Capturing operating system images

Use Configuration Manager to capture operating system images.

Lenovo XClarity Integrator Deployment Pack supports the clone method to install operating systems. To use this method, you must prepare an operating system image.

• Preparing the reference server
  This topic directs you to information about building the reference server, which is required when capturing operating system images.
• Adding a target server to Configuration Manager
  This topic describes how to create a collection and add one or more servers to it.
• Preparing Configuration Manager
  This topic describes how to prepare the target server for the operating system captured inConfiguration Manager.
• Starting the reference server
  This topic explains how to start the reference server that is being captured.
• Verifying the image on Configuration Manager
  After the capture process is complete, you must verify that the image exists on the Configuration Manager server.