Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 - Manual (Page 156)

18. Your UNATTEND.TXT add-on operating-system module is ready to be built.
Continue with “Building a new module” on page 167.
Required third-party tools
If you intend to create either Portable-Sysprep Images or Hardware-Specific
Images, you will need to use the Windows Sysprep tool and do the following:
v Understand the requirements for running the Sysprep tool
v Familiarize yourself with the several languages that the Sysprep tool supports
v Understand which versions of the Sysprep tool are compatible with the
operating systems you will use for your images
v Familiarize yourself with at least one of the supported third-party image-cloning
tools: Symantec Norton Ghost or PowerQuest DeployCenter
For more information about using the Sysprep tool, go to the Microsoft Windows
Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/ms.htm and search on the term Sysprep.
For more information about Symantec Norton Ghost, go to the Symantec Web site
at http://www.symantec.com/ search on the term Ghost.
For more information about PowerQuest DeployCenter, go to the PowerQuest Web
site at http://www.powerquest.com/ and search on the term DeployCenter.
Limitations of Symantec Norton Ghost
When Ghost is used in conjunction with the ImageUltra Builder program, certain
limitations must be considered.
Cloned drives and partitions: Symantec Norton Ghost can clone partitions and
drives. Because the ImageUltra Builder program uses a service partition to store
the Smart Image for certain types of installations, Symantec Norton Ghost might
encounter problems when attempting to set the size for multiple partitions or
when installing a cloned drive. When defining partition sizes as a percentage,
Ghost always uses the full hard-disk capacity and does not take the presence of a
service partition into account. As a result, Ghost might delete the service partition
on the target computer. Defining absolute sizes can be equally problematic because
drive sizes vary on target computers.
When using a cloned drive, two problems can occur:
v If a service partition exists on a source computer, Ghost includes this service
partition as part of the image and will overwrite the service partition on the
target computer. This results in a mismatch between the contents on the active
partition of the target computer and the service partition of the target computer.
v If a service partition does not exist on the source computer, Ghost will assume
that it can use the entire hard disk for the image, and will delete the service
partition on the target computer.
Because it is so difficult to manage multiple partitions and cloned drives created
by Ghost when a service partition is present, support is provided for the following
implementations only:
v Restoring single-partition images produced by Ghost
v Restoring a single-partition, cloned-drive image as a single partition, not as a
cloned drive.
The Silent Install command in the Source tab of the Operating System window
must be a batch file name, such as GHOST.BAT
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