Imaging without creating startup disk

For some reason, my VM doesn't let me passthrough a USB key. I'm not terribly concerned, but if possible I'd like to skip this step.

Is it possible for me to just partition a drive and empty the wim file itself and follow the procedure there any backup Wim?

In addition, if the previous question is 'yes', what method be desired to inject drivers? My presumption would be a simple dism/Add-Driver or something related.

There are a few methods to start in ImageAssist environment if your VM does support USB. You can launch the USB Drive Creator tool with / ISO and it will create an ISO file which is identical to a USB and you can start your virtual machine like that.

As for adding that drivers in the ImageAssist environment, please see the following:

en.Community.Dell.com/.../19637349

I'm a bit unsure about your problem with the driver Package injection. The restoration of the ImageAssist will automatically tool inject drivers for any Driver Package it finds in the folder "Dell_Driver_CABS_Local". (Soon to be renamed to "Dell_Driver_Packs_Local"). Otherwise, you can manually point the tool to look in a network share or local location. It should not be necessary to inject the drivers manually, but if you have other questions about this please let me know.

Finally, if in your Dell_Tools file, you have a file called "after_restore.cmd" this file will be called as the last thing before done restore tool does a restart or shutdown, depending on your selection. This would allow you to have additional customization that is automatic if you require it.

Thank you

Gary Babcock

Senior software development engineer

Reference Dell | Configuration services

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