Exporting an image

This feature helps you export an image so you can use it in another environment. Depending on your settings, the defined software packages will additionally be included in the target file.

Requires 

  • Admin or User role

  • To export an image with the Container or StickWizz option, it must be complete.

  1. In the Image Library, open the relevant image.

  2. To select the export format, at the bottom, click the Preferences button
  3. Depending on your intention, select one of the following formats:

    Option Description
    Image Export image definition file as a .jidf file (JSON format)

    With this option, you can use your image with other ELIAS 18 instances.

    Container Export image definition file and herein defined packages in a .zip file (Admin role required)

    Use this option to manage an individual image and its variants in a dedicated container. To do so, create an additional container and import the .zip file.

    The .zip archive contains the image definition file as a .jidf file (in JSON format) and as a .idf file (in formerly used text format).

    StickWizz Export image definition file and packages as a .stw file and create a recovery system in a DD-like format

    For further information, see Image as a USB recovery system.

  4. Click Export.

The image is exported as defined and made available as a download by your browser.

Templates can also be exported for use in other ELIAS 18 instances.

Exporting image definition file as an .idf file

Images created with ELIAS 18 can also be exported to the formerly used .idf format (plain text). This option helps you use an ELIAS 18 image in the legacy ELIAS application for mixed environments, for example.

  1. In the Image Library, open the relevant image.

  2. Modify the URL shown in the browser's address bar as follows:

    • Replace the string container by api
    • Insert the string export/ before the image name
    • Replace the file extension .jidf by .idf

    Example: .../elias/container/UC_RP6_X64/recovery.jidf changes to .../elias/api/UC_RP6_X64/export/recovery.idf

  3. Call the URL (for example via Return).

From the current image, an .idf file is created and made available as a download by your browser.