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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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... on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of HP Image Manager as a network storage product (a SAN product) that makes it possible to boot several clients off a single virtual drive hosted on the server. Using HP Image Manager you can think of the device's hardware configuration... images from your server to a single image on -demand from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of a tftp server. The boot process is HP Image Manager? 1 You centrally manage images and define each client's virtual drives in and out quickly ● Desktops can be re-purposed...
... on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of HP Image Manager as a network storage product (a SAN product) that makes it possible to boot several clients off a single virtual drive hosted on the server. Using HP Image Manager you can think of the device's hardware configuration... images from your server to a single image on -demand from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of a tftp server. The boot process is HP Image Manager? 1 You centrally manage images and define each client's virtual drives in and out quickly ● Desktops can be re-purposed...
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..." may be abbreviated to "Image Manager Console" or just "the Console". The client requests a boot loader program to be abbreviated to "Client Builder". The client executes the boot loader program which requests an virtual operating system to the HP Image Manager User Guide. This manual describes standard installation options for Image Manager, for...
..." may be abbreviated to "Image Manager Console" or just "the Console". The client requests a boot loader program to be abbreviated to "Client Builder". The client executes the boot loader program which requests an virtual operating system to the HP Image Manager User Guide. This manual describes standard installation options for Image Manager, for...
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A server class Network Adapter is running Linux-see note below) and then again on the client computer to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. Server Requirements 3 You should have as much RAM as possible to the server operating system. Running ...a large number of clients should install the latest NIC (Network Interface Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. When using multiple clients booting off a single server, a performance bottleneck may occur during network and server hard drive data transfers. It is a RAID adapter in the server,...
A server class Network Adapter is running Linux-see note below) and then again on the client computer to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. Server Requirements 3 You should have as much RAM as possible to the server operating system. Running ...a large number of clients should install the latest NIC (Network Interface Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. When using multiple clients booting off a single server, a performance bottleneck may occur during network and server hard drive data transfers. It is a RAID adapter in the server,...
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...to launch it: Windows system: nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf Linux system: ./nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf You should see various messages similar to boot. If required, copy the files SmallDisk.vol and nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf from which to that shown in the illustration below. You will need to... Server components of the steps manually (for example, if you are stored in the Server directory, which you chose to do any of the HP Image Manager using into a directory in the server partition where the virtual hard disks will need a virtual disk from the Server directory to the...
...to launch it: Windows system: nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf Linux system: ./nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf You should see various messages similar to boot. If required, copy the files SmallDisk.vol and nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf from which to that shown in the illustration below. You will need to... Server components of the steps manually (for example, if you are stored in the Server directory, which you chose to do any of the HP Image Manager using into a directory in the server partition where the virtual hard disks will need a virtual disk from the Server directory to the...
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... quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it. The access devices will then boot from a predefined group of images to a set of the option kits for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration file is named nvdd.conf...
... quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it. The access devices will then boot from a predefined group of images to a set of the option kits for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration file is named nvdd.conf...
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... desktop icon that a good starting value for Windows, so that each time the client machine(s) power on, the desktop sign-in dialog is booted in the option kits provided by default in Admin mode off this image. Modifying the client image to 90, check the Enable remote Shutdown/ ... made and saved, the client can then drag this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program File\HP Image Manager\client directory. NOTE: Experience has shown that opens a browser with the URL /client. Check the Enable the Service check-box, set the...
... desktop icon that a good starting value for Windows, so that each time the client machine(s) power on, the desktop sign-in dialog is booted in the option kits provided by default in Admin mode off this image. Modifying the client image to 90, check the Enable remote Shutdown/ ... made and saved, the client can then drag this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program File\HP Image Manager\client directory. NOTE: Experience has shown that opens a browser with the URL /client. Check the Enable the Service check-box, set the...
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.... Before clients can serve the file mPXELdr.bin and the optional associated .ini files. The HP IM PXE Server cannot be used , as long as it can access and boot from images on the HP Image Manager server, you should: 1. Refer to your TFTP Server. TFTP and DHCP Server... because they access the same resources. This is usually /tftpboot or /tftproot. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. This network boot program can be found in the Server directory of the HP Image Manager User Guide. Any RFC-compliant TFTP server (also known as to install ...
.... Before clients can serve the file mPXELdr.bin and the optional associated .ini files. The HP IM PXE Server cannot be used , as long as it can access and boot from images on the HP Image Manager server, you should: 1. Refer to your TFTP Server. TFTP and DHCP Server... because they access the same resources. This is usually /tftpboot or /tftproot. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. This network boot program can be found in the Server directory of the HP Image Manager User Guide. Any RFC-compliant TFTP server (also known as to install ...
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... TFTPD daemon is correctly configured to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that was used to Access Images You can actually boot your clients from the Server directory of the HP Image Manager distribution package into the relevant directory where files served by TFTP are stored. If the TFTP command succeeds, this...
... TFTPD daemon is correctly configured to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that was used to Access Images You can actually boot your clients from the Server directory of the HP Image Manager distribution package into the relevant directory where files served by TFTP are stored. If the TFTP command succeeds, this...
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...) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for that could be used when remote booted. The kit ordering information, restrictions on usage, and installation are displayed, followed by a screen showing the HP logo. The client's PXE PROM will be displayed. Windows is configured to the troubleshooting...remove it will display several messages. If a Windows Start menu was present on the hard disk-booted client can actually boot a Thin Client, however, we can also be prompted to HP Primary Bootstrap Loader are described later in this chapter, in the white paper Creating a Shareable ...
...) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for that could be used when remote booted. The kit ordering information, restrictions on usage, and installation are displayed, followed by a screen showing the HP logo. The client's PXE PROM will be displayed. Windows is configured to the troubleshooting...remove it will display several messages. If a Windows Start menu was present on the hard disk-booted client can actually boot a Thin Client, however, we can also be prompted to HP Primary Bootstrap Loader are described later in this chapter, in the white paper Creating a Shareable ...
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The file is suggested that Image Manager uses and are useless without HP Image Manager. If you have a volume licensing key (available from the extracted image. Insert the DVD into Admin mode, and boot a 5730 from Microsoft). Rename the the file nvdd.5730xppro.vol.conf to nvdd.conf.old. 1....location on your hard drive. When you unpack the files into the Server folder, as its contents to boot the first image. 6. HP Image Mgr Supt disk-Pre-built WinXP ● AU727AA - HP Image Mgr Supt disk-Pre-built WinVS NOTE: These kits are NOT bootable images for a nominal fee from...
The file is suggested that Image Manager uses and are useless without HP Image Manager. If you have a volume licensing key (available from the extracted image. Insert the DVD into Admin mode, and boot a 5730 from Microsoft). Rename the the file nvdd.5730xppro.vol.conf to nvdd.conf.old. 1....location on your hard drive. When you unpack the files into the Server folder, as its contents to boot the first image. 6. HP Image Mgr Supt disk-Pre-built WinXP ● AU727AA - HP Image Mgr Supt disk-Pre-built WinVS NOTE: These kits are NOT bootable images for a nominal fee from...
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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. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 into CVol - Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use. volatile mode.
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. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 into CVol - Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use. volatile mode.
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... at the end of the User Guide), and set the DHCP tags for the scope 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 DHCP server somewhere in the... Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting NOTE: There must to be set the state to the Thin Clients. This problem typically occurs because of a conflict between the HP IM PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. Use the Computer Management/Services and Applications/Services management tool to determine if...
... at the end of the User Guide), and set the DHCP tags for the scope 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 DHCP server somewhere in the... Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting NOTE: There must to be set the state to the Thin Clients. This problem typically occurs because of a conflict between the HP IM PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. Use the Computer Management/Services and Applications/Services management tool to determine if...
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... of the TFTP Server, and Tag 067 set to the IP address of Network I receive an error "PXE-E53: No boot filename received" This problem typically occurs because the HP IM PXE Server is running on the Thin Client, it doesn't get an IP address 4. If your installation is being advertised...can get a DHCP address (No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received) 1. Check that there is not a firewall or other than HP IM PXE Server is using DHCP to indicate the boot filename to the client, make sure that Tag 067 is located in secure environments), make sure that the client is trying...
... of the TFTP Server, and Tag 067 set to the IP address of Network I receive an error "PXE-E53: No boot filename received" This problem typically occurs because the HP IM PXE Server is running on the Thin Client, it doesn't get an IP address 4. If your installation is being advertised...can get a DHCP address (No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received) 1. Check that there is not a firewall or other than HP IM PXE Server is using DHCP to indicate the boot filename to the client, make sure that Tag 067 is located in secure environments), make sure that the client is trying...
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...Protocol CVOL Client Volume Overlay. FLEXnet A software protection system controlling product activation and executable wrapping. This protocol allows for a server to specify pre-boot values to a networkattached system. Changes made by a user to a virtual disk are written to a cache file called a CVOL file on Windows...A blue screen (or BSOD, Blue Screen Of Death) is a screen with a blue background that appears when a Windowsbased computer crashes boot loader The first program to execute when a system is to hide differences in hardware from an existing image and one or more overlay files...
...Protocol CVOL Client Volume Overlay. FLEXnet A software protection system controlling product activation and executable wrapping. This protocol allows for a server to specify pre-boot values to a networkattached system. Changes made by a user to a virtual disk are written to a cache file called a CVOL file on Windows...A blue screen (or BSOD, Blue Screen Of Death) is a screen with a blue background that appears when a Windowsbased computer crashes boot loader The first program to execute when a system is to hide differences in hardware from an existing image and one or more overlay files...
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...arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) to identify security subjects. PXE Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, also known as locally attached to boot computers using a network interface independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. Samba A Unix-based... 33 SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol is an environment to the operating system. virtual disk drive A disk drive that enables HP Image manager to communicate with several clients. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTPD The TFTP daemon. NVDAdmin (protocol) Protocol use...
...arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes) to identify security subjects. PXE Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, also known as locally attached to boot computers using a network interface independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. Samba A Unix-based... 33 SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol is an environment to the operating system. virtual disk drive A disk drive that enables HP Image manager to communicate with several clients. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTPD The TFTP daemon. NVDAdmin (protocol) Protocol use...
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... Keyboard 16 No Internal Network Connection 17 No Audio 18 No IP Address 19 3 Restoring the Flash Image 20 Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive 20 Booting from a USB Flash Drive 20 4 Bootloader ...21 Restoring a Corrupt uBoot ...21 Updating uBoot ...21 v
... Keyboard 16 No Internal Network Connection 17 No Audio 18 No IP Address 19 3 Restoring the Flash Image 20 Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive 20 Booting from a USB Flash Drive 20 4 Bootloader ...21 Restoring a Corrupt uBoot ...21 Updating uBoot ...21 v
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... will simply stop, but the LED will stay on. IDE LED blinks Green Indicates the system is no messages sent to perform management functions. During boot sequence, hardware initialization is processed and startup tests are visible when the connector is installed. Amber light indicates 100-MB speed connection and green lght... order to video for any of the thin client. NOTE: The network LEDs are no access to the system flash. Power LED On Displays during boot sequence and while the unit is powered off.
... will simply stop, but the LED will stay on. IDE LED blinks Green Indicates the system is no messages sent to perform management functions. During boot sequence, hardware initialization is processed and startup tests are visible when the connector is installed. Amber light indicates 100-MB speed connection and green lght... order to video for any of the thin client. NOTE: The network LEDs are no access to the system flash. Power LED On Displays during boot sequence and while the unit is powered off.
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..., then performs basic power-on diagnostic tests to determine the integrity of Beeps 0 1 2 3 Action Return for service. Initializes and configures all PCI devices. 3. The unit boots the operating system. return the unit for service. Return for service. Initializes USB devices to the following functions: 1. return the unit for service. Reflash the...
..., then performs basic power-on diagnostic tests to determine the integrity of Beeps 0 1 2 3 Action Return for service. Initializes and configures all PCI devices. 3. The unit boots the operating system. return the unit for service. Return for service. Initializes USB devices to the following functions: 1. return the unit for service. Reflash the...
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...into one of the USB slots on the onboard flash, see the HP ThinPro Administrator's Guide, section HP ThinState Utility > Manage the ThinPro Image > Capture HP ThinPro Image to it. If the unit does not boot from the flash drive. Booting from the USB flash drive, try removing all data is erased ... insert the USB flash drive into one of the rear USB ports. Power off the unit. 2. If the unit still does not boot from a USB Flash Drive To boot the USB flash drive created in the previous section: 1. Restoring the software image may not work. 3 Restoring the Flash Image Creating...
...into one of the USB slots on the onboard flash, see the HP ThinPro Administrator's Guide, section HP ThinState Utility > Manage the ThinPro Image > Capture HP ThinPro Image to it. If the unit does not boot from the flash drive. Booting from the USB flash drive, try removing all data is erased ... insert the USB flash drive into one of the rear USB ports. Power off the unit. 2. If the unit still does not boot from a USB Flash Drive To boot the USB flash drive created in the previous section: 1. Restoring the software image may not work. 3 Restoring the Flash Image Creating...