Environment
Novell
ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7
SP1
Novell
ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7 SP1 PreBoot
Services (PXE)
Situation
What is the
purpose and function of the ZENworks Imaging files that end with
.DNX?
Resolution
DNX files are
downloaded from the TFTP server by the Dinic client and
then executed. Each of the three DNX files have a very
specific function.
BOOT.DNX
This file is used to download and execute a bootable diskette
image. The
image must be digitally signed by Preworx. It is possible for a
customer
to create their own digitally signed bootable diskette images if
they
purchase the Preworx Preboot Services Toolkit. The calling
convention
is:
Boot.dnx myFile.bin
MENU.DNX
This file is used to download a menu template and then displays
the
associated menu. Menu templates can be created with the provided
menu
editor application. The calling convention is:
Menu.dnx myMenu.bin
LOADLIN.DNX
This file is used to start up the Linux imaging environment. It can be
used to boot most small Linux distributions from a TFTP site. It works
by downloading a command file from the TFTP server. This command file
provides the basic parameters and the locations of the required Linux
files. The exact format of the command files can be found in the TFTP
This file is used to start up the Linux imaging environment. It can be
used to boot most small Linux distributions from a TFTP site. It works
by downloading a command file from the TFTP server. This command file
provides the basic parameters and the locations of the required Linux
files. The exact format of the command files can be found in the TFTP
data
directory in the cmds folder. The calling convention
is:
LoadLin.dnx
cmds\myCommandFile.cmd