Issue:

When deploying a machine using ZENworks imaging with ENGL PE (as per TID 2018004 ) the imaging engine is unable to delete the disk partitions and the deployment process then fails.

This has been reported to Micro Focus and will be resolved in a future release of ZENworks Configuration Management.

Solution:

Use a diskpart script to reset the partitions prior to letting the imagine engine (img.exe) configure the disk.

Procedure:

• Set up a zim.cfg file as per TID 2018004 
• Open the zim.cfg file in a text editor.
• Find the entry below then edit to add in the diskpart script section shown in green

  Dialog:Popup,"Restoring ENGL Smart Windows build process, please wait...",Green
  Pause:3
  
  ; Update VendorDataENGL (sample)
  Set:VendorDataENGLSTRING,PutKeyPairStringValue("%VendorDataENGLSTRING%","Machine_Type","%Machine_Type%")
  Set:VendorDataENGLSTRING,PutKeyPairStringValue("%VendorDataENGLSTRING%","OS","%Project_OS%")
  Set:VendorDataENGLSTRING,PutKeyPairStringValue("%VendorDataENGLSTRING%","Project","%Lookup_Project%")
  
  Set:_MonitorData_Task,""
  Set:MonitorStatus,"Started"
  Gosub:SendUpdateToMonitorServer
  
  ;
  ; Workaround for img.exe unable to delete diskpart encrypted partitions
  
  ; Delete diskpart script if found
  If:File,Exist,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt"
      File:Delete,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt"
  End:
  
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","select disk 0"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","clean"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","create partition primary"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","assign letter = c"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","active"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","Format FS=NTFS LABEL=System QUICK"
  File:Append,"%_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt","exit"
  
  ; run diskpart to clear all partitions on the machine
  File:Run,"diskpart /s %_ZimDir%ZimDiskpartScript.txt"
  
  
  If:EFI,Exist
  	; EFI machines
  	; Clear all partitions
  	File:Run,"cmd /c img -pd -all >> zim.log",verbose

  
  
• Save changes to the zim.cfg file.
• Test the updated file. 

If you have any problems or questions about the steps in this TID please contact the ENGL support team