Chapter 7. populating a base image, Using bootable cd/dvd media – Lenovo Secure Managed Client User Manual

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Chapter 7. Populating a base image

All new user images must be created from a base image. If the base image contains
a valid Sysprep image, deploying a new user is a straightforward process. If the
base image is blank allocated space, each new user will also receive blank space.
Although this is valid, it does not utilize the full power of the Secure Managed
Client solution.

This section discusses the main methods to deploy or install the base image onto
the storage array for future creation of new users.

Using bootable CD/DVD media

This method is used to boot the client to the ULOS, connect the client to the base
image on the storage array, and boot the media to install the desired image. The
bootable media can be a DVD containing an ImageX image or Ghost image, a set
of Recovery CDs, or an operating system installation CD. However, if network
access is required, use the SMCWinPE.iso CD provided in the LANDesk
installation package. The SMCWinPE.iso is a Windows PE CD that contains the
network drivers needed to connect to the network from a client device. This
Windows PE CD also contains a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables the
contents of the local drive on the local physical hard disk drive to be copied to the
base image.

Notes:

ImageX is a command-line tool that captures, modifies, and applies installation
images for deployment in a manufacturing or corporate environment. ImageX
does not do a sector-by-sector copy. This results in a much smaller image file
than other clone tools such as Ghost.

Ghost is an image tool that clones a hard disk drive using sector-by-sector
copying.

You can use any device that you would normally use to deploy an operating
system image. The image can be located on a set of DVDs, a network share, or the
local physical hard disk drive.

To deploy the desired image, complete the following steps:
1.

Create a new base image (see Chapter 6, “Secure Managed Client image
creation and tuning,” on page 23. Determine how much space this image will
require. The new image appears in the Pending folder. Do not activate this
image until you have confirmed this image is ready to create new users.

Insert the bootable media and boot the client to the ULOS. Do not enter any
credentials at this point.

From the Network view, expand the appropriate LANDesk core. Select Devices
-> All Devices

. Match up the name on the list to the serial number which is

usually found on the outside of the box.

Drag the device over to the new pending base image that was just created.

A Boot SMC Client dialog box appears. Make sure that Include CDROM in
boot order

is checked and click Boot.

The client ULOS disappears, connects to the blank base image on the storage
array, and begins booting to the media.