Setting general image create task properties

The general image create task properties include the task name, and the drive and partition on the source computer. You can change any of these properties later if necessary.

To set general image create task properties

1.

In the Properties for <Task name> window, in the General tab, in the upper right box, type the name for the image create task.

The name can be anything you want, up to a maximum of 50 characters, but it must not be the same as another task in the same folder.

2.

Under Source Machine, click Browse, then from the hierarchy of client computers, select the computer from which you want to take the image, then click OK.

3.

In the Source drive box, type a drive number, if required.

4.

If you want to extract the image of a particular partition on the target computer, check Partition Operation, then in the Source Partition box, type the source partition number.

5.

Under Image Name, click Browse, then from the hierarchy of image definitions, select the image definition that you want to use, then click OK.

If the image definition does not yet exist, you can create it now. To do this, select the Images folder, then click New to open the Properties for New Image window.

Creating image definitions

6.

In the Image Compression field, select the compression level that you want to use:

The default is fast compression.

7.

If you want the ability to execute the task from the client computer, check Allow Client Initiation.

8.

Set the authorization password that the client must enter in order to execute the task. To do this, click Set password and then type a suitable password.

The client computer user is prompted to enter this password when they try to execute the task.

Initiating a task from a client computer

9.

If necessary, check Remove machine from domain before taking an image.

You must remove the computer from its domain if you are going to roll out the image file to a number of computers. This is not necessary if you are using Sysprep, as Sysprep does this automatically.

10.

If you want to add any options to the image create task using the command line, click Advanced.

In the Advanced Ghost Options window, add the appropriate information:

This is not recommended, and you should do it only when really necessary.

To add Advanced features for cloning