As new workstations are purchased and before deploying them, you can install a standard software platform and enable the workstation for future unattended reimaging.
Create a model workstation of each type that you’ll deploy.
Create an image of each model workstation on a ZENworks Imaging server. For more information, see Section 60.1, Manually Taking an Image of a Workstation.
These images should include the Desktop Management Agent, which includes the ZENworks Imaging Windows Agent. ZENworks Desktop Management lets ZENworks work with or without an installation of the Novell Client™ on the workstation. For more information, see Installing and Configuring the Desktop Management Agent
in the Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
If you are using Preboot Services, install Desktop Management Preboot Services (PXE Support) on your ZENworks Imaging server. For more information, see Section 55.1, Using Preboot Services (PXE).
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If you are using a bootable CD or DVD, or a hard-disk partition, create a boot CD or DVD that points to the ZENworks Imaging server where the model images are stored. For more information, see Preparing an Imaging Boot Method.
Create a policy for unregistered workstations that specifies which image to put on a new machine, depending on its hardware. For more information, see Section 58.1, Defining an Imaging Policy for Unregistered Workstations (Server Policy).
As each new workstation comes in, do the following:
If you are using Preboot Services, check to see if the workstation is PXE capable. Enable PXE if it isn’t enabled by default. For more information, see Section 55.1, Using Preboot Services (PXE).
Physically connect the workstation to the network.
If you are using Preboot Services, boot the workstation from the ZENworks Imaging server.
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If you are not using Preboot Services, boot the workstation with the imaging boot CDs or DVDs and consider installing the ZENworks partition to enable auto-imaging without needing to supply the CD or DVD. For more information, see Step 5 of Section 57.2, Enabling a Windows Workstation for Auto-Imaging Operations. After you have installed the partition, reboot the workstation from the ZENworks partition.
Let the workstation be auto-imaged by the policy.
After deploying the machine, register it as a Workstation object in Novell eDirectory™. For more information, see Section III, Automatic Workstation Import and Removal.