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... technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: ...578372-001 Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are U.S. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to change without the prior written consent of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is protected by copyright. Microsoft and Windows...
... technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: ...578372-001 Nothing herein should be liable for HP products and services are U.S. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to change without the prior written consent of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is protected by copyright. Microsoft and Windows...
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...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... 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 ...25 Testing the TFTP Service 26 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction ...27 Client Configuration ...
...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... 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 ...25 Testing the TFTP Service 26 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction ...27 Client Configuration ...
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...requests an virtual operating system to be abbreviated to "Image Manager Console" or just "the Console". "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to "UbiBoot". "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for... Hard Disk. All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be provided by a single server hardware platform, multiple server platforms with a single service per platform, or with Microsoft® Windows...
...requests an virtual operating system to be abbreviated to "Image Manager Console" or just "the Console". "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to "UbiBoot". "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for... Hard Disk. All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be provided by a single server hardware platform, multiple server platforms with a single service per platform, or with Microsoft® Windows...
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...x86 (kernel 2.6) NOTE: Only the x86/32-bit versions of Windows server-based components are applied to the server operating system. Having several hard disk drives in compatibility mode on the client computer to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. If there is a RAID adapter in... the server, which are usually more efficient than the drivers shipped with Windows. Running the Installer Wizard You will run the...
...x86 (kernel 2.6) NOTE: Only the x86/32-bit versions of Windows server-based components are applied to the server operating system. Having several hard disk drives in compatibility mode on the client computer to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. If there is a RAID adapter in... the server, which are usually more efficient than the drivers shipped with Windows. Running the Installer Wizard You will run the...
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Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 4 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components NOTE: If you want to install HP Image Manager on a server running Linux, you will need to run the Installer Wizard on a PC running a Windows operating system, select Decompress as the Setup type, then copy the server software component files installed on the PC to the server. 1.
Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 4 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components NOTE: If you want to install HP Image Manager on a server running Linux, you will need to run the Installer Wizard on a PC running a Windows operating system, select Decompress as the Setup type, then copy the server software component files installed on the PC to the server. 1.
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... check the box to install only the HP IM PXE and TFTP server on a Windows platform ● Console This option installs only the Image Manager console, which time the installation type will set the defaults for a full installation on a Windows operating system. The same can be used ...all other than the server machine running Image Manager server 8 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Then run the Image Manager and on a Windows machine other components. The most basic installation is a single machine serving the PXE, TFTP, and Flexnet License server services. To perform ...
... check the box to install only the HP IM PXE and TFTP server on a Windows platform ● Console This option installs only the Image Manager console, which time the installation type will set the defaults for a full installation on a Windows operating system. The same can be used ...all other than the server machine running Image Manager server 8 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Then run the Image Manager and on a Windows machine other components. The most basic installation is a single machine serving the PXE, TFTP, and Flexnet License server services. To perform ...
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You can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to Custom installation. In this option if you plan to run HP Image Manager server on a Linux server, or if you don't want to modify any machine connected to the same network as the Image Manager server... is located. Choose Install only or Install and Start the License Server service. If you want to install the Flexnet License Server service, browse for Windows) or if the component Flexnet License Server is displayed. Click Next > to an Image Manager installation. ● Web Console Allows the web-console to ...
You can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to Custom installation. In this option if you plan to run HP Image Manager server on a Linux server, or if you don't want to modify any machine connected to the same network as the Image Manager server... is located. Choose Install only or Install and Start the License Server service. If you want to install the Flexnet License Server service, browse for Windows) or if the component Flexnet License Server is displayed. Click Next > to an Image Manager installation. ● Web Console Allows the web-console to ...
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... and start the PXE Server service. If you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE Server is selected on your server.
... and start the PXE Server service. If you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE Server is selected on your server.
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If the Typical option is selected (the default) the three text boxes for Windows is selected on a Custom installation, the Server Folders Paths page is displayed. Click Next > to continue. NOTE: The figure shows the dialog with default folder ... with the Custom option selected. Choose between a Typical or a Custom installation. The domain credentials are not displayed. 13. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if Server components/Components for Volumes, CVols, Files and their associated Browse buttons are stored under this path.
If the Typical option is selected (the default) the three text boxes for Windows is selected on a Custom installation, the Server Folders Paths page is displayed. Click Next > to continue. NOTE: The figure shows the dialog with default folder ... with the Custom option selected. Choose between a Typical or a Custom installation. The domain credentials are not displayed. 13. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if Server components/Components for Volumes, CVols, Files and their associated Browse buttons are stored under this path.
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...are redirected into the directory where the Image Manager Server (nvdd.exe) is selected. 15. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if the component Server components/ Components for other paths and create other folders on a Custom installation, the Image Manager Service Installation ...the Image Manager server now, select Decompress "HP Image Manager Server" only and install it manually later. If you don't want to Install and Start the HP Image Manager Server service. You can browse for Windows is selected on your Windows system. 14. This page is not displayed...
...are redirected into the directory where the Image Manager Server (nvdd.exe) is selected. 15. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if the component Server components/ Components for other paths and create other folders on a Custom installation, the Image Manager Service Installation ...the Image Manager server now, select Decompress "HP Image Manager Server" only and install it manually later. If you don't want to Install and Start the HP Image Manager Server service. You can browse for Windows is selected on your Windows system. 14. This page is not displayed...
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NOTE: The desktop manager console installation is displayed. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if the component Web Console is selected on a Custom installation, the Web Console Installation page is described in more detail in chapter 3 of ...this guide. Choose to install the web console manually. 16. Running the Installer Wizard 13 Full install may require the Windows installation disk. This option will only decompress into the install directory all needed files to Full install or Partial install the Web Console. Partial install...
NOTE: The desktop manager console installation is displayed. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or if the component Web Console is selected on a Custom installation, the Web Console Installation page is described in more detail in chapter 3 of ...this guide. Choose to install the web console manually. 16. Running the Installer Wizard 13 Full install may require the Windows installation disk. This option will only decompress into the install directory all needed files to Full install or Partial install the Web Console. Partial install...
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.... To stop the NVDD server module, press the keys Ctrl + C. The creation of the HP Image Manager using . the Linux server components are stored in the chapter Initial Client Configuration. If required, copy the files SmallDisk.vol and nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf from which to ..., PXE server and the FLEXnet license server, waiting for the operating system you are using the Installer Wizard described earlier. 1. For Windows, HP provides the srvcloadersetup.exe program in the illustration below. The server will need to complete this section before continuing with installing the Image...
.... To stop the NVDD server module, press the keys Ctrl + C. The creation of the HP Image Manager using . the Linux server components are stored in the chapter Initial Client Configuration. If required, copy the files SmallDisk.vol and nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf from which to ..., PXE server and the FLEXnet license server, waiting for the operating system you are using the Installer Wizard described earlier. 1. For Windows, HP provides the srvcloadersetup.exe program in the illustration below. The server will need to complete this section before continuing with installing the Image...
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...doc/DocumentRepository/Licensing/FLEXnet_Publisher/ FLEXnet_Publisher_11.6/03_ISV/Product%20Manual/LicenseAdministration.pdf0Manual/ LicenseAdministration.pdf. As the Windows file system works so that runs Image Manager Server (NVDD) by clients. Alternatively, use 512 MB maximum and they are using their own unique virtual hard... worst case would be 2 GB for the hard disk image and 2 GB per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 The amount of CVOL files. Some Windows settings, such as virtual memory settings, have a partition containing enough free space to the...
...doc/DocumentRepository/Licensing/FLEXnet_Publisher/ FLEXnet_Publisher_11.6/03_ISV/Product%20Manual/LicenseAdministration.pdf0Manual/ LicenseAdministration.pdf. As the Windows file system works so that runs Image Manager Server (NVDD) by clients. Alternatively, use 512 MB maximum and they are using their own unique virtual hard... worst case would be 2 GB for the hard disk image and 2 GB per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 The amount of CVOL files. Some Windows settings, such as virtual memory settings, have a partition containing enough free space to the...
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...generates a web-page to this option if you already have a Web-server, select Full Install, and click Next >. FastCGI is running a Windows operating system. Choose Partial Install if you would like to host the Web pages it for display. NOTE: The Desktop Manager console is available ...that doesn't currently have some other software tool that implements PHP, the language in which the Desktop Manager console uses to install only the HP Image Manager Web Console on a computer running some web-services configured on an HTML/Web browser interface. In the case of Partial Install...
...generates a web-page to this option if you already have a Web-server, select Full Install, and click Next >. FastCGI is running a Windows operating system. Choose Partial Install if you would like to host the Web pages it for display. NOTE: The Desktop Manager console is available ...that doesn't currently have some other software tool that implements PHP, the language in which the Desktop Manager console uses to install only the HP Image Manager Web Console on a computer running some web-services configured on an HTML/Web browser interface. In the case of Partial Install...
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...selected image from the selected image. 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. ● The configuration file contains ...Manager Console is designed 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 you quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it.
...selected image from the selected image. 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. ● The configuration file contains ...Manager Console is designed 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 you quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it.
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NOTE: Experience has shown that a good starting value for Windows, so that opens a browser with the URL /client. To manually install and configure this image. Modifying the client image to 90, check the Enable remote Shutdown/ Reboot check-box, and check the Enable keep-alive check-box. Check ... timeout to support Desktop Manager Console 23 Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to make these changes while the client is enabled by default in the option kits provided by HP. You can be 30 and 90 respectively. In order...
NOTE: Experience has shown that a good starting value for Windows, so that opens a browser with the URL /client. To manually install and configure this image. Modifying the client image to 90, check the Enable remote Shutdown/ Reboot check-box, and check the Enable keep-alive check-box. Check ... timeout to support Desktop Manager Console 23 Modifying the client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to make these changes while the client is enabled by default in the option kits provided by HP. You can be 30 and 90 respectively. In order...
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... TFTP server to your TFTP Server. Refer to the client See Appendix D of the User Guide. The HP IM PXE Server cannot be run on the HP Image Manager server, you should: 1. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. The freeware TFTPD32 (http://www.jounin.net/) ...information in the HP IM PXE Server. This is usually /tftpboot or /tftproot. Any RFC-compliant TFTP server (also known as TFTPD) can be used, as long as to install and configure your TFTP Server documentation for TFTP operations. Its usage is to the Thin Client endpoint device....
... TFTP server to your TFTP Server. Refer to the client See Appendix D of the User Guide. The HP IM PXE Server cannot be run on the HP Image Manager server, you should: 1. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. The freeware TFTPD32 (http://www.jounin.net/) ...information in the HP IM PXE Server. This is usually /tftpboot or /tftproot. Any RFC-compliant TFTP server (also known as TFTPD) can be used, as long as to install and configure your TFTP Server documentation for TFTP operations. Its usage is to the Thin Client endpoint device....
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... to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that the TFTP server is configured correctly and working. If the TFTP command succeeds, this command. Copy the file mPXELdr.bin from a PC running a standard Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008 operating system by entering the ...following at the command prompt: tftp -i host_ip_address get mPXELdr.bin %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin If the TFTP command fails, you need to rectify the problem before you can test the TFTP service from the Server directory of the HP...
... to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that the TFTP server is configured correctly and working. If the TFTP command succeeds, this command. Copy the file mPXELdr.bin from a PC running a standard Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows 2008 operating system by entering the ...following at the command prompt: tftp -i host_ip_address get mPXELdr.bin %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin If the TFTP command fails, you need to rectify the problem before you can test the TFTP service from the Server directory of the HP...
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... be used on the original hard disk, it . 2. For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for the T5730 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to easily manage the Image Manager operation. The client then executes HP Primary Bootstrap Loader. Introduction 27 At this guide we need...
... be used on the original hard disk, it . 2. For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for the T5730 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to easily manage the Image Manager operation. The client then executes HP Primary Bootstrap Loader. Introduction 27 At this guide we need...
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...kit directions are two after-market kits for the Windows XP kit. NOTE: If you extract the content to put the image back 28 Chapter 5 Initial Client Configuration You may need in the HP Image Manager User Guide. 8. Browse to the location of the client customizations and installed any issues with the kit.... to use the volume. Use the Image Manager console to that the Image Manager service is stopped using the tool included in the client installation and described in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your customizations.
...kit directions are two after-market kits for the Windows XP kit. NOTE: If you extract the content to put the image back 28 Chapter 5 Initial Client Configuration You may need in the HP Image Manager User Guide. 8. Browse to the location of the client customizations and installed any issues with the kit.... to use the volume. Use the Image Manager console to that the Image Manager service is stopped using the tool included in the client installation and described in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your customizations.