View - Imaging (Windows)

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:

Imaging Association Properties
What
Image Associations are how we assign a captured Windows Image to a device for re-imaging. Every association has three basic properties: the image, driver packs (if used), and what devices are assigned.
When/Why
We will edit the properties when we initially create an association, and whenever we edit one.
How
The image selected is limited by the images that have been previously created (creation can only be done in FileWave Central), but most organizations have one image per Windows version, and per bios type (MBR or UEFI), depending on devices.
Driver packs don’t always have to be used, but best practice would be to do so. In practice that means that you would have an imaging association for every combo of image/device type. The below example shows assignment of a driver pack for a specific device type.
Multiple devices can be assigned in one association addition so that you don’t have to repeat the process individually…conceptually you’ll see these are handled very much like Deployments, although after creation they are stored as individual 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.