Using Golden Images with Virtual Partitions

Abstract

This whitepaper describes how to create and use your own Ignite-UX installation archives.

Topics include:

 "Installing from Golden Images"

 "Creating a Golden Image Archive"

 "Configuring the Ignite-UX Server to Recognize the Golden Image Archive"

 "Enabling the Client"

 "Installing the Golden Image Archive on the Client"

A golden image is a snapshot of a known, good operating system installation and

configuration that is archived for use in installing other clients. This archive is called a

golden image. The operating system archive is a compressed tar or cpio archive that

Ignite-UX can recognize and can be installed on other client machines.

Ignite-UX does not require creating a golden image to install an operating system on

clients; however it is a very powerful tool for system administrators. The use of golden

images facilitates the following:

 Increased installation speed versus installing the operating system using swinstall.

 Exact replication of customized system configurations to clients.

 Mass deployment of operating system configurations to clients.

 One single, self-contained client image that could also be used for disaster

recovery purposes.