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the target computer, and the target computer is prepared for the installation process. If a service partition
or HPA does not exist at the start of the deployment process, one is created.
The advantages of CD, USB key, or USB hard disk drive deployment are speed and the flexibility of not
having to be dependent on a network connection. The advantage of network deployment is the assurance
that the latest maps and modules will be installed if the network-sync function is enabled.
With the exception of a direct-network installation, the division between the deployment and installation is a
single boot cycle. In many cases, deployment is done in one location and installation takes place in another
location, typically at the end-user's work area. When deployment is complete, you can shut down the target
computer and prepare the computer for delivery to the end-user's work location.
Note: Some large enterprises that use drive-duplication technology for mass production might want
to replicate the drive at the end of the deployment process, prior to installation. In order for this
drive-duplication process to work successfully, you must install the Boot Manager on each drive after the
drive has been duplicated. You can get the Boot Manager installation tool (BMGRINST.BAT) from the
TOOLS\BMGR folder of your repository. You must run BMGRINST.BAT during a Windows PE session.
Installing images on the target computer after deployment
In a standard network installation (network-deployment with local installation) or an installation from
ImageUltra Distribution Media, the first boot cycle following the end of deployment starts the installation
process. The following sequence of events takes place during the installation process.
1. An installation menu is displayed on the screen of the target computer. The content and behavior of
this menu is controlled by the base map. The person performing the installation makes selections from
the menu. The installation program collects modules associated with the selected menu items until all
required modules are accumulated.
2. The accumulated operating-system modules and application modules are decompressed and copied to
the C partition.
3. The device-driver modules defined in the driver map are decompressed and copied to the appropriate
folder in the C partition.
4. Depending on the type of image you are installing, either a complete Windows setup or Sysprep
mini-setup operation begins. If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image, a full Windows setup
operation begins. If you are installing a Portable-Sysprep Image or a Hardware-Specific Image, a
Sysprep-controlled mini-setup operation begins.
Notes:
a. If you add user information to your base map, any prompts that you defined take place near the
beginning of setup. If you do not add user information to your base map, prompts for specific
user information occur in the normal progression of the setup process. Not taking advantage of
the user-information feature might necessitate that an installer be physically present at the target
computer longer.
b. If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image that uses an I386 base operating-system module, the
partitioning and formatting of the drive is controlled by the primary partitioning module and the
Sysprep module. The operating-system installation and basic user settings are controlled by the
UNATTEND.TXT module in Windows XP and UNATTEND.XML module in Windows Vista or Windows
7, and the ImageUltra Customizations module prepares the image for installing application modules.
5. Upon the successful completion of the operating-system setup, the setup process begins for each
application program that was deployed as a module. The installation order is determined by a
combination of the following:
• The hooks and slots defined in the Options tab of attributes associated with the module
• The Install Order tab of the base-map Settings window
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