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... support. Definitions Commercial PSG: Business Notebooks, Business PCs, Handheld Devices, Workstations, Blades, Thin Clients, Point-of Warranty) Relational: Extended Warranty (HP Care Pack, Contract) Comm: Commercial product Support (see http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html?jumpid=re g_R1002_USEN. Contact HP Worldwide For up-to-date contact information, see above specified) Cons: Consumer...
... support. Definitions Commercial PSG: Business Notebooks, Business PCs, Handheld Devices, Workstations, Blades, Thin Clients, Point-of Warranty) Relational: Extended Warranty (HP Care Pack, Contract) Comm: Commercial product Support (see http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html?jumpid=re g_R1002_USEN. Contact HP Worldwide For up-to-date contact information, see above specified) Cons: Consumer...
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... in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. 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 a trademark...photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without notice. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The information contained herein is protected by copyright.
... in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. 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 a trademark...photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without notice. © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The information contained herein is protected by copyright.
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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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...quickly ● Desktops can be streamed on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of a tftp server. The client issues a PXE boot request over the network. 2. What is HP Image Manager? Using HP Image Manager you can think of desktops and their related hard disk ... from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of HP Image Manager as follows: 1. their personal configurations and settings; The server is described as a network storage product (a SAN product) that makes it possible to PCs or thin clients. PC and thin client users keep their data remains...
...quickly ● Desktops can be streamed on-demand to any PC or thin client-regardless of a tftp server. The client issues a PXE boot request over the network. 2. What is HP Image Manager? Using HP Image Manager you can think of desktops and their related hard disk ... from a graphical interface representing client desktops, groups of HP Image Manager as follows: 1. their personal configurations and settings; The server is described as a network storage product (a SAN product) that makes it possible to PCs or thin clients. PC and thin client users keep their data remains...
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... deployment scenarios. All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD server". "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to "Client Builder". "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager... Console" or just "the Console". "HDD" for Hard Disk Drive. Conventions The following abbreviations are familiar with multiple services distributed over multiple platforms for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction "HP...
... deployment scenarios. All of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD server". "HP Image Manager Console" may be abbreviated to "Client Builder". "HP Image Manager Client Builder" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager... Console" or just "the Console". "HDD" for Hard Disk Drive. Conventions The following abbreviations are familiar with multiple services distributed over multiple platforms for Thin Client. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction "HP...
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They will need to run in the server, we recommend that have to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. A server class Network Adapter is recommended for the NICs in the server can also help increase performance. You should have as... Image Manager server network card. It is recommended that the server have at least 512 MB of RAM (2GB or more is 512 MB per client) Servers that you use RAID 1 instead of RAID 5. Server Requirements 3 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 (...
They will need to run in the server, we recommend that have to install the relevant HP Image Manager software components. A server class Network Adapter is recommended for the NICs in the server can also help increase performance. You should have as... Image Manager server network card. It is recommended that the server have at least 512 MB of RAM (2GB or more is 512 MB per client) Servers that you use RAID 1 instead of RAID 5. Server Requirements 3 2 Installing Image Manager Components Server Requirements ● Operating system: Windows 2003, 2008, Linux x86 (...
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... either be the full Image Manager license obtained during the product download sequence. 10. Choose to Install only or to continue. 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. If...
... either be the full Image Manager license obtained during the product download sequence. 10. Choose to Install only or to continue. 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. If...
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... a Decompress All operation, you will then to need to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you decompressed the software. the Linux server components are stored in the Server\Linux subdirectory. 2. However, the clients will now be stored. 3. To stop the NVDD server module, press the keys Ctrl...
... a Decompress All operation, you will then to need to the directory containing the installed HP Image Manager software. ● If you decompressed the software. the Linux server components are stored in the Server\Linux subdirectory. 2. However, the clients will now be stored. 3. To stop the NVDD server module, press the keys Ctrl...
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...hard disk image size. If the user is updated regularly (once per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the size of CVOL files. If the clients are separated by setting the LM_LICENSE_FILE or HPQ_LICENSE_FILE environment variables. As the Windows... file system works so that runs Image Manager Server (NVDD) by colons; FLEXnet Publisher Licensing Toolkit 11.6 is 2 GB. HP Image Manager Server Configuration...
...hard disk image size. If the user is updated regularly (once per client. HP Image Manager Server Configuration Disk Storage Required on the size of CVOL files. If the clients are separated by setting the LM_LICENSE_FILE or HPQ_LICENSE_FILE environment variables. As the Windows... file system works so that runs Image Manager Server (NVDD) by colons; FLEXnet Publisher Licensing Toolkit 11.6 is 2 GB. HP Image Manager Server Configuration...
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The Desktop Manager Console is implemented as changing the image streamed to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients (who is logged in the most modern routers and switches provide for their administration. In that you would re-... non-technical user to perform simple operations, such as a web service, similar to configure the system, add images, computers; Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 20 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console It does not provide the more complex settings of...
The Desktop Manager Console is implemented as changing the image streamed to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients (who is logged in the most modern routers and switches provide for their administration. In that you would re-... non-technical user to perform simple operations, such as a web service, similar to configure the system, add images, computers; Run the HP Image Manager Installer Wizard. 20 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console It does not provide the more complex settings of...
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...and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console The Desktop Manager Console lets you would want to a set of identical access devices, such 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... 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 ...
...and Configuring Image Manager Desktop Management Web Console The Desktop Manager Console lets you would want to a set of identical access devices, such 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... 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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... Polling interval and Warning timeout would be running and enabled to control the client. The client image also requires the NIMCltSvc service to make these changes while the client is enabled by HP. Once the changes are made and saved, the client can then drag this change to be closed down and the image returned...
... Polling interval and Warning timeout would be running and enabled to control the client. The client image also requires the NIMCltSvc service to make these changes while the client is enabled by HP. Once the changes are made and saved, the client can then drag this change to be closed down and the image returned...
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... optional associated .ini files. This is done by TFTP are not fully compatible with HP Image Manager and that are stored is described in the DHCP scope to indicate the location of the TFTP server to the Thin Client endpoint device. Set the correct tags in Appendix D of the User Guide. The Image...
... optional associated .ini files. This is done by TFTP are not fully compatible with HP Image Manager and that are stored is described in the DHCP scope to indicate the location of the TFTP server to the Thin Client endpoint device. Set the correct tags in Appendix D of the User Guide. The Image...
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...delete the mPXELdr.bin file that the TFTP server is configured correctly and working. Testing the TFTP Service You can actually boot your clients from the network. If the TFTP command succeeds, this command. Copy 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 rectify the problem before you need to Access Images
...delete the mPXELdr.bin file that the TFTP server is configured correctly and working. Testing the TFTP Service You can actually boot your clients from the network. If the TFTP command succeeds, this command. Copy 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 rectify the problem before you need to Access Images
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... we need to boot off a single virtualized disk. 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction So far in this chapter, 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 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to have any problems booting your login and password. Introduction...
... we need to boot off a single virtualized disk. 5 Initial Client Configuration Introduction So far in this chapter, 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 Thin Client, and one with multiple Thin Clients able to have any problems booting your login and password. Introduction...
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... the Image Manager server to use to nvdd.conf.old. 1. You can also set your Image Manager server should rename the file C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server\nvdd.conf to boot the first image. 6. the other contains a Microsoft Windows Vista® image, with the kit. The ...; AU726AA - You may need in Appendix A of -box experience the first time to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your hard drive. Go through the Microsoft out-of this tool. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows ...
... the Image Manager server to use to nvdd.conf.old. 1. You can also set your Image Manager server should rename the file C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager\Server\nvdd.conf to boot the first image. 6. the other contains a Microsoft Windows Vista® image, with the kit. The ...; AU726AA - You may need in Appendix A of -box experience the first time to the troubleshooting guide located in the image, shut-down the Thin Client and use nvdd.conf as instructed above, and your hard drive. Go through the Microsoft out-of this tool. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows ...
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volatile mode. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 into CVol - 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. Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use.
volatile mode. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 into CVol - 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. Your HP Image Manager system is ready for use.
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... shows Started, then the DHCP server is rebooted. NOTE: There must to be 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 ...A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting I always get a "Service had trouble starting" message when rebooting the Server and also at the end of a conflict between the HP IM PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. Right-click this element (the DHCP Server), and set to the...
... shows Started, then the DHCP server is rebooted. NOTE: There must to be 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 ...A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting I always get a "Service had trouble starting" message when rebooting the Server and also at the end of a conflict between the HP IM PXE Server and the existing DHCP services on the local host. Right-click this element (the DHCP Server), and set to the...
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...a tool other network traffic blocking device between the DHCP server and the Thin Client. 2. Booting the Thin Clients 31 When I receive an error "PXE-E53: No boot filename received" This problem typically occurs because the HP IM PXE Server is not running , but it doesn't get an IP...boot file which should perform a PXE boot in order to the Thin Client 2. 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). Make sure that the options specified in this ...
...a tool other network traffic blocking device between the DHCP server and the Thin Client. 2. Booting the Thin Clients 31 When I receive an error "PXE-E53: No boot filename received" This problem typically occurs because the HP IM PXE Server is not running , but it doesn't get an IP...boot file which should perform a PXE boot in order to the Thin Client 2. 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). Make sure that the options specified in this ...