Before you can use Novell® ZENworks® Desktop Management imaging services, you must install the Imaging components. If you have already done a typical Desktop Management installation on the server, the server is ready to act as an imaging server.
If you want to deploy images based on specific workstations, you should also install the Automatic Workstation Import component to ease the management of these deployments.
If you have not installed the Automatic Workstation Import and Imaging components during installation of Desktop Management, use the following steps to install the needed components:
In addition to the specific hardware requirements for the server, the Imaging server must meet the following requirements:
A fixed IP address: When you connect to the Imaging server during a workstation imaging operation, you must do so using the fixed IP address or DNS name of the Imaging server.
Enough space to store workstation images: Unless you use compression (which is enabled by default) for your workstation images, they are nearly the same size as the data on the workstation hard disk, which could be hundreds of MB.
Although the System Account should already have Full Control rights to the folder that you will store image files in, you should ensure that this is the case if you are running the Imaging component on a Microsoft server.
If you want to store an image locally (on a CD, DVD, hard disk, or Jaz* drive) rather than on an Imaging server, see Using a CD or DVD for Disconnected Imaging Operations and Using a Hard Disk or Jaz Drive for Disconnected Imaging Operations.