IBM REDP-4372-00 manual Redeployment from the local hard drive

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4.2 Redeployment from the local hard drive

The most efficient method for redeploying is to implement the on-site deployment feature during the initial deployment. Using this feature will create a hidden partition on the target system with a copy of the deployed system.

Whenever the system is started, a boot menu is shown with a timeout value so if no selections are made, the system continues the normal boot of the installed operating system. If a redeployment is required, the normal boot process can be interrupted via the boot menu, and a redeployment can be issued.

The process for setting up a system with local redeployment enabled is shown in Figure 4-1and includes the following steps:

￿Create a deployment scheme that includes the redeployment feature.

￿Run an initial deployment specifying to preload the operating system as opposed to normal deployment.

￿Create a boot menu that will be used with the local redeployment feature.

￿Run the redeployment using the deployment scheme and the customized GUI.

Figure 4-1 Process for setting up a system with local redeployment enabled

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