3.10 Assigning Preboot Bundles

IMPORTANT:If you are assigning a Preboot bundle that has been created on a management device inside the firewall to a device outside the firewall, port 8089 must be open both ways (PUBLIC -> PRIVATE, and PUBLIC <- PRIVATE).

You can assign a bundle from the Devices or Bundles tabs, assign devices to bundle groups, and assign bundles to non-registered devices:

3.10.1 Using the Devices Tab to Assign Bundles

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, in the left panel, click Devices.

  2. In the Devices panel, click Servers or Workstations, select the check boxes of one or more servers or workstations, click Action, then select Assign Bundle.

    This starts the Assign Bundle Wizard.

  3. In the Select Objects dialog box, select the bundle to be assigned, then click OK to display the Bundles to be Assigned page.

  4. Click Add as necessary to include the desired bundles.

  5. In the Shortcut Location section, make sure all check boxes are deselected.

    Preboot bundles do not use shortcut locations.

  6. Click Next to display the Summary page.

  7. Review the configuration, then click one of the following:

    Back: Allows you to make changes after reviewing the summary.

    Finish: Click to make the assignments.

  8. If you’ve assigned a ZENworks Image bundle to the device, do the following:

    1. Select the check box next to the device to which you assigned the ZENworks Image bundle.

    2. Click Action > Apply Assigned Imaging Bundle.

When devices assigned to this Preboot bundle boot, they are imaged from the image contained in the bundle.

3.10.2 Assigning Bundle Group to Devices

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, in the left panel, click Devices.

  2. In the Devices panel, click Servers or Workstations, select the check boxes of one or more servers or workstations, click Action, then select Assign Bundle.

    This starts the Assign Bundle Wizard.

  3. In the Select Objects dialog box, select the bundle group to be assigned, then click OK to display the Bundles to be Assigned page.

  4. Click Add as necessary to include the desired bundles.

  5. In the Shortcut Location section, make sure all check boxes are deselected.

    Preboot bundles do not use shortcut locations.

  6. Click Next and skip the Schedules and flags and Bundle Conflict Resolution steps as it is not applicable to Preboot bundle.

  7. Click Next to display the Summary page.

  8. Review the configuration, then click one of the following:

    Back: Allows you to make changes after reviewing the summary.

    Finish: Click to make the assignments.

  9. If you’ve assigned a ZENworks Image bundle to the device, do the following:

    1. Select the check box next to the device to which you assigned the ZENworks Image bundle.

    2. Click Action > Apply Assigned Imaging Bundle.

A bundle group can include more than one bundle type and bundle category, such as Windows, Linux and Preboot bundle. If this bundle group includes multiple preboot bundle, then when this bundle group is assigned to devices, only the first preboot bundle will be executed on devices, when devices boot.

Order of the members can be modified by using the Move Up or Move Down options in the Bundle Group summary page.

3.10.3 Using the Bundles Tab to Assign Bundles

To assign a bundle to devices or bundle groups:

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Bundles in the left pane to display the Bundles panel.

  2. In the Name column, click the bundle to be assigned to open its properties.

  3. Click the Relationships tab.

  4. To assign the bundle to devices, in the Device Assignments panel, click Add, then do the following:

    1. In the Select Objects dialog box, select the devices to be assigned, then click OK to display the Devices to be Assigned page:

    2. Click Add as necessary to include the desired devices.

    3. In the Shortcut Location section, make sure all check boxes are deselected.

      Preboot bundles do not use shortcut locations.

    4. Click Next to display the Summary page.

    5. Click Finish to complete the assignment.

    6. Repeat these steps until all of the desired devices have been assigned to the bundle.

  5. To assign the bundle to bundle groups, in the Bundle Groups panel, click Add, in the Select Groups dialog box, browse for and select the groups, then click OK.

    The Bundle Groups the Preboot bundle is assigned to are listed in this panel. Repeat clicking Add until the Preboot bundle has been assigned to all of the desired Bundle Groups.

When devices assigned to this Bundle Group boot, they are imaged from the image contained in the Preboot bundle that is assigned to the group.

3.10.4 Assigning Bundles to Non-Registered Devices

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration in the left pane to display the Configuration tab, if it’s not expanded, click Management Zone Settings.

  2. Click Device Management to expand its listing, then select Preboot Services.

  3. If necessary, expand the Device Imaging Work Assignment section, then click Add in the Hardware Rules section to open the Rules Construction dialog box.

  4. In the Bundle to Apply field, browse for and select the desired Preboot bundle.

  5. Fill in remaining the fields to configure the type of device that you want to image in the multicast session.

    For more information on the Rule Construction dialog box, see Rule Construction.

  6. Click Apply at the bottom of the Preboot Services section to save the non-registered device settings.

    When devices fulfilling the requirements that you defined in these steps boot, they are imaged from the image contained in the selected Preboot bundle.

  7. To enable the multicast session, continue with Enabling or Disabling a Multicast Image Set Bundle.