1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Select the top line of the opened image file.

   This is the line that displays the path to the .zmg file.

4. Click File > Properties.

   You can also right-click the top line, then select Properties.

5. (Optional) Fill in the fields:

   Description: Specify useful information, such as its purpose or its important content.

   Author: Specify the author of this version of the image.

   Comments: Specify any information that is helpful.

6. Save the image file to save your properties changes.

7. To close the properties dialog box, click OK.

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Select a partition, directory, or file in the image.

   For other information on a partition’s properties, see Changing a Partition’s Size.

4. Click File > Properties.

   You can also right-click the item, then select Properties.

5. To close the properties dialog box, click OK.

To modify the partition’s size:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Select a partition.

4. Click File > Properties.

   You can also right-click the partition, then select Properties.

5. In the Original Size field, specify the new partition size.

6. Click OK to save the change.

   This only saves the partition size change. You must save the image file for it to be in effect the next time the image is applied.

To split an image:

1. Click Tools > Split Image.

2. Fill in the fields:

   Image File to Split: Enter or browse to an existing base image file to split.

   Directory to Store Split Images: Specify the location and filename under which to save the split-image files, or click the browse button next to this field to locate and select it.

   The split-image files are named automatically. For example, if you enter image.zmg in the Image File to Split field, the first split-image file is named image_base.zmg, the second file is named image_a1.zmg, the third file is named image_a2.zmg, and so forth. The image_base.zmg file contains files that allow the device to boot to the operating system. The add-on images (image_a1.zmg, image_a2.zmg, etc.) contain additional files.

   Maximum Split File Size _ MB: Specify the maximum size of each split-image file. Depending on the size of the original image and the number you enter in this field, ZENworks creates as many files as necessary to split the entire image into separate split-image files.

3. To split the image file into as many files as necessary, using the settings you specified, click Split.

For information on file sets, see Section A.0, File Sets and Image Numbers.

To configure a file set:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Select the directories and files in the image that you want excluded from the image.

   Ways that you can select content:

   • Click a single file in the right pane.

   • Use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple files in the right pane.

   • Individually select partitions and directories in the left pane. Any partition or directory that you select includes everything under it.

   • Select a partition or directory in the left pane, then click Edit > Select All to select all files listed in the right pane. Subdirectories are not included.

4. Do one of the following to exclude the selected files and directories from the image:

   • Click Edit > File Sets, then select one of the options from Exclude from Set 1 through Exclude from Set 10.

     You can also right-click your selection to access the File Sets menu options.

   • Click Edit > File Sets > Edit to open the File Sets dialog box, do the following as applicable, then click OK to exit the dialog box:

     • Exclude Specific Items: To exclude the selected directories and files from specific file set numbers, click the check box for each set number.

       This causes all selected directories and files to be excluded from the image for any Image bundle assigned to the specified file set numbers.

     • Exclude All Items: To exclude the selected directories and files from all file sets of this image, click Exclude All.

       This causes all selected directories and files to be excluded from the image for any Image bundle assigned to any file set number.

     • Include All Items: To clear all of the check boxes, click Exclude None.

       This allows all selected directories and files to be included in the image.

     You can also right-click your selection to access the File Sets menu options.

To extract a file or directory from the open image and copy it to a directory:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Click File > Save.

   If any changes have been made, this must be done before you can extract the information.

4. Click File > Extract > As Files.

5. Browse to and select a directory for the files, then click OK.

To extract a file or directory from the open image as an add-on image:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Click File > Save.

   If any changes have been made, this must be done before you can extract the information.

4. Click File > Extract > As Add-on Image.

5. Specify the name and location of the new add-on image, then click OK.

1. Click File > New.

2. To add a partition, click the root of the image, click Image, then click Create Partition.

   You cannot add a partition to an existing image.

3. Do any of the following to add content:

   • Browse to the directories and files you want the add-on image to contain, then drag or copy the directories and files into the right pane from your file browser.

   • Click Image > Add Files and select the files to be added.

   • Click Image > Add Directory and select the directories to be added.

   • Click the Add Directory icon and select the directories to be added.

   • Click the Add File icon and select the files to be added.

4. Click File > Save As, then specify the filename of the add-on image, including the .zmg filename extension.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory for saving the file.

   If you have a subdirectory structure under images, browse for where to save the new image file.

To add directories and files to the open image:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Do any of the following to add content:

   • Browse to the directories and files you want the add-on image to contain, then drag or copy the directories and files into the right pane from your file browser.

   • Click Image > Add Files and select the files to be added.

   • Click Image > Add Directory and select the directories to be added.

   • Click the Add Directory icon and select the directories to be added.

   • Click the Add File icon and select the files to be added.

4. Browse to and select the files or directory, then click Add or OK.

   You can select multiple files using the Shift and Ctrl keys.

5. Repeat these steps as necessary.

To create a directory in the open image:

1. Click File > Open.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory to access the image file.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Browse to the partition or directory in the left pane where you want to create the directory, then click Image > Create Directory.

   You can also click the New Directory icon.

4. Specify the name of the directory, then click OK.

(Windows only) To add specific Windows registry settings that are to be applied after the open image is laid down:

1. Click File > Open.

   The default image location (...\content-repo\images) should open.

2. Browse for and select the image file.

   Large image files might take a few moments to open.

3. Select a partition.

4. Click Image > Add Registry File.

5. Select the registry (.reg) file that contains the settings, then click Add.

   The registry file is added to a fixed, known area of the partition and is applied by the ZENworks Imaging Windows Agent (ziswin) when the device reboots after receiving the image.

1. Click File > New.

2. Configure the new image file using the instructions in Selecting New Image File Options, then return to Step 3.

3. To save the new image file, click Save As.

   For Windows, the default image location should open (...\content-repo\images).

   For Linux, the file browser opens to the .../content-repo directory; you need to click the /images directory for saving the file.

   If you have a subdirectory structure under images, browse for where to save the new image file.

4. Specify an image filename, including the .zmg filename extension, then click Save.