Performing Manual Imaging Operations

If you encounter a situation where the auto-imaging behavior that you have defined in NDS policies and settings won't accomplish the result you need, you can perform a manual (command line) imaging operation as follows:

  1. Boot the computer from a ZfD imaging device or method and type manual at the boot prompt. Insert the second and third diskettes if you are prompted for them.

  2. At the Linux prompt, use the img command to perform the specific imaging operation you want. For more information, see the table below.

    For information on See

    All the various img command and menu options you can use

    Imaging Engine (img: Command Line and Menu) in Imaging Utilities and Options in Workstation Imaging in Administration

    Performing a disconnected (entirely local) imaging operation

    Setting Up Disconnected Imaging Operations

    Taking an image of a computer and storing it on a ZfD imaging server

    Manually Taking an Image of a Workstation in Testing Basic Imaging Operations in Workstation Imaging in Getting Started

    Retrieving an image from a ZfD imaging server and laying it down on a computer

    Manually Putting an Image on a Workstation in Testing Basic Imaging Operations in Workstation Imaging in Getting Started

    Taking an image of one computer and multicasting it to several other computers

    Multicasting Images in Workstation Imaging in Administration