Chapter 7: Imagining II

• List of profiles
• Add Profile
• Configuring the imaginationg
• Sysprep Response File Manager
• Imagination groupsg

List of profiles

Displays all user profiles created for imagining.

Side menuList of profiles

Central area showing profiles

• Name
• Statement (Active/Inactive)
• Possible actions: Edit, Delete

Add Profile

A profile includes a set of automatic actions that run after a system image is deployed to a post. These actions automate tasks such as copying files, system configuration, or installing specific elements.

Access and editing of a profile

From the management interface it is possible to:

• Add New Profile
  
• Edit an existing profile
  
• Delete profile if necessary
  

List of available post-installation actions

Here are the actions that can be defined in the desired order.
All are disabled by default, you must select them manually if you want to apply them:

• Shutdown: turn off the post automatically after all steps have been completed.
  

• MountSystem: mounts system partitions, useful to access certain files before the end of deployment.
  

• Check MountSystem: Check that the system has been installed.
  

• DebugImaging: activates a diagnostic mode to analyze the process of imagining (mainly used by technicians).
  

• Copy agent: copy the Medulla agent on the post, necessary for remote management.
  

• Copy setup complete: add a file or script to the end of installation.
  

• Create folder: creates one or more custom folders on the post.
  

• Copy drivers: copies the necessary drivers to the target machine.
  

• Copy sysprep: installs files related to Windows system preparation (Sysprep).
  

• Postinstall: entry point to execute a script or custom command once the installation is complete.
  
  

Use of the profile

• Create or modify a profile according to the specific needs of your organization or the targeted position.
  

• Select the desired actions in the appropriate execution order.
  
  

This profile will then be associated with a deployment task, so that the selected steps are automatically applied after installation.

Configuring the imaginationg

Allows to adjust the overall parameters of the Imaging environment (e.g. servers used, strategies, etc.)

Side menuConfiguring the imaginationg

Change the necessary settings

Note: this section can impact the entire environment → to be reserved for experienced administrators.

Sysprep Response File Manager

Manages the response files used during Windows automated installation.

To use it

• Side menu Sysprep Response File Manager

• Add or edit configuration files

These files contain silent installation settings (machine name, language, product key, etc.)

Imagination groupsg

Displays all existing imagining groups.

• Each group contains a specific configuration linked to a type of deployment (e.g. classrooms, specific computer park...)

• You can view, edit or delete them.

Add a group of imagining

Create an imagining group to organize your deployments.

Steps

• Side menuAdd a group of imagining
• Choose an entity
• Validate entity
• The group addition form appears
• Name the group
• It is possible to choose to put this group as a favorite
• Combine one or more machines
• Click Validate

This group will then appear in the list of available groups.