Applying Application Objects to an Image

One of the most significant advancements that ZENworks for Desktops 4 has over your standard imaging systems is the capability to include all the files and software associated with an application object into a workstation image. This way, when the image is placed onto the workstation, all of the included application object files are installed with the image. When the workstation boots into the native operating system, these application object files are treated as disconnected applications and are available from the workstation. See Chapter 6, for more information regarding ZENworks Application Launcher.

In order to apply the 3s to an image, you need to perform the following steps. These steps assume that you already have an image object representing some base image and an application object in your tree.

1. Launch ConsoleOne.

2. Browse to and select properties on an application object that you want to include in an image. This application object can be included in any number of images.

3. Go to the Common tab, Imaging property page.

4. On the Imaging property page, you can identify the name of the image file by browsing to an existing file (to be overwritten) or by typing in a new filename to be created. It is recommended that you type in a UNC path so that all machines can get to this image, rather than having to have a mapped drive to the identified volume.

5. Select the Application Object flags at the bottom of the screen that tell the ZENworks Application Launcher how to handle the application.

6. Press the Create an Image button to create an image representation of the application into the specified image file.

7. Close the dialog boxes to get back to the main ConsoleOne screen.

8. Browse to and select the properties of the Workstation image object that you want to include the application object.

9. Go to the Images tab.

10. Press the Add button on the screen and enter the server name and path to the image file you want to add to the image.

11. Press OK to save all the changes and exit ConsoleOne.

Now when the image is applied to a workstation, either through the policy or through direct association, the base image and the added image are placed on the workstation.

NOTE

If you update an Application object, you have to re-create the image file. You do not have to add it to the base image again as long as you kept the same image filename.