Image Explorer (imgexp.exe)

Added the following information:

Although the ZENworks Imaging Explorer looks, and in most situations, functions like the Microsoft Windows Explorer, the two programs are different and some functionality differences exist. The following list describes key differences between how the ZENworks Image Explorer and Microsoft Windows Explorer function:

• Replacing Files in an Image: During the lifecycle of an image, files might be deleted or updated using Image Explorer. When you replace an existing file in an image using Image Explorer, the original file is not deleted from the image. Image Explorer purges only deleted files; it does not purge files that have been updated. When files are added to an image where the file already exists, Image Explorer appends the entry to the end of the image. When images are restored, all files that have been previously updated are sequentially restored. To avoid performance problems, you should manually delete and purge each instance of duplicate files in order to have them purged from the image.

• Dragging Files from Image Explorer: You cannot drag files from Image Explorer in order to extract them.

Imaging Configuration Parameters (Settings.txt)

In previous versions of ZENworks documentation, this section was entitled Imaging Bootup Parameters (Settings.txt). This section is now entitled Imaging Configuration Parameters (Settings.txt).

Also removed information about the PCMCIABOOT and SCSI parameters and moved this information to a new section entitled Imaging Bootup Parameters.

Manually Taking an Image of a Workstation Using the Bash Prompt

Added the following note under Step 4:

NOTE:  Unless you mount a drive before using the makel command, the image is created in RAM and is lost during a reboot of the workstation.

Added the following information under Step 4 for the makep and makel commands:

The directories in the path must exist. You can use the following characters in the path and filename:

• Letters: a through z (uppercase and lowercase)
• Numbers
• Special Characters: $ % ' - _ @ { } ~ ` ! # ( )

Supported Ethernet Cards

Added information explaining which Linux kernel ships with ZENworks 6.5 (initial release) and with ZENworks 6.5 Support Pack 1 (SP1). Also provided information about determining which Linux kernel you are using.