment and installation are combined into
a single operation as follows:
• The direct-network installation begins by starting the target computer from ImageUltra Builder Network
Distribution Media.
• The person at the target computer is prompted to select a base map and a driver map from the repository.
• When the appropriate maps are selected, a network-staging folder is created on the network for the
target computer.
• Only those modules that are required to control the installation are copied to the network-staging
folder and unpacked.
• The person at the target computer is then presented with a set of menus. The menu selections define the
content of the image that will be installed on the target computer. The menu items and menu hierarchy are
defined by menu-item entries in the base map. The physical appearance and behavior of the menus are
controlled by the properties assigned to the various menu items.
• Based on the menu selections, the appropriate modules are copied directly from the repository to the C
partition and unpacked. (Optionally, for console-side recovery purposes, the entire Smart Image or the
just the modules required for the image being installed can also be copied to the service partition).
• Then, the setup process begins using the unpacked modules on the C partition.
If you are performing an installation from an ImageUltra Builder Distribution Media, the following takes place:
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