To work with Flexible Images, you must first designate a machine as an image server by installing on it the Flexible Image Server software. You can install a Flexible Image Server instance either on a dedicated host or on your Portability Suite Server host.
Dedicated Flexible Image Server hosts must meet the following requirements:
Table 4-1 Flexible Image Server Host Requirements
To designate a machine as a Flexible Image Server:
Discover the system you plan to designate as a Flexible Image Server.
In the Servers view, right-click the discovered server and select
.The Install Image Server dialog box opens.
Provide administrator credentials for the selected host and specify the desired directory for image files.
Click
.Portability Suite installs a controller on the selected host and configures it to run as a Flexible Image Server. On completion, the Servers view lists a new Flexible Image Server item: