Users Guide

Glossary
The following table describes the terms used in this guide:
Table 4. Glossary
Name Description
Image
The image is a file encapsulating the operating system,
software, and settings configured on the system.
Reference or maintenance image
To prepare a reference build, several tasks must be performed
such as installing an operating system, running Windows
updates, configuring desktop, customizing policies, and so on.
Eventually, you may want to update the build base by installing
additional Windows updates, updating applications, changing
the policies, and so on. To save time from creating an image
each time, you can backup the system state before you run
Image Assist Dynamic. This image is called the Reference or
Maintenance image.
The Reference or Maintenance image is an image that you
maintain when you want to make updates to the Gold or
Dynamic image.
Gold or Dynamic image
The Gold or Dynamic image is an image produced at the end
of the Image Assist Dynamic process.
The image is used in the Dell factory for shipping systems with
dynamically updated drivers. It can also be used to reimage
your systems onsite by using the bootable USB drive created
by Image Assist Static.
Unattend XML
The Unattend XML is an XML file that contains settings,
definitions, and values that are used during Windows Setup.
In this file, you can specify various setup options such as time
zone, default language, domain-specific settings, product key,
organization name, system name, and so on. You can also
specify values related to Windows installation, such as first
logon commands, additional synchronous commands, and so
on.
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