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Pentium is protected by copyright. Nothing herein should 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 The information contained herein is subject to ...written consent of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Internet Explorer is subject to another language without notice. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein...
Pentium is protected by copyright. Nothing herein should 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 The information contained herein is subject to ...written consent of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Internet Explorer is subject to another language without notice. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein...
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Table of contents 1 Introduction What is HP Image Manager? ...1 About This Manual ...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 ... Manager Console 20 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 ...
Table of contents 1 Introduction What is HP Image Manager? ...1 About This Manual ...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 ... Manager Console 20 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 ...
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... HP Image Manager you can think of desktops and their related hard disk images (volumes). The client issues a PXE boot request over the network. 2. What is HP Image Manager? HP Image Manager delivers operating systems and applications on-demand from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of HP Image ...● Desktops can be streamed on the server. their personal configurations and settings; PC and thin client users keep their data remains unique and secure on -demand to PCs or thin clients. A single software image containing the operating system, application...
... HP Image Manager you can think of desktops and their related hard disk images (volumes). The client issues a PXE boot request over the network. 2. What is HP Image Manager? HP Image Manager delivers operating systems and applications on-demand from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of HP Image ...● Desktops can be streamed on the server. their personal configurations and settings; PC and thin client users keep their data remains unique and secure on -demand to PCs or thin clients. A single software image containing the operating system, application...
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..."the Console". If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for fault tolerance. "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Client Builder". The following names may be abbreviated within the text of the server-based services required (licensing, PXE, ...Hard Disk. "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction "HP UbiBoot" may be abbreviated to "Active Cloner". "HP Active Cloner" may be abbreviated to "UbiBoot". "TC" for Hard Disk Drive. "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to the HP Image Manager User Guide. This manual ...
..."the Console". If you have a more complex deployment you are also used: "HD" for fault tolerance. "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Client Builder". The following names may be abbreviated within the text of the server-based services required (licensing, PXE, ...Hard Disk. "HDD" for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction "HP UbiBoot" may be abbreviated to "Active Cloner". "HP Active Cloner" may be abbreviated to "UbiBoot". "TC" for Hard Disk Drive. "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to the HP Image Manager User Guide. This manual ...
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...● 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 cache files (the default maximum cache file size is recommended that you use RAID 1 instead of ...512 MB of clients should install the latest NIC (Network Interface Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. If there is therefore recommended that you use the fastest hard drives and hard disk controllers available and that have to install the relevant HP Image Manager software ...
...● 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 cache files (the default maximum cache file size is recommended that you use RAID 1 instead of ...512 MB of clients should install the latest NIC (Network Interface Card) drivers for the Image Manager server network card. If there is therefore recommended that you use the fastest hard drives and hard disk controllers available and that have to install the relevant HP Image Manager software ...
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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. Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 4 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components
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Read the License Agreement and, if you agree to install the software. 6 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components 3. This dialog box provides instructions on how to the terms, select the I accept the agreement option then click Next >.
Read the License Agreement and, if you agree to install the software. 6 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components 3. This dialog box provides instructions on how to the terms, select the I accept the agreement option then click Next >.
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...full installation on a Windows operating system. To perform this option to install only the HP IM PXE and TFTP server on a Windows platform ● Console This option installs only the Image Manager console, which you would follow the prompts. You might need to run the ... installation, you want to install PXE server, the Flexnet License Server and all other than the server machine running Image Manager server 8 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Then run the installation package on the Flexnet License Server Service Installation panel, uncheck the Install "Flexnet ...
...full installation on a Windows operating system. To perform this option to install only the HP IM PXE and TFTP server on a Windows platform ● Console This option installs only the Image Manager console, which you would follow the prompts. You might need to run the ... installation, you want to install PXE server, the Flexnet License Server and all other than the server machine running Image Manager server 8 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Then run the installation package on the Flexnet License Server Service Installation panel, uncheck the Install "Flexnet ...
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... license server now, select Decompress"Flexnet License Server" only and install it is located. In this option if you plan to run HP Image Manager server on a Custom installation, the Flexnet License Server Service Installation page is selected. 8. If you have selected Server installation (for... Start the License Server service. Although the web-console can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to an Image Manager installation. By default logs are redirected into the same directory where the Flexnet License Server is controlling ● Decompress Unpack (...
... license server now, select Decompress"Flexnet License Server" only and install it is located. In this option if you plan to run HP Image Manager server on a Custom installation, the Flexnet License Server Service Installation page is selected. 8. If you have selected Server installation (for... Start the License Server service. Although the web-console can use this case, the installation type will copy the license to an Image Manager installation. By default logs are redirected into the same directory where the Flexnet License Server is controlling ● Decompress Unpack (...
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NOTE: To have the installer install the FLEXnet License server service, you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Choose to Install only or to continue. If you don't want to install the PXE server now, select Decompress "PXE Server.... If you have the license file available on a Custom installation, the PXE Server Service Installation page is displayed. 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. 11. This page is not ...
NOTE: To have the installer install the FLEXnet License server service, you would chose one selection over the other. 10 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Choose to Install only or to continue. If you don't want to install the PXE server now, select Decompress "PXE Server.... If you have the license file available on a Custom installation, the PXE Server Service Installation page is displayed. 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. 11. This page is not ...
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... default) the three text boxes for Files: \files Custom-You must choose the folder paths: ● Volumes folder: \volumes is the default location where the images will be stored ● CVOLs folders: \cvols is the default location where the CVOLs will be created and stored ● Files folders: \files is displayed...
... default) the three text boxes for Files: \files Custom-You must choose the folder paths: ● Volumes folder: \volumes is the default location where the images will be stored ● CVOLs folders: \cvols is the default location where the CVOLs will be created and stored ● Files folders: \files is displayed...
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... 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 displayed. You can browse for Windows is selected on your Windows system. 14. Choose to Install only or... to install 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. NOTE: By default, logs are redirected into the...
... 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 displayed. You can browse for Windows is selected on your Windows system. 14. Choose to Install only or... to install 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. NOTE: By default, logs are redirected into the...
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The Select Start Menu Folder page appears. 19. 18. Accept or change the name of the Start Menu folder. 14 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Click Next > to continue.
The Select Start Menu Folder page appears. 19. 18. Accept or change the name of the Start Menu folder. 14 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components Click Next > to continue.
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21. If the settings are correct, click Next > to begin installing the files to be installed, a message will be displayed and the Installer Wizard will indicate the current status of the installation. NOTE: If the destination device does not have enough disk space for the software to the specified location. A progress bar will fail. 16 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components
21. If the settings are correct, click Next > to begin installing the files to be installed, a message will be displayed and the Installer Wizard will indicate the current status of the installation. NOTE: If the destination device does not have enough disk space for the software to the specified location. A progress bar will fail. 16 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components
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...clients will need to install and start all the services automatically, the server installation has been completed. The creation of this directory, the Windows server components are using. Navigate to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you performed a Server Installation the default destination is C:\Program Files\HP Image...If you have already installed the Server components of the HP Image Manager using the Installer Wizard described earlier. 1. This completes the HP Image Manager server initial configuration. The following at the command ...
...clients will need to install and start all the services automatically, the server installation has been completed. The creation of this directory, the Windows server components are using. Navigate to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you performed a Server Installation the default destination is C:\Program Files\HP Image...If you have already installed the Server components of the HP Image Manager using the Installer Wizard described earlier. 1. This completes the HP Image Manager server initial configuration. The following at the command ...
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... enough free space to contain all data written by semicolons. A virtual hard disk consists of a hard disk image file plus a CVOL (Client Volume Overlay) write cache file that the image size is available at each reboot. Let us assume that will grow in size. This would be 2 GB... identifying the license servers configured for virtual hard disks is using a shared image in the license file. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the Server The Image Manager server must have an impact on the size of CVOL files. The...
... enough free space to contain all data written by semicolons. A virtual hard disk consists of a hard disk image file plus a CVOL (Client Volume Overlay) write cache file that the image size is available at each reboot. Let us assume that will grow in size. This would be 2 GB... identifying the license servers configured for virtual hard disks is using a shared image in the license file. HP Image Manager Server Configuration 19 HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the Server The Image Manager server must have an impact on the size of CVOL files. The...
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...installer. The Desktop Manager Console is implemented as changing the image streamed to the web pages that you would re-run the Image Manager installer on the Image Manager Server machine, and select Web Console from the drop...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 allows a non-technical user to perform simple operations, such as a web service, similar to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients...
...installer. The Desktop Manager Console is implemented as changing the image streamed to the web pages that you would re-run the Image Manager installer on the Image Manager Server machine, and select Web Console from the drop...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 allows a non-technical user to perform simple operations, such as a web service, similar to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients...
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..., select Full Install, and click Next >. This option will install the Microsoft IIS Web server (from the HP Image Manager Business Support Center web site http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=3646231&lang=en&cc=us, entitledManually Installing... The Desktop Manager console is a module that doesn't currently have some other software tool that generates a web-page to install only the HP Image Manager Web Console on an HTML/Web browser interface. Browse to host the Web pages it for example if the server is running a ...
..., select Full Install, and click Next >. This option will install the Microsoft IIS Web server (from the HP Image Manager Business Support Center web site http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=3646231&lang=en&cc=us, entitledManually Installing... The Desktop Manager console is a module that doesn't currently have some other software tool that generates a web-page to install only the HP Image Manager Web Console on an HTML/Web browser interface. Browse to host the Web pages it for example if the server is running a ...
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...in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients. The access devices will then boot from a predefined group of images to a set of the option kits for use with the Desktop Manager Console The Desktop Manager Console is... The configuration file contains only one group, called group0. ● All the images that you quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it. Configuring Image Manager for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration ...
...in group0. ● Microsoft IIS 6.0 must be configured and running on the same server as thin clients. The access devices will then boot from a predefined group of images to a set of the option kits for use with the Desktop Manager Console The Desktop Manager Console is... The configuration file contains only one group, called group0. ● All the images that you quickly select a new image and simultaneously restart the access devices using it. Configuring Image Manager for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA and AU727AA) conform to these rules: ● The configuration ...
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... client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to Volatile mode. To manually install and configure this image. NOTE: Experience has shown that each time the client machine(s) power on, the desktop sign-in Admin mode off this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program File\HP Image...
... client image to support Desktop Manager Console Within the client image, you need to Volatile mode. To manually install and configure this image. NOTE: Experience has shown that each time the client machine(s) power on, the desktop sign-in Admin mode off this option, perform a client installation, then run the ControlService.exe application from the C: \Program File\HP Image...
