E.9 Information Mode

Use the -info mode command to view the following:

  • The data currently stored in the image-safe area on the device

    This data is saved by the Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Imaging Agent (novell-zisdservice) during each device’s session to ensure that it can be restored after the device is reimaged. If the device is new and doesn’t have an operating system yet, an initial set of data is supplied from the default configuration for the ZENworks Management Zone, such as IP addresses.

  • Information about the hardware devices on the device

    This information is detected during the imaging boot process. If the ZENworks Imaging Engine runs in auto-imaging mode, this information is sent to the Imaging Server to help determine which image to restore to the device, if necessary.

  • Name of the base image that was last restored on the device

To use the Information mode:

E.9.1 Using the ZENworks Imaging Engine Menu to View Device Information

  1. To display the ZENworks Imaging Engine menu, enter:

    img

  2. Click System information, then click Detected Hardware or Image-Safe Data.

    See Table E-18 for details.

E.9.2 Using the Imaging Maintenance Mode Prompt to View Device Information

  1. Enter one of the following from the imaging maintenance mode prompt:

    img -info -hardware

    img -info -zisd

    You can abbreviate -info as ‑i.

For more information, see:

Command Details

Table E-18 Information Mode Commands and Parameters

Menu item or parameter

Action

System Information > Detected Hardware

or

img ‑info (from the imaging maintenance mode prompt)

Lists the detected hardware devices on the device, including:

  • CPU chipset

  • System manufacturer

  • Computer product name

  • BIOS version

  • BIOS asset tag

  • BIOS serial number

  • Video adapter

  • Network adapter

  • MAC address

  • Sound card

  • Hard drive controller

  • Hard disk capacity

  • Detected RAM

  • Boot media

System Information > Image Safe Data

or

img -info -zisd (from the imaging maintenance mode prompt)

Lists the data currently stored in the image-safe area on the device. The items that comprise this data are listed in Section D.5, Image-Safe Data Viewer and Editor (zisview and zisedit).

In addition to the image-safe data, the last base image that was restored on the device is also listed.

Examples

Table E-19 Information Mode Examples

Example

Explanation

img -info ‑hardware

Lists the detected hardware devices on the device.

img -info -zisd

Lists the Configuration Management image-safe data currently stored on the device and the last base image that was restored.