Run the Image Preparation Wizard

The Image Preparation Wizard performs the following tasks:

  1. Checks if there is enough free disk space on the machine and verifies that the HPCA agent is installed. If there is not enough free disk space, the Image Preparation Wizard displays a message and terminates.
  2. Creates an object that contains information (including hardware and BIOS capabilities) about the reference machine.
  3. Restarts the reference machine into the service operating system (booted from the Image Prep CD you created). The Linux-based portion of the Image Preparation Wizard runs to collect the image and its associated files.
  4. Creates and copies the following files to <InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\upload on the HPCA server.

    ImageName.DD
    This file contains the image. Thin Client image files are the same size as the reference machine’s flash drive. Linux-based images can be deployed only to target machines with flash drives of equal size. The file contains an embedded file system that will be accessible when the image is installed.

    ImageName.EDM
    This file contains the object containing inventory information.

    Note: While these files are transferred, network speed will be less than optimal.

    A comprehensive log (machineID.log) is available in <InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\upload after the image is deployed.


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