Use the Partition mode to activate (make bootable), add, or delete a partition on the workstation.
You can activate, add, or delete a partition using either ZENworks Imaging Engine menu or the bash prompt.
The Partition mode can be used in two ways:
Enter img to display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu, then click .
Click
, then click an option.Active: Select a partition that you want to activate (make bootable), then click
.Add: Opens the Create New Partition window. Click a partition type, partition size, and cluster size, then click
.Delete: Select a partition, then click
.For more information, see the table in Section 64.6.2, Using the Bash Prompt.
To use the Partition mode from the bash prompt:
From the bash prompt, enter:
img poperation
where operation is one of the following:
Operation |
Description |
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pcpNumber type [size] [cluster=clusterSize] |
Create a new partition, where:
The new partition is recognizable by other operating systems, but must be formatted or have a base image restored to it before you can store files in it. |
pdpNumber |
Delete the partition from slot number pNumber. Use img dump to get the slot number. |
papNumber |
Activate (make bootable) the partition in slot number pNumber. Use img dump to get the slot number. |
The following are examples:
Example |
Explanation |
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img pc1 fat16 |
Creates a FAT16 partition in slot 1 using all of the available unpartitioned space on the drive. |
img pc5 fat32 5671 |
Creates a FAT32 partition in slot 5 using 5,671 MB on the drive. |
img pd3 |
Deletes the partition from slot 3. |
img pa5 |
Activates (makes bootable) the partition in slot 5. (This assumes that a partition exists in that slot.) |
img pc2 extended 2500 img pc2 NTFS 2000 cluster=1 img pc2 fat16 500 |
Creates an extended partition with a 2000 MB NTFS logical drive and a 500 MB FAT16 logical drive. |
img pc1 NTFS 40% img pc2 NTFS 60% |
Creates an extended partition using 40% of the available NTFS logical drive space and another partition using 60% (the remaining). This can be useful with scripted imaging. |