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Installing images on the target computer after deployment
In a standard network installation (network-deployment with local installation) or
an installation from ImageUltra Distribution Media, the first boot cycle following the
end of deployment starts the installation process. The following sequence of events
takes place during the installation process.
1.
An installation menu is displayed on the screen of the target computer. The
content and behavior of this menu is controlled by the base map. The person
performing the installation makes selections from the menu. The installation
program collects modules associated with the selected menu items until all
required modules are accumulated.
2.
The accumulated operating-system modules and application modules are
decompressed and copied to the C partition.
3.
The device-driver modules defined in the driver map are decompressed and
copied to the appropriate folder in the C partition.
4.
Depending on the type of image you are installing, either a complete Windows
setup or Sysprep mini-setup operation begins. If you are installing an
Ultra-Portable Image, a full Windows setup operation begins. If you are
installing a Portable-Sysprep Image or a Hardware-Specific Image, a
Sysprep-controlled mini-setup operation begins.
Notes:
a.
If you add user information to your base map, any prompts that you
defined take place near the beginning of setup. If you do not add user
information to your base map, prompts for specific user information occur
in the normal progression of the setup process. Not taking advantage of the
user-information feature might necessitate that an installer be physically
present at the target computer longer.
b.
If you are installing an Ultra-Portable Image that uses an I386 base
operating-system module, the partitioning and formatting of the drive is
controlled by the primary partitioning module and the Sysprep module. The
operating-system installation and basic user settings are controlled by the
UNATTEND.TXT module in Windows XP and UNATTEND.XML module in
Windows Vista or Windows 7, and the ImageUltra Customizations module
prepares the image for installing application modules.
5.
Upon the successful completion of the operating-system setup, the setup
process begins for each application program that was deployed as a module.
The installation order is determined by a combination of the following:
v
The hooks and slots defined in the Options tab of attributes associated with
the module
v
The Install Order tab of the base-map Settings window
Note:
For more information about the Install Hook and Install Slot module
attributes and the base-map Settings window, see Chapter 9, “Specifying
the module-installation order,” on page 169 or the ImageUltra Builder
help system.
6.
When all applications have been installed, the installation process is complete.
If you specified in the base map that the service partition is to be deleted or
resized, the operation will take place at this time.
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