You use the Customer-Supplied OS Toolkit for Windows to create operating system gold images from your own Microsoft Windows image (.wim) files. Microsoft Windows image files are available on Windows operating system installation media that you obtain from your operating system vendor (for example, a DVD), or a custom .wim file that you previously created.
Note: Unattended installation answer files are not supported for custom .wim files.
The toolkit contains a utility with a graphic user interface that enables you to create an operating system gold image as well as the required corresponding blueprint image. You then copy the gold image and blueprint image to the Fabric Management Platform, and use the Fabric Manager user interface to add the images to the appropriate platform so that you can commission a partition image that uses your operating system image on that platform.
Note that each blueprint is matched to each operating system gold image you create using the toolkit. When you use the Fabric Manager user interface to add your operating system gold image to the platform, you must also add the corresponding blueprint image. When you wish to commission a partition image that uses your operating system image, you must select the appropriate blueprint matched to the image during commissioning.
Note: Be aware that there is limited storage for images on each partitionable enterprise partition platform (PEPP).
Although you can use the toolkit to create images of any version of the Windows operating system, note that Unisys only supports some versions. For a list of supported Windows operating systems, access the Unisys Product Support website, navigate to the Support Site page for your release, and then click Operating Systems. On the Operating Systems page, click ClearPath Forward Supported Operating Systems to display a PDF detailing the supported operating systems for the ClearPath Forward releases.