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About the Masters

Applies to:Medulla – Imaging
Version:5.x.x or later
Environment:On-Premise
Category: Imaging

Medulla uses Clonezilla and Clonezilla images for its masters. 

Preparing a Windows master involves making the current Windows machine generic.

Extracting Drivers

It may be useful to extract the drivers from a machine to facilitate a generic reinstallation.

If the machine is properly registered in Medulla, drivers are automatically captured, unless the `extractdriver ` option of the `register ` substitute is disabled.

If this option is disabled, you can still initiate driver extraction by performing the deployment of the Extract Drivers package to the machine in question.

Preparing the machine before creating a master

A PowerShell script is available to simplify the preparation of the machine before creating a master.

Script location

/var/lib/pulse2/imaging/postinst/winutils/prepare-master.ps1
Actions Performed by the Script

The script automatically performs the following operations:

  • Sets the Execution Policy to Bypass
  • Checks for and installs the PSWindowsUpdate module
  • Searches for and installs Windows updates
  • Checks the BitLocker status
  • Decrypts the volume if it is encrypted
  • Cleans up temporary files and log files
  • Disables hibernation
  • Sets the paging file to the minimumsize
  • Run Sysprep
Sysprep

Medulla provides Sysprep file generators compatible with:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

It is possible to associate a Sysprep with a master deployment via a post-installation script.

Generic Masters

Medulla can provide generic masters.

For any requests for specific masters, please contact the Medulla team.

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