HP t5525 FTP Image Update for HP Linux Thin Clients - Page 2

HP Linux thin clients image build 49 (t5125 L1ST3149, t5525 L4ST3149 and t5515 L3ST3149) includes a new FTP/DHCP image update tool, which allows you to perform local updates and remote management. NOTE: Although HP now offers the FTP Image Upload tool, HP recommends that you use Altiris Deployment Solution to update Linux thin clients. Every thin client includes a license for the Altiris Deployment Solution, which provides end-to-end image management. Please note the following limitation to the new FTP Image Update tool that affects the HP Compaq t5525 and t5515. If a network error occurs during an FTP image update on t5525 and t5515 thin client models, memory configurations could cause the image to become corrupt, requiring a physical image restoration from a USB Disk on Key. This error occurs because the update process downloads the new image directly to the flash device or to ROM. This limitation does not affect the HP Compaq t5125, as the image update tool first writes the new image to memory, then updates to the flash device. Imaging process overview When a thin client boots up, it can query the FTP server for a new version of the image. If the client discovers a newer version, the client downloads and installs the new image on the device. If the thin client does not discover a newer image version, the client continues a normal boot up using the current image. See Figure 1 for a diagram of the process. Figure 1 Update process 2