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...by copyright. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are U.S. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. No part... services. Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the United States and/or other countries. and other countries. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: 578372-001 © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P....
...by copyright. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are U.S. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. No part... services. Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the United States and/or other countries. and other countries. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: 578372-001 © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P....
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... ...2 Conventions ...2 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ...3 Running the Installer Wizard ...3 Completing the Server Installation ...18 HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 Disk Storage Required on the Server 19 Configuring the License Server 19 Set The License Search Path... Configuring Image Manager for use with the Desktop Manager Console 22 Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console 23 Supported browsers for the Desktop Manager Console 24 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 Windows ...25 Linux ......
... ...2 Conventions ...2 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ...3 Running the Installer Wizard ...3 Completing the Server Installation ...18 HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 Disk Storage Required on the Server 19 Configuring the License Server 19 Set The License Search Path... Configuring Image Manager for use with the Desktop Manager Console 22 Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console 23 Supported browsers for the Desktop Manager Console 24 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 Windows ...25 Linux ......
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Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting 30 Booting the Thin Clients ...31 Glossary ...32 Index ...35 iv
Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting 30 Booting the Thin Clients ...31 Glossary ...32 Index ...35 iv
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...your server to a single image on the server. All application processing is HP Image Manager? Using HP Image Manager you can be swapped in just a few mouse clicks. ● Changes are made to PCs or thin clients. The DHCP server receives the request and responds with a DHCP response, ... operating system, application and hardware drivers for multiple hardware platforms can be streamed on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of HP Image Manager as a virtual disk drive, so clients do not require a hard disk or flash memory. The server is used as a network storage product (a ...
...your server to a single image on the server. All application processing is HP Image Manager? Using HP Image Manager you can be swapped in just a few mouse clicks. ● Changes are made to PCs or thin clients. The DHCP server receives the request and responds with a DHCP response, ... operating system, application and hardware drivers for multiple hardware platforms can be streamed on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of HP Image Manager as a virtual disk drive, so clients do not require a hard disk or flash memory. The server is used as a network storage product (a ...
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... to be downloaded from the NVDD server. The client requests a boot loader program to "Image Manager". If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager... Console" or just "the Console". "HP UbiBoot" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD server". ...
... to be downloaded from the NVDD server. The client requests a boot loader program to "Image Manager". If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager... Console" or just "the Console". "HP UbiBoot" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD server". ...
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...and server hard drive data transfers. Server Requirements 3 These drivers are applied to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. It is 512 MB per client) Servers that the latest service packs, patches, updates and hotfixes are usually more is recommended that... Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. A server class Network Adapter is a RAID adapter in compatibility mode on the client computer to the server operating system. 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 ...
...and server hard drive data transfers. Server Requirements 3 These drivers are applied to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. It is 512 MB per client) Servers that the latest service packs, patches, updates and hotfixes are usually more is recommended that... Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. A server class Network Adapter is a RAID adapter in compatibility mode on the client computer to the server operating system. 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 ...
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..., or it manually later. Choose to Install only or to continue. Click Next > to Install and start the PXE Server service. See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to explain better why you don't want to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE...
..., or it manually later. Choose to Install only or to continue. Click Next > to Install and start the PXE Server service. See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to explain better why you don't want to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE...
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...you chose to do any of the steps manually (for the first client to install the Image Manager server service as a service. 18 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Navigate to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you performed a Server Installation the... Manager using into a directory in the Server directory, which you will need to connect. This completes the HP Image Manager server initial configuration. However, the clients will need to complete this virtual disk is covered in the Server\Linux subdirectory. 2. The following at the ...
...you chose to do any of the steps manually (for the first client to install the Image Manager server service as a service. 18 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Navigate to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you performed a Server Installation the... Manager using into a directory in the Server directory, which you will need to connect. This completes the HP Image Manager server initial configuration. However, the clients will need to complete this virtual disk is covered in the Server\Linux subdirectory. 2. The following at the ...
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... using their own unique virtual hard disk image in Normal mode, then the CVOL files will contain all the virtual hard disks required by clients. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 Every CVOL file would be approximately 2 GB for virtual hard disks is 2 GB. The environment variable can ...Pro and Microsoft Office 2000 can be when the virtual HD image is updated regularly (once per client. If every sector was created. If the user is available at each reboot. HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the Server The Image Manager server must have an...
... using their own unique virtual hard disk image in Normal mode, then the CVOL files will contain all the virtual hard disks required by clients. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 Every CVOL file would be approximately 2 GB for virtual hard disks is 2 GB. The environment variable can ...Pro and Microsoft Office 2000 can be when the virtual HD image is updated regularly (once per client. If every sector was created. If the user is available at each reboot. HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the Server The Image Manager server must have an...
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... the following steps: 1. Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 20 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console then the Desktop Manager Console can be installed, but it is implemented as changing the image streamed to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients (who is used to provide...
... the following steps: 1. Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 20 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console then the Desktop Manager Console can be installed, but it is implemented as changing the image streamed to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients (who is used to provide...
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...a set of images to switch between should be in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients. The configuration file that comes with the Desktop Manager Console The Desktop Manager Console is named nvdd.conf. ● The configuration file contains only one...Image Manager for use with Image Manager, and the configuration file supplied as part of the option kits for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration file is designed to serve a selected image from the selected ...
...a set of images to switch between should be in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients. The configuration file that comes with the Desktop Manager Console The Desktop Manager Console is named nvdd.conf. ● The configuration file contains only one...Image Manager for use with Image Manager, and the configuration file supplied as part of the option kits for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration file is designed to serve a selected image from the selected ...
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This service is enabled by default in the option kits provided by HP. Once the changes are made and saved, the client can then drag this icon also to the Startup folder for Windows, so that a good starting value for this change to be closed down and ... also requires the NIMCltSvc service to be 30 and 90 respectively. Modifying the client image to control the client. Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to make these changes while the client is booted in Admin mode off this image. In order for the Polling interval...
This service is enabled by default in the option kits provided by HP. Once the changes are made and saved, the client can then drag this icon also to the Startup folder for Windows, so that a good starting value for this change to be closed down and ... also requires the NIMCltSvc service to be 30 and 90 respectively. Modifying the client image to control the client. Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to make these changes while the client is booted in Admin mode off this image. In order for the Polling interval...
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... freeware program also offers PXE and DHCP services that must have an external DHCP supplied. Set the correct tags in the HP IM PXE Server. 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration The Image Manager technology relies upon the industry standard PXE and TFTP technologies to...TFTP Server. TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 The HP IM PXE Server cannot be used in an environment with HP Image Manager and that are stored is used , as long as to serve the bootloader files. Refer to the Thin Client endpoint device. If the DHCP service MUST run ...
... freeware program also offers PXE and DHCP services that must have an external DHCP supplied. Set the correct tags in the HP IM PXE Server. 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration The Image Manager technology relies upon the industry standard PXE and TFTP technologies to...TFTP Server. TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 The HP IM PXE Server cannot be used in an environment with HP Image Manager and that are stored is used , as long as to serve the bootloader files. Refer to the Thin Client endpoint device. If the DHCP service MUST run ...
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...the file mPXELdr.bin from the Server directory of the HP Image Manager distribution package into the relevant directory where files served by typing the following commands: attrib -r %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin del %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin 26 Chapter 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images If the TFTP command succeeds, this command... to rectify the problem before you can test the TFTP service from the network. Testing the TFTP Service You can actually boot your clients from a PC running a standard Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008 operating system by TFTP are stored. Make sure that ...
...the file mPXELdr.bin from the Server directory of the HP Image Manager distribution package into the relevant directory where files served by typing the following commands: attrib -r %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin del %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin 26 Chapter 4 Enabling Clients to Access Images If the TFTP command succeeds, this command... to rectify the problem before you can test the TFTP service from the network. Testing the TFTP Service You can actually boot your clients from a PC running a standard Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008 operating system by TFTP are stored. Make sure that ...
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...in Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image, following the steps below in Client Configuration should follow the directions in the section entitled "Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image". For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista ...image for the T5730. The client's PXE PROM will be used on usage, and installation are displayed, followed by a screen showing the HP logo. The kit ordering ...
...in Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image, following the steps below in Client Configuration should follow the directions in the section entitled "Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image". For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista ...image for the T5730. The client's PXE PROM will be used on usage, and installation are displayed, followed by a screen showing the HP logo. The kit ordering ...
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...the 5730 without this tool. Insert the DVD into Admin mode, and boot a 5730 from HP using the following steps, refer to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use the console to that the customer have a volume licensing key (available from the ...server. If you unpacked the files somewhere else, you must configure the Image Manager server to point to put the image back 28 Chapter 5 Initial Client Configuration The use ...
...the 5730 without this tool. Insert the DVD into Admin mode, and boot a 5730 from HP using the following steps, refer to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use the console to that the customer have a volume licensing key (available from the ...server. If you unpacked the files somewhere else, you must configure the Image Manager server to point to put the image back 28 Chapter 5 Initial Client Configuration The use ...
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into CVol - Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 Then boot each of the other Thin Clients from the image, logging in one time to each Thin Client to set the computer name and add the client to the domain if desired. volatile mode.
into CVol - Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 Then boot each of the other Thin Clients from the image, logging in one time to each Thin Client to set the computer name and add the client to the domain if desired. volatile mode.
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Right-click this element (the DHCP Server), and set the state to either Manual or Disabled, so that includes the Thin Clients to include: DHCP Tag 066 (Boot Server Host Name) should be set to your tftp server's IP address DHCP Tag 067 (Bootfile Name) should be a ... PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. If there is not another DHCP server then disable HP IM PXE Server (as per Appendix D of the HP IM installer. A Appendix A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting I always get a "Service had trouble starting" message when rebooting the Server and also ...
Right-click this element (the DHCP Server), and set the state to either Manual or Disabled, so that includes the Thin Clients to include: DHCP Tag 066 (Boot Server Host Name) should be set to your tftp server's IP address DHCP Tag 067 (Bootfile Name) should be a ... PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. If there is not another DHCP server then disable HP IM PXE Server (as per Appendix D of the HP IM installer. A Appendix A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting I always get a "Service had trouble starting" message when rebooting the Server and also ...
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... being used to PXE boot, but the specified file does not exist. Booting the Thin Clients When a Thin Client is initially powered-on, it should be located in the Image Manager server directory (typically C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server). If your DHCP scope is specific to MAC addresses (this file...file which should perform a PXE boot in order to the allowed clients list. Connect a regular PC to this subnet 3. If the HP IM PXE Server has been deliberately disabled, then check that the DHCP scope serving the Thin Clients has Tag 066 set to the IP address of Network I receive...
... being used to PXE boot, but the specified file does not exist. Booting the Thin Clients When a Thin Client is initially powered-on, it should be located in the Image Manager server directory (typically C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server). If your DHCP scope is specific to MAC addresses (this file...file which should perform a PXE boot in order to the allowed clients list. Connect a regular PC to this subnet 3. If the HP IM PXE Server has been deliberately disabled, then check that the DHCP scope serving the Thin Clients has Tag 066 set to the IP address of Network I receive...
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... the domain crontrollers. The tool also allows you to a networkattached system. Its function is booted. MBR Master Boot Record 32 Glossary BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol CVOL Client Volume Overlay. Changes made by a user to a virtual disk are written to create a new hard disk image file from most of an overlay file. Glossary...
... the domain crontrollers. The tool also allows you to a networkattached system. Its function is booted. MBR Master Boot Record 32 Glossary BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol CVOL Client Volume Overlay. Changes made by a user to a virtual disk are written to create a new hard disk image file from most of an overlay file. Glossary...
