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Note: For more information about the Install Hook and Install Slot module attributes and the base-map
Settings window, see Chapter 9 “Specifying the module-installation order” on page 149 or the
ImageUltra Builder help system.
6. When all applications have been installed, the installation process is complete. If you specified in the
base map that the service partition is to be deleted or resized, the operation will take place at this time.
Performing a direct-network installation
A direct-network installation combines deployment and installation into one seamless operation. Like
a standard-network deployment, a direct-network installation uses either a Network Distribution CD or a
Network Distribution Disc (CD or DVD) to begin the operation and select the desired base map and driver
map. However, the similarities stop there:
1. As soon as the base map and driver map are selected, the person controlling the installation is
immediately presented the installation menus and defines the image to be installed. This allows all
operator intervention to be performed up front before any modules are copied.
2. After the menu selections have been made to define the image, a temporary network-staging folder
is created on the network. Only those modules required to control the installation are unpacked to
this folder.
3. All remaining modules that make up the defined image content are unpacked directly to the target
computer C partition. Optionally, if console-side recovery is desired, and the base-map settings are set
correctly, the complete Smart Image (or only those files required to recreate the image being installed)
can be copied to the service partition.
4. Depending on the type of image being installed, either a complete Windows setup or a Sysprep
mini-setup operation begins.
Note: 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. 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 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
Note: For more information about the Install Hook and Install Slot module attributes and the base-map
Settings window, see Chapter 9 “Specifying the module-installation order” on page 149 or the
ImageUltra Builder help system.
6. When all applications have been installed, the installation process is complete. If you specified in the
base map that the service partition is to be resized or deleted, the operation will take place at this time.
Advanced functions
There are two optional, advanced functions that you can use to enhance the image process: filters and
utilities.
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