Tools, Repository tools, Repository – Lenovo ThinkPad R400 User Manual

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It

is

imperative

that

you

test

Smart

Images

while

the

maps

and

modules

are

in

the

test

state.

Once

you

are

comfortable

that

all

of

the

maps

and

modules

are

working

correctly,

promote

them

to

the

gold

state

to

ensure

that

they

are

not

accidentally

modified

or

overwritten

in

the

future.

You

can

determine

whether

a

map

or

module

is

in

the

test

state

or

gold

state

by

using

either

of

the

following

methods:

Method

1:

Icon

identification

To

determine

whether

a

module

is

in

the

test

state

or

gold

state

using

the

icon

identification

method,

do

the

following:

1.

Open

the

appropriate

Repository

window.

2.

In

the

left

pane,

navigate

to

the

folder

that

contains

the

desired

map

or

module

entry

and

open

that

folder.

3.

In

the

right

pane,

locate

the

desired

map

or

module.

v

If

the

icon

for

the

module

is

any

color

other

than

gold,

the

module

is

in

the

test

state.

v

If

the

icon

for

the

module

is

gold

in

color,

the

module

is

in

the

gold

state.

Method

2:

Properties

identification

This

method

is

useful

if

you

have

difficulty

distinguishing

colors.

To

determine

whether

a

module

is

in

the

test

state

or

golden

state

using

the

properties-identification

method,

do

the

following:

1.

Open

the

appropriate

Repository

window.

2.

In

the

left

pane,

navigate

to

the

folder

that

contains

the

desired

map

or

module

entry

and

open

that

folder.

3.

In

the

right

pane,

right-click

the

appropriate

map

or

module

and

then

select

Properties.

If

the

Gold

checkbox

located

near

the

bottom

of

the

tab

is

marked,

the

map

or

module

is

in

the

gold

state.

If

the

Gold

checkbox

is

not

marked,

the

map

or

module

is

in

the

test

state.

Tools

The

ImageUltra

Builder

program

makes

several

tools

available

from

the

menu

bar

to

assist

with

the

image

building

process

and

the

management

of

maps

and

modules.

Repository

tools

The

following

tools

are

available

from

the

Tools

entry

in

the

Main

window

menu

bar

when

the

Repository

window

is

the

only

window

open.

Note:

These

tools

are

not

available

when

a

Driver

Map

window

or

Base

Map

window

is

open.

You

must

close

the

Driver

Map

window

or

Base

Map

window

to

access

the

tools

described

in

this

section.

For

information

about

the

tools

associated

with

base

maps

and

driver

maps,

see

“Map

tools”

on

page

76.

v

Build

Module

The

Build

Module

selection

enables

you

to

build

a

module

from

source

files.

A

module

must

be

highlighted

in

the

Repository

window

before

this

selection

can

be

made.

v

Promote

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