You can capture the WES 7 OS images using Legacy and Imagex capture options. This section explains how to prepare and capture a WES 7 thin client operating system image.
Task 1: Prepare the WES 7 Reference Machine
To prepare a WES 7 thin client for image capture, you will need the following:
If you select the Legacy method, the boot order must be set to CD before you start the capture process.
Before you can capture a WES 7 image, you must do the following:
Unattend.xml
file.Sysprep_Unattend.xml
file located at C:\Windows\System32\sysprep
as per your requirements.unattend-capture.xml
file located at <InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\capture-conf\wes7\x86
as per your requirements. Use the unattend-capture.xml
file while publishing the OS image.Task 2: Run the Image Preparation Wizard
The Image Preparation Wizard performs the following tasks:
Note: By default, the ZSTOP expression in CSDB Editor under PRIMARY.OS.PACKAGE.Local Service Boot WinPE x86 SOS has the following value:
WORDPOS(EDMGETV(ZCONFIG,PRODTYPE),'EmbeddedNT')<>0 & INDEX(EDMGETV(ZCONFIG,HALPVER),'6.1')<>1
This expression facilitates ImageX based deployments and enables the WinPE SOS files to be downloaded to WES 7 clients. For Legacy deployments for WES7, the WinPE SOS files are not be used for the deployment. To download only the required Linux SOS files for Legacy deployments, manually set the ZSTOP expression to the following value:
WORDPOS(EDMGETV(ZCONFIG,PRODTYPE),'EmbeddedNT')<>0
\Data\OSManagerServer\upload.
For Legacy capture
ImageName.IMG
: This file contains the image. WES 7 images can be deployed to target machines with flash drives of equal size.ImageName.MBR
: This file contains the Master Boot Record information. ImageName.EDM
: This file contains the object containing inventory information. ImageName.PAR
: This file contains the object containing disk partition information.For ImageX capture
ImageName.WIM
: This file contains the image. WES 7 images can be deployed to target machines with flash drives of equal size.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.