Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - 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 . . . . . . . . ix
Features added to version 3.1 . . . . . . . .
x
Features added to version 4.0 . . . . . . . . x
Features added to version 5.0 . . . . . . . . xi
Features added to version 5.01 . . . . . . . xi
Back up and Restore Application
. . . . . . xi
Chapter 1. ImageUltra Builder
capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Understanding images . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Definition of a Smart Image. . . . . . . . . . . 1
Staging areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Types of images supported by a Smart Image . . 3
The use and importance of Sysprep . . . . . . . 3
Which image types are best for you? . . . . . . . 3
Ultra-Portable Image . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Portable-Sysprep Image . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware-Specific Image . . . . . . . . . 7
Summary of image types . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. An overview of the image
process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
The five basic steps to develop an image . . . . 13
Importing pre-existing maps and modules . . . . 13
Importing maps and modules from a service
partition or HPA . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Importing maps and modules from
repositories, folders, and CDs . . . . . . .
14
Building a module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Building a driver module, application module,
or add-on operating-system module . . . .
15
Creating a base operating-system module . . 16
Creating a partitioning module. . . . . . . 18
Creating or modifying base maps and driver
maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Base maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defining the deployment and installation
method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defining service-partition behavior . . . . . 22
Enabling the network-sync function . . . . 23
Defining users and administrators . . . . . 23
Defining user information . . . . . . . . . 23
Deploying Smart Images to target computers . . 24
Installing images on the target computer after
deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Performing a direct-network installation . . . . . 27
Advanced functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3. Staging-area behavior
and logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Staging areas details . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The service partition. . . . . . . . . . . 29
The network-staging folder . . . . . . . . 30
Deployment and installation overview. . . . . . 31
Standard network-deployment process with
local installation . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
CD, DVD, USB key, or USB hard disk drive
distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Direct-network installation . . . . . . . . 33
ImageUltra Builder relationships with the Hidden
Protected Area (HPA) . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
What is a Hidden Protected Area? . . . . . 33
Recovery impacts . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ImageUltra Builder relationships with the
Rescue and Recovery product
. . . . . . 34
Security dependencies . . . . . . . . . 36
Staging-area logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4. Installing the ImageUltra
Builder program. . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ImageUltra Builder server computers . . . . 41
ImageUltra Builder console computers . . . 41
ImageUltra Builder target computers . . . . 42
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . . 42
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the ImageUltra Builder 5.0 program. . . 43
Installing an ImageUltra Builder console . . . 44
Installing an ImageUltra Builder server . . . 44
Accessing the ImageUltra Builder server . . . 45
Installing an ImageUltra Builder console and
server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Changing the default administration
password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Upgrading from a previous version of ImageUltra
Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
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