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Storing images using a temporary directory in the network drive

With this transfer method, the image of a device is created on a drive in the network and stored there temporarily. It is then moved from this (network) drive to the target drive.

Use cases for this transfer method:

  • Network transition

    The target drive on which the image is to be finally stored is in a different network than the device from which the image was created. In this case, the target drive must only be accessible from the server or, if necessary, from an agent. This moves the image to the target drive. The fact that a separate temporary directory can be specified for each job means that several network transitions can be implemented. It is also possible to create an Image Service job using an agent.

  • Authorization transition

    The device from which the image is created has no authorization to store the image on the target drive. In this case, it is sufficient if the server or, if applicable, an agent has the necessary write permissions to the target drive in order to move the image from the temporary (network) drive to the target drive. This means that it is not necessary to grant each client authorization for the central storage location. The access data for the server to this storage location can be stored in the Global settings module and do not need to be made known to every job.

Figure: Integration Image Service, temporary data storage

Customize the job configuration:

  1. In the Image Service settings section, specify the transfer path Device -> Temporary storage -> Storage.

    Figure: Job configuration, Image Service settings section

    Info

    For the login information, you can specify the user name as follows: {domain}\{user name} or {computer name}\{user name}

  2. In the Storage section, specify the storage type, the storage location and the required credentials for the directory in which the created image is to be stored. Figure: Job configuration, Data storage section

  3. In the Storage type dropdown menu, select whether the image is to be stored in a directory in the network (UNC) or on an SFTP server.
  4. Specify the Storage location according to the selected storage type.
    1. If you have selected UNC, enter the UNC path to the directory. Format: \\server name\share name\path
    2. If you have selected SFTP, enter the IP address of the SFTP server and the corresponding directory on the SFTP server. Format: sftp://server:port/path/...

  5. Enter the Username and Password for the selected storage location. The specified user must have read and write rights to the directory. You can enter the user name as follows: {domain}\{user name} or {computer name}\{user name}

  6. In the Temporary storage for file transfer section, specify the storage type, the location and the required credentials for the directory in which the created image is to be temporarily stored.

    Figure: Job configuration, section temporary data storage for data transfer

  7. In the Storage type dropdown menu, select whether the image is to be stored in a directory in the network (UNC) or on an SFTP server.

  8. Specify the Storage location according to the selected storage type.
    1. If you have selected UNC, enter the UNC path to the directory. Format: \\server name\share name\path
    2. If you have selected SFTP, enter the IP address of the SFTP server and the corresponding directory on the SFTP server. Format: sftp://server:port/path/...

  9. Enter the Username and Password for the selected storage location. The specified user must have read and write rights to the directory. You can enter the user name as follows: {domain}\{user name} or {computer name}\{user name}

  10. Confirm with OK.