Portability of a hardware-specific image, Summary of image types – Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual
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Portability of a Hardware-Specific Image
A Hardware-Specific Image is for use on identical computers. Hardware variations
are limited to plug-in devices and peripherals for which device drivers were
provided on the source computer. No variation in software content can be handled
by the deployment process. If additional device drivers or application programs
are required by the target computer, they must be installed manually or through
some other software-deployment mechanism.
Summary of image types
The following table summarizes the characteristics associated with an
Ultra-Portable Image:
Note:
Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not have an Ultra-Portable Image. Only
Windows XP has Ultra-Portable Images.
Table 1. Characteristics of an Ultra-Portable Image
Description
Advantages
Disadvantages
v
Completely modular
architecture
v
Unpacked at the target
computer before Windows
setup is run
v
Uses a full Windows
unattended setup, which
uses Plug-n-Play hardware
detection
v
User information can be
predefined
v
When using imported
ImageUltra-developed
modules, you have
maximum portability
across the Lenovo branded
product line of personal
computers
v
When using modules you
develop through the
ImageUltra Builder
program, you have
maximum portability
across Lenovo branded
and non-Lenovo branded
hardware platforms
v
Extremely reliable
v
Application programs and
device drivers are added
independent of the base
operating-system module.
Therefore, a common base
operating-system module
can be used with various
combinations of driver
modules and application
modules to produce many
variations of an image.
v
Longer life-cycle of the
image
v
No hardware
dependencies
v
Easy to maintain
v
Initial setup at the target
computer can take 50
minutes to install the
Windows operating
system, plus the time it
takes to install all
applications.
The following table summarizes the characteristics associated with a
Portable-Sysprep Image:
Chapter 1. ImageUltra Builder capabilities
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