How to register a custom WIM image to be deployed by OSIM

Products

• CA Automation Suite for Data Centers - Configuration Automation
• CA Client Automation - Asset Management
• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation
• CA Client Automation - Remote Control
• CA Client Automation - Asset Intelligence
• CA Client Automation - Desktop Migration Manager
• CA Client Automation - Patch Manager
• CA Server Automation

Issue/Introduction

Introduction:

Whilst OSIM provides the ability to capture a WIM file from a template machine and create an OS Image using this WIM, some users may wish to use their own WIM file created either manually or by a 3rd party app.

This document describes the process to create such an image.

 

Environment:  

 

CA Client Automation - All Versions

 

Instructions: : 

In order to create the image you must place the WIM in a folder that also contains the necessary deployment tools.

Depending on the Windows Kit installed, a different set of files need to be copied:

• Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) 2.0 can be used for imagex OS Images up to windows 7
  
  Files from ...Windows AIK\Tools\x86
  imagex.exe
  intlcfg.exe
  wimgapi.dll
  
  
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) 8.0 can be used for imageX OS Images for Windows 8 and above.
  
  Files from ...\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\x86\DISM
  
  dism.exe
  dismapi.dll
  dismcore.dll
  dismcoreps.dll
  dismprov.dll
  imagex.exe
  logprovider.dll
  Microsoft.Dism.Powershell.dll
  readme.txt
  wimgapi.dll
  wimmount.sys
  wimprovider.dll
  wimserv.exe

When the files are in place the image can be registered either using DSM-Explorer or registerosimage command line.

In DSM-Explorer just register a New OS Image selecting the ImageX related to the OS:

<Please see attached file for image>

After name the image on the next screen, the source of the image must point to the directory with the wim file and the imagex files:

<Please see attached file for image>

Environment

Release: UASIT.99000-12.9-Asset Intelligence
Component: