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Add OSIM Parameters to Created Images

OSIM OS images have various parameters to control the installation process. Default OSIM OS Images have all parameters for a successful installation.

To have extended control over the installation procedure, you can add more parameters to images that have already been created. OS images must be modified to add parameters before being registered with the Domain Manager. If the OS image has already been registered, remove the image from the manager, modify and re-register the image.

When an OS image is created using the wizard or CreateOSimage command, it is, by default, stored in a directory called Image Store.

Note: You cannot remove an image from the Domain Manager as long as the image is assigned to target computers.

When adding parameters, keep in mind the following:

• CreateOSImage and RegisterOSImage look for parameters only in files listed in the [parameterfile] section in osinfo.ini.
• CreateOSImage -x shows all created images and their location.
• CreateOSImage -p <imagename> shows the properties of one image including the files with parameter in it.
• If you insert a parameter $parametername$ in one of the files without defining the parameter in default.ini, RegisterOSImage will take over the new parameter with default properties (type=string, max length= 255, default value = “”, comment = file where it was found).
• You can define parameter type, default values, comments in the default.ini of each OS image. The locations of the default.ini files are under the paths listed with CreateOSImage -x.
• You can check your parameter changes with RegisterOSImage -i <name> -t. This command will also extend default.ini with default definitions of new parameters not yet defined.

For more details, see default.ini.