Staging area details, Staging, Area – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual
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Staging
area
details
The
new
operating
system
module
type
for
Microsoft
Vista
is
the
Vista
base
operating-system
module.
The
I386
base
operating-system
module
is
the
module
type
for
Windows
XP.
A
staging
area
is
a
workspace
used
during
deployment
and
installation.
It
is
where
certain
modules
defined
by
a
map
are
unpacked,
where
ImageUltra
Builder
installation
files
are
stored,
and
where
installation
logs
are
created.
The
ImageUltra
Builder
program
can
use
two
types
of
staging
areas:
v
Service
partition:
The
service
partition
is
a
hidden
primary
partition
that
is
protected
against
normal,
end-user
read
and
write
operations.
This
partition
is
a
standard
Lenovo
factory-installed
feature
on
many
Lenovo
ThinkPad,
NetVista,
and
ThinkCentre
computers.
As
shipped
from
the
factory,
the
service
partition
provides
built-in
recovery
and
diagnostic
capabilities.
When
a
pre-existing
service
partition
is
used
in
conjunction
with
the
ImageUltra
Builder
program,
the
deployment
phase
deletes
the
factory-installed
recovery
modules
except
Driver
Modules
and
replaces
them
with
appropriate
modules
and
maps
for
the
image
being
deployed.
If
a
service
partition
does
not
already
exist,
the
ImageUltra
Builder
program
creates
one,
if
needed,
as
part
of
the
deployment
process.
After
the
deployment
is
complete,
the
person
controlling
the
installation
process
(end
user
or
IT
professional)
can
initiate
the
installation
process
from
the
service
partition
immediately
after
deployment
or
at
any
point
in
the
future
without
any
dependencies
on
a
network
connection.
Service
partition
locations
ImageUltra
Builder
4.0
supports
two
locations
for
the
Service
Partition:
–
Back
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
–
Front
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
The
Service
Partition
at
the
back
of
the
hard
disk
drive
is
a
FAT32
partition
with
the
volume
label
SERVICEV001.
This
partition
works
with
the
Windows
XP
version
of
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery.
The
Service
Partition
at
the
front
of
the
hard
disk
drive
is
an
NTFS
partition.
The
volume
label
is
SERVICEV002
and
it
works
with
the
Windows
Vista
version
of
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery.
The
service
partition
at
the
front
of
the
hard
disk
drive
(volume
label
SERVICEV002)
is
a
hidden
partition
on
the
hard
disk
that
typically
contains
operating-system
modules,
application
modules,
device-driver
modules
and
a
set
of
recovery
tools.
It
also
provides
its
own
operating
environment,
which
has
no
dependency
on
the
Windows
operating
system
being
functional
or
present
on
any
active
partition.
Because
the
service
partition
is
protected
from
common
read
and
write
operations,
as
well
as
most
viruses,
it
is
a
practical
place
to
store
recovery,
backup,
and
installation
files
and
tools.
Implications
of
the
service
partition
location
If
the
base
map
uses
the
service
partition
in
the
back:
–
Rescue
and
Recovery
for
Windows
XP
will
use
the
service
partition.
–
Rescue
and
Recovery
for
Windows
Vista
will
use
the
virtual
partition.
Chapter
10.
Using
ImageUltra
Builder
and
Windows
Vista
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