View - Imaging (Windows)

• View - Imaging Overview
• Imaging Association Deletion, Enable and Disable
• Configure Windows Imaging Associations
• Create Imaging Association

View - Imaging Overview

What

The Imaging View shows us information for Windows imaging related associations, and allows us to create new.

When/Why

We are going to use this view whenever we want to check that a device has an imaging assignment, if we want to assign an image to a device for future imaging purposes, or if we want to change current association settings.

How

Creating, deleting and editing associations are available in this view and are covered further in the articles linked below. Having an image associated is the only way the IVS (Imaging appliance) knows what Windows image to assign to a device.

Imaging Association Deletion, Enable and Disable

What

Existing imaging associations can be deleted, enabled, or disabled, depending on their current state.

When/Why

Deleting an association removes the link between an image and a device. Use it when you no longer want that device associated with the image, which helps prevent accidental imaging.

Enable and Disable toggle whether the association can be used. IVS automatically disables an association during imaging to help avoid re-imaging a device that was just imaged. You can manually enable the association again when you are ready to reuse it.

How

Select one or more associations in the Imaging view, then use the bottom action bar to delete, enable, or disable them:

Configure Windows Imaging Associations

What

A Windows imaging association links a captured image, any required driver packs, and the devices or groups that should receive that image.

When/Why

Review these properties when you create an association and whenever you change its image, drivers, or targets.

How

Choose from images already created in FileWave Central. Keep separate images when your Windows release, hardware, or boot mode (UEFI or legacy MBR) requires different content.

Add a driver pack when the target hardware needs model-specific drivers. The example below pairs a Windows 11 image with a Dell driver pack.

You can add multiple devices or groups while creating the association. FileWave then stores the resulting targets as individual imaging associations.

Create Imaging Association

What

Use the New Image Association button in the imaging association view to assign a Windows image to one or more devices. A driver pack can also be selected when the device model requires one.

When/Why

Create an imaging association when a Windows device needs to be linked to the image it should receive during imaging. Each device can have only one active imaging association at a time.

How

Choose the image with Choose Image, add an optional driver pack with Select Driver(s), and choose the target device or devices with Select Device(s). Save the association after the required image and device selections are complete.

If you add an association for a device that already has one, FileWave prompts you to either overwrite the existing association or cancel.