You can capture from either a single or dual-partition OS setup. In case of a dual-partition OS setup, the System Reserved partition will contain the boot manager and HPCA Service OS (SOS) files. The OS partition will contain the boot loader and the OS itself.
Complete the following steps to prepare the reference machine. Note that the following procedure uses Windows 8 as an example.
To create a dual-partition installation, follow these steps:
Note: Installing the HPCA agent on the reference machine is not recommended. When the OS is deployed, the HPCA agent will be installed (or upgraded, if it is already installed).
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file).Caution: To successfully capture an image using the Windows Setup deployment method, you must have sufficient free disk space in the OS partition on the reference machine. For example, to capture a 7 GB image, you will need 50-60 GByte of free disk space.