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Edit OS Installation Parameter

The Edit OS Installation Parameter dialog allows you to edit existing boot parameters.

Note: When Client Automation is operating in FIPS-only mode, you cannot edit the boot parameters of images that are of the type Not FIPS-Compliant. The only allowed edit operation is to assign a FIPS-compliant OS image.

The upper part of the dialog window shows the fields Parameter Name and Parameter Value as well as the OK, Cancel, and Help Button. The lower part shows the Parameter Description.

Parameter Name

The Parameter Name field shows the name of the parameter being edited. You can choose a parameter other than the one presented by clicking the down arrow at the right of the field and selecting the appropriate parameter from the list.

Parameter Value

Input field. If feasible, a drop-down menu is offered.

Parameter Type

The structure of the remaining upper part of the window depends on the type of parameter selected:

Note: The down arrow at the right of the Parameter Name field is absent when you start the Edit OS Installation Parameter Window for a specific boot parameter with a right-click from the core pane.

Parameter Description

The lower part of the Edit OS Installation Parameter window contains a short parameter description as it was specified during the associated operating system images build. Depending on the type of parameter, the description contains the following information:

Type

Specifies the parameter type

Maximum Length

Specifies the maximum character length of the parameter value

Minimum Length

Specifies the minimum character length of the parameter value

Maximum Value

Specifies the upper limit for a feasible parameter value

Minimum Value

Specifies the lower limit for a feasible parameter value

Default Value

Specifies the default value assigned for the selected parameter

Comment

Specifies a comment on the parameter specified during the build of the associated operating system image

More information:

Images Flagged as Not FIPS-Compliant