wdsutil export-image
Exports an existing image from the image store to another Windows Image (.wim) file.
Syntax
For boot images:
wdsutil [options] /Export-Image image:<Image name> [/Server:<Servername>]
imagetype:Boot /Architecture:{x86 | ia64 | x64} [/Filename:<Filename>]
/DestinationImage
/Filepath:<Filepath and name>
[/Name:<Name>]
[/Description:<Description>]
[/Overwrite:{Yes | No}]
For install images:
wdsutil [options] /Export-Image image:<Image name> [/Server:<Servername>]
imagetype:Install imageGroup:<Image group name>]
[/Filename:<Filename>]
/DestinationImage
/Filepath:<Filepath and name>
[/Name:<Name>]
[/Description:<Description>]
[/Overwrite:{Yes | No | append}]
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
image:<Imagename> |
Specifies the name of the image to be exported. |
[/Server:<Servername> ] |
Specifies the name of the server. This can be either the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no server name is specified, the local server will be used. |
imagetype:{Boot|Install} |
Specifies the type of image to be exported. |
\imageGroup:<Image group name> ] |
Specifies the image group containing the image to be exported. If no image group name is specified and only one image group exists on the server, that image group will be used by default. If more than one image group exists on the server, the image group must be specified. |
/Architecture:{x86|ia64|x64} |
Specifies the architecture of the image to be exported. Because it is possible to have the same image name for boot images in different architectures, specifying the architecture value ensures that the correct image will be returned. |
[/Filename:<Filename> ] |
if the image cannot be uniquely identified by name, the file name must be specified. |
/DestinationImage | Specifies the settings for the destination image. You can specify these settings using the following options:
|
[/Overwrite:{Yes|No|append} ] |
Determines whether the file specified in the /DestinationImage option will be overwritten if an existing file with that name already exists at the /Filepath. The Yes option causes the existing file to be overwritten, the No option (default) causes an error to occur if a file with the same name already exists, and the append option causes the generated image to be appended as a new image within the existing .wim file. |
Examples
To export a boot image, type either:
wdsutil /Export-Image image:WinPE boot image imagetype:Boot /Architecture:x86 /DestinationImage /Filepath:C:\temp\boot.wim
wdsutil /verbose /Progress /Export-Image image:WinPE boot image /Server:MyWDSServer imagetype:Boot /Architecture:x64 /Filename:boot.wim /DestinationImage /Filepath:\\Server\Share\ExportImage.wim /Name:Exported WinPE image /Description:WinPE Image from WDS server /Overwrite:Yes
To export an install image, type either:
wdsutil /Export-Image image:Windows Vista with Office imagetype:Install /DestinationImage /Filepath:C:\Temp\Install.wim
wdsutil /verbose /Progress /Export-Image image:Windows Vista with Office /Server:MyWDSServer imagetype:Instal imageGroup:ImageGroup1 /Filename:install.wim /DestinationImage /Filepath:\\server\share\export.wim /Name:Exported Windows image /Description:Windows Vista image from WDS server /Overwrite:append