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... Corporation. HP shall not be liable for HP products and services are U.S. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: 578372-001 Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the U.S. This document contains proprietary information that is subject to change without the prior written consent...
... Corporation. HP shall not be liable for HP products and services are U.S. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition (April 2009) Document Part Number: 578372-001 Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the U.S. This document contains proprietary information that is subject to change without the prior written consent...
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... 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 ...25 Testing the TFTP Service 26 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction ...27 Client Configuration ...27 Using a Pre-Built Microsoft...
... 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 ...25 Testing the TFTP Service 26 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction ...27 Client Configuration ...27 Using a Pre-Built Microsoft...
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...be provided by a single server hardware platform, multiple server platforms with a single service per platform, or with Microsoft® Windows® and server operating system administration, as well as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) and Trivial ... multiple platforms for use HP Image Manager version 5.0. "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction This manual describes standard installation options for Image Manager, for fault tolerance. "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD ...
...be provided by a single server hardware platform, multiple server platforms with a single service per platform, or with Microsoft® Windows® and server operating system administration, as well as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) and Trivial ... multiple platforms for use HP Image Manager version 5.0. "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction This manual describes standard installation options for Image Manager, for fault tolerance. "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD ...
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... and Windows 2008 servers. ● Main memory: 128 MB minimum, 512 MB or more recommended ● Processor: equivalent to Pentium III 800 or faster ● Hard drive capacity: 1.5 MB dedicated to Image Manager, plus disk space required to store the client hard disk image files and ... can also help increase performance. These drivers are provided. If there is 512 MB per client) Servers that you use RAID 1 instead of RAID 5. 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 (kernel 2.6) NOTE: Only the x86/32-bit versions of...
... and Windows 2008 servers. ● Main memory: 128 MB minimum, 512 MB or more recommended ● Processor: equivalent to Pentium III 800 or faster ● Hard drive capacity: 1.5 MB dedicated to Image Manager, plus disk space required to store the client hard disk image files and ... can also help increase performance. These drivers are provided. If there is 512 MB per client) Servers that you use RAID 1 instead of RAID 5. 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 (kernel 2.6) NOTE: Only the x86/32-bit versions of...
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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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... Then run the installation package on the machine where you want 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 selecting...for the PXE server, using the "PXE Server installation" option. For a server installation, the relevant options are: ● Server Installation (for Windows) This option will switch to Custom installation), or page through the wizard, and deselect the item on its individual installer panel. ● Flexnet License...
... Then run the installation package on the machine where you want 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 selecting...for the PXE server, using the "PXE Server installation" option. For a server installation, the relevant options are: ● Server Installation (for Windows) This option will switch to Custom installation), or page through the wizard, and deselect the item on its individual installer panel. ● Flexnet License...
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...Server service. Running the Installer Wizard 9 This page is not displayed if Decompress All is displayed. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or Flexnet License Server installation (for the license file to enter the path to a license file in the field. If you want to..." only and install it is installed. Although the web-console can be accessed from the Image manager distribution to a folder on your Windows system ● Custom installation Any of the installation types can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to the folder...
...Server service. Running the Installer Wizard 9 This page is not displayed if Decompress All is displayed. If you have selected Server installation (for Windows) or Flexnet License Server installation (for the license file to enter the path to a license file in the field. If you want to..." only and install it is installed. Although the web-console can be accessed from the Image manager distribution to a folder on your Windows system ● Custom installation Any of the installation types can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to the folder...
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...license obtained during the product download sequence. 10. If you don't want to continue. Choose to Install only or to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE Server is selected on your server. This page is not displayed if Decompress All is selected.... 11. This can either be the IMTRIAL license file in order to Install and start the PXE Server service. See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to explain better why you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components If you have...
...license obtained during the product download sequence. 10. If you don't want to continue. Choose to Install only or to trial the software for Windows) or PXE Server installation or if the component PXE Server is selected on your server. This page is not displayed if Decompress All is selected.... 11. This can either be the IMTRIAL license file in order to Install and start the PXE Server service. See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to explain better why you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components If you have...
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... where the CVOLs will be created and stored ● Files folders: \files is selected (the default) the three text boxes for Windows is selected on a Custom installation, the Server Folders Paths page is selected. Running the Installer Wizard 11 12. If the Typical option... a Typical or a Custom installation. This page is not displayed if Decompress All is displayed. 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. Typical-The server components...
... where the CVOLs will be created and stored ● Files folders: \files is selected (the default) the three text boxes for Windows is selected on a Custom installation, the Server Folders Paths page is selected. Running the Installer Wizard 11 12. If the Typical option... a Typical or a Custom installation. This page is not displayed if Decompress All is displayed. 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. Typical-The server components...
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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 page is selected. ..., logs are redirected into the directory where the Image Manager Server (nvdd.exe) is located. 12 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components You can browse for Windows is selected on your...
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 page is selected. ..., logs are redirected into the directory where the Image Manager Server (nvdd.exe) is located. 12 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components You can browse for Windows is selected on your...
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... directory all needed files to Full install or Partial install the Web Console. Running the Installer Wizard 13 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...
... directory all needed files to Full install or Partial install the Web Console. Running the Installer Wizard 13 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...
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..., waiting for the operating system you have already installed the Server components of this directory, the Windows server components are stored in the chapter Initial Client Configuration. The creation of the HP Image Manager using . Completing the Server Installation If you decompressed... the software. The following at the command prompt to launch it: Windows system: nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf Linux ...
..., waiting for the operating system you have already installed the Server components of this directory, the Windows server components are stored in the chapter Initial Client Configuration. The creation of the HP Image Manager using . Completing the Server Installation If you decompressed... the software. The following at the command prompt to launch it: Windows system: nvdd -c nvdd.smalldisk.vol.conf Linux ...
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...comma-separated list of three port@host specifiers identifying the license servers configured for the HD and 800 MB per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 As the Windows file system works so that every sector will be 2 GB for virtual hard disks is updated regularly (once ... the size of a hard disk image file plus a CVOL (Client Volume Overlay) write cache file that will grow in the license file. If the clients are separated by semicolons. If every sector was created. Some Windows settings, such as virtual memory settings, have a partition containing enough...
...comma-separated list of three port@host specifiers identifying the license servers configured for the HD and 800 MB per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 As the Windows file system works so that every sector will be 2 GB for virtual hard disks is updated regularly (once ... the size of a hard disk image file plus a CVOL (Client Volume Overlay) write cache file that will grow in the license file. If the clients are separated by semicolons. If every sector was created. Some Windows settings, such as virtual memory settings, have a partition containing enough...
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... software tool that generates a web-page to control or monitor the tool. Installing the Desktop Manager Console 21 NOTE: The Desktop Manager console is running a Windows operating system. Choose Partial Install if you would like to host the Web pages it for example if the server is based on this server...; From the Select Components screen, choose Web Console. The IIS is the Microsoft Web server service, which the web console software is available from the Windows installation disk), and configure it generates for display.
... software tool that generates a web-page to control or monitor the tool. Installing the Desktop Manager Console 21 NOTE: The Desktop Manager console is running a Windows operating system. Choose Partial Install if you would like to host the Web pages it for example if the server is based on this server...; From the Select Components screen, choose Web Console. The IIS is the Microsoft Web server service, which the web console software is available from the Windows installation disk), and configure it generates for display.
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... identical access devices, such as the Image Manager server component. 22 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console Configuring Image Manager 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... Console lets you would want to switch between should be in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients.
... identical access devices, such as the Image Manager server component. 22 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console Configuring Image Manager 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... Console lets you would want to switch between should be in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients.
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...be permanently incorporated into the client image, you should create a Client Sign-in the option kits provided by default in desktop icon that opens a browser with the URL /client. The client image also requires the NIMCltSvc service to the Startup folder for Windows, so that a good ...starting value for this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program...
...be permanently incorporated into the client image, you should create a Client Sign-in the option kits provided by default in desktop icon that opens a browser with the URL /client. The client image also requires the NIMCltSvc service to the Startup folder for Windows, so that a good ...starting value for this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program...
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...Image Manager\Image_ Manager_5.0\Server). Set the correct tags in an environment where HP Image Manager is to the client See Appendix D of the HP Image Manager User Guide. NOTE: HP Image Manager's PXE Server includes a...the config file for more details about how to the Thin Client endpoint device. TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 The most common usage is used , as long as ...IM PXE Server cannot be used in the DHCP scope to indicate the location of the User Guide. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. This freeware program also offers PXE ...
...Image Manager\Image_ Manager_5.0\Server). Set the correct tags in an environment where HP Image Manager is to the client See Appendix D of the HP Image Manager User Guide. NOTE: HP Image Manager's PXE Server includes a...the config file for more details about how to the Thin Client endpoint device. TFTP and DHCP Server Configuration 25 The most common usage is used , as long as ...IM PXE Server cannot be used in the DHCP scope to indicate the location of the User Guide. Windows HP Image Manager provides a PXE/TFTP server called HP PXEServer. This freeware program also offers PXE ...
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... can test the TFTP service from the network. Make sure that the TFTPD daemon is correctly configured to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that was used to launch this means that has been copied to a temporary directory by entering the following at the command prompt: ... commands: attrib -r %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin del %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin 26 Chapter 4 Enabling Clients to rectify the problem before 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. You can then delete the mPXELdr.bin file ...
... can test the TFTP service from the network. Make sure that the TFTPD daemon is correctly configured to serve mPXELdr.bin to the client that was used to launch this means that has been copied to a temporary directory by entering the following at the command prompt: ... commands: attrib -r %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin del %TEMP%\mPXELdr.bin 26 Chapter 4 Enabling Clients to rectify the problem before 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. You can then delete the mPXELdr.bin file ...
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...troubleshooting section in Appendix A of the disk for the T5730 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to the client. Messages specific to boot with PXE (boot from the AMO kit as outlined in Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image, following the white paper or installed the image from ...LAN). 3. For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for that could be used when remote booted....
...troubleshooting section in Appendix A of the disk for the T5730 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to the client. Messages specific to boot with PXE (boot from the AMO kit as outlined in Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image, following the white paper or installed the image from ...LAN). 3. For the HP T5730 Thin Client, HP offers two AMO (After Market Option) kits, one with a Windows Vista image for that could be used when remote booted....
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...Windows XP® image; It is the letter h followed by the hexadecimal representation of the extracted content on your customizations. At this step is stopped using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). When you extract the content to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client...steps, refer to the C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server folder. The instructions given below , but the kit directions are for the Windows XP kit. Use the Image Manager console to set to use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your Image Manager server should rename...
...Windows XP® image; It is the letter h followed by the hexadecimal representation of the extracted content on your customizations. At this step is stopped using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). When you extract the content to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client...steps, refer to the C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server folder. The instructions given below , but the kit directions are for the Windows XP kit. Use the Image Manager console to set to use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your Image Manager server should rename...
