Publishing Operating System Images

Operating system images created using the Image Preparation wizard are stored on the HPCA server in the following directory:

<InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\upload

You can use the Publisher to publish operating system image files for distribution to managed devices. The specific files that you will need depends on the deployment method that you intend to use (see Publishing Operating System Images).

If you captured an OS image from a reference machine, you will need the files that resulted from that capture process. For more information, see Preparing and Capturing OS Images.

Caution: Do not publish factory OS images for thin client devices. All thin client images must be captured before they are deployed to target devices.

See Preparing and Capturing Thin Client OS Images for additional information.

Note: If you will be publishing .WIM images, see Prerequisites for Publishing .WIM images before you begin the publishing process.

Files Needed to Publish OS Images
Deployment Method Files Required Refer To
Directly from a DVD

DVD WIM file

HPCA unattend-dvd.xml

Pre-requisites for Publishing Directly from a DVD
Microsoft ImageX

ImageName.WIM

ImageName.EDM

HPCA unattend-capture.xml

Prerequisites for Publishing .WIM images
Windows Setup

ImageName.WIM

ImageName.EDM

HPCA unattend-capture.xml

Prerequisites for Publishing .WIM images
Legacy

ImageName.IMG

ImageName.MBR

ImageName.EDM

ImageName.PAR

Windows CE:

ImageName.IBR

ImageName.EDM

For Linux:

ImageName.DD

ImageName.EDM

Publish OS Images

Note: The names of the unattend files shown in the table, Files Needed to Publish OS Images, see the files provided in the Image Capture ISO. You can change the name of this file as you see fit.

For information about customizing the unattend file, see Customizing the Windows Answer File.

 


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