For security issues, you might want to protect
deployment or booting from the CD with an
activation code. When your computer boots on the CD, the activation
code is required for the deployment or the network
boot to proceed.
Before you begin
To prevent being asked several times for the activation code
during deployment:
- The deployment scheme included on your deployment CD must have
the network setting Use 'BIOS fall back MBR' to start PXE set
to No.
- The boot order of your target must
be set to hard disk first and you must boot on the CD manually the
first time.
Procedure
- To set up an activation code for the first time, when creating
the deployment CD:
- Select Include activation code protection in
the deployment media wizard.
- Enter and confirm the chosen password. You must remember
this password if you want to obtain other activation codes for this
CD.
- Set a password expiration date under Valid
until.
- To obtain a new activation code, for example, if you must
use the CD after the current activation code expiration date:
- Click Generate Media on the Profiles
page to start the deployment media wizard.
- Select Generate a new activation code.
- Click Next and follow the wizard
instructions to obtain your new activation code. You must remember
the password given when creating the first activation code for this
CD.
Results
The wizard provides you with the generated activation code
that you need when using the CD.