Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 56)

Staging-area logic
Because various conditions might exist on different target computers, the
ImageUltra Builder program uses built-in logic to ensure that a common Smart
Image can be used across a wide range of computers. Varying conditions include:
v Support or the lack of support for an HPA in the BIOS
v The presence or absence of an HPA
v The presence or absence of a service partition
The following table shows how the deployment behavior changes on a Lenovo
branded computer based on conditions that exist before the image is deployed.
Notes:
1. The use of driver maps and the use of device driver modules from either the
service partition or HPA is limited to Portable-Sysprep Images and
Ultra-Portable Images.
2. You also can use the following table to determine the behavior for a
direct-network install that specifies the use of a service partition for
console-side recovery purposes.
Table 4. Staging-area behavior - Lenovo branded computers
Conditions on a Lenovo branded target computer prior to deployment
Maps deployed
Service partition
present Description
Result from
deployment
Base map and driver map
Service partition - Front Yes - Front
v Create new service
partition at the
front of the hard
disk drive.
v Move the
necessary modules
from the existing
service partition to
the new partition.
v Delete the old
service partition.
v Deploy the image.
v Delete all
unnecessary
modules and files
from the service
partition. Preserve
any Rapid Restore
files or Rescue and
Recovery files that
might exist.
v Resize the service
partition, if required.
v Deploy the Smart
Image as defined by
the base and driver
maps to the service
partition.
Service partition - Front Yes - Back
Service partition - Back Yes - Front
Service partition - Back Yes - Back
Base map and driver map (Front or back) No N/A
v Create the service
partition in the front
or at the back,
depending on the
base map.
v Deploy the Smart
Image as defined in
the base and driver
maps to the service
partition.
Base map only
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