Nice post! thanks for the work. I just setup a ZCM server but have dont literally nothing else to it. My plan is to test software and make images this coming year and start rollouts next summer. So I have some time to play, but this will save some time.
Aaron On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Daniel Zobel <[email protected]>wrote: > For those of you who run Novell and or Zenworks (ZCM), Window 7 and image > you need to do a couple of things to work with ZCM and then if you want to > have Windows 7 be able to activate properly then you need to do something > else too. > > > > Windows 7 has to have sysprep run with the generalize feature for the > activation to work, even though you change the SID it doesn’t let you > activate as Windows 7 has to have each machine be a completely different > machine for it to work. > > > > Zenworks is easier, but if you follow all of the steps below after the > image process and sysprep it will make you put in a computer name and will > register in ZCM. > > > > Zac unr –u user –p password Will unregister the client with the server > > Zac reg –u user –p password https://serverip will register the client > with the server > > Zac fsg –d Removes the client info from just the client, but does not > unregister from the server, but you can delete the workstation from the > server too > > > > This works below to remove all of the previous GUID settings and gets the > machine ready for imaging. Run sysprep at the end – Windows 7 it is in > C:\Windows\System32\sysprep and select generalize. This also when the image > is done will have you put in a computer name and it will register with > Zenworks automatically. > > > > - 1: Install a machine with the zen client (and or novell client) > > - 2: Run regedit and delete the following entries: > > HKLM\Software\Novell\Zenworks\Preagent\GUID entry > > HKLM\Software\Novell\Zenworks\Remote Management\ALL machine name entries > > - 3: Now stop all novell services on the workstation (should be 3-5) > > - 4: Browse to c:\program files\Novell\Zenworks\Cache and delete the entire > ZMD directory > > - 5: Browse to c:\program files\Novell\ZenWorks\Conf dir and > > delete the following files: Devicedata, deviceguid, GUID.txt > > rename the initial-web-service.bak to initial-web-service > > (IF YOU DON'T DO THIS The machines WILL GET another SID, but DON'T GET > ANOTHER GUID AND DEVICEID. ) even if they are cleaned of preboot settings > > - 6: Run c:\program files\Novell\Zenworks\Bin\Preboot\ziswin > > - 7: Click Edit| Clear imagesafe data and save > > - 8: Click no on the mark for just imaged question > > - 9: Optional for Microsoft SUS server (see details below) > > - 10: Run sysprep -mini -quiet -reseal. (Windows 7 has sysprep in > C:/windows/system32/sysprep/) > > > > DON'T START THE MACHINE IN WINDOWS AGAIN, BUT TAKE AN IMAGE AT THIS POINT! > > > > Dan > > > > Daniel Zobel > > Director of Technology > > Heyworth CUSD#4 > > Direct Phone 309-473-2250 > > Grade School 309-473-2822 > > High School 309-473-2322 > > Unit Office 309-473-3727 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > >
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