Lenovo ThinkVantage ImageUltra Builder Version 5.0 User Manual

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keywords, which are used in conjunction with deployment media ( ImageUltra
Builder 5.0 Deployment CDs
) to minimize the number of maps that can be chosen
during the deployment phase. If keywords are assigned to the deployment
media, only those maps that have matching keywords can be selected during the
deployment phase.
The System menu keyword: Use this field to assign a keyword to a hidden
system menu. If this keyword is typed anytime while the installation menus are
visible, a hidden system menu is displayed. The content of the hidden system
menu is defined as part of the base map. For example, you might want a set of
utilities available during the deployment process. By typing the keyword, you
could access the utilities as part of a hidden system menu anytime during
deployment. See Chapter 6, “Map construction overview,” on page 77 for details
about creating a hidden system menu.

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From the User Information tab, you can define either end-user settings to be
used during the installation or prompts for end-user settings that appear during
the installation.

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From the Before/After Menu Options tab, you can:
– Specify one or more utilities to run at the target computer before the

installation-menu system is displayed

– Specify one or more utilities to run at the target computer immediately after

making the final selection from the last installation menu.

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From the Image Cleanup tab, you can specify which action to take on the Smart
Image after the installation is complete:
Delete none keeps the entire Smart Image intact in the service partition of the

target computer.

Delete unused deletes all unused modules from the Smart Image, keeps only

those modules required to recreate the installed image in the service partition,
and resizes the service partition to accommodate those modules.

Delete all deletes the entire Smart Image and deletes the service partition if

the service partition was used as the staging area.

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From the Network tab, you can specify whether or not to perform a
network-sync operation and select the type of deployment/installation method
to use
To enable the network-sync function, place a check mark in the Use Network
Sync

check box. When enabled, the network-sync function looks for the latest

version of this map during deployment and during installation.
To select the type of deployment/installation, use one of the three following
radio buttons provided in the Direct-network install area:
Yes: You select this radio button if you want to perform a direct-network

installation, where deployment and installation are done over the network.

No: You select this radio button if you want to perform a standard network

deployment with local installation, or if you want to use CDs for deployment
and installation.

Prompt the user when the image is deployed: You select this radio button if

you want the person at the target computer to determine which type of
deployment/installation to perform.

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From the Menu Appearance tab, you can control the display of menu items
within the map viewer window. These settings, which only apply to base maps,
can be defined at both the map level (global) and the menu-item (local) level.
Global values are set within the Map Appearance tab of the Map Settings dialog.
Local overrides are defined within the Menu Appearance and Background Image
tabs of the Menu Item Properties window.

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