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- Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 1
HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 2
HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. HP Image Manager 5.0 Quick Setup Guide HP thin clients First Edition - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 3
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 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 4
Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting Unpacking and Installing/Rebooting 30 Booting the Thin Clients ...31 Glossary ...32 Index ...35 iv - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 5
to any PC or thin client-regardless of the device's hardware configuration. PC and thin client users keep their personal configurations and settings; their data remains unique and secure on the server. Using HP Image Manager you can easily manage multiple client images from a graphical interface - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 6
refer to the HP Image Manager User Guide. Conventions The following names may be abbreviated within the text of this manual: "HP Image Manager" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager". "HP Image Manager Server" may be abbreviated to "Image Manager server" or "NVDD server". "HP Image Manager Console - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 7
are provided. They will run in compatibility mode on the 64-bit editions of Windows 2003 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 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 8
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 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 9
2. Click Next > to display the License Agreement screen. Running the Installer Wizard 5 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 10
3. Read the License Agreement and, if you agree to the terms, select the I accept the agreement option then click Next >. This dialog box provides instructions on how to install the software. 6 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 11
4. Click Next > to continue. 5. Specify the directory where the software components will be installed. 6. Click Next > then select the type of installation required from the following options: Running the Installer Wizard 7 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 12
follow the Server Installation (for Windows) installation options on the machine upon which you want to run the Image Manager and on the Flexnet License Server Service Installation panel, uncheck the Install "Flexnet License Server" Service checkbox. Then run the installation package on the machine - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 13
use this option if you plan to run HP Image Manager server on a Linux server, or if you want to manually install and configure everything on your Windows system ● Custom installation Any of the installation types can be modified by checking or unchecking specific components in the details box. In - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 14
to Install only or to Install and start the PXE Server service. If you don't want to install the PXE server now, select Decompress "PXE Server" only and install it manually later. See the section Enabling Clients to Access Images to explain better why you would chose one selection over the other - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 15
the images will be stored ● CVOLs folders: \cvols is the default location where the CVOLs will be created and stored ● Files folders: \files is the default location where the files will be created and stored. The domain credentials are stored under this path. Running the - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 16
. 15. Choose to Install only or to Install and Start the HP Image Manager Server service. If you don't want to install the Image Manager server now, select Decompress "HP Image Manager Server" only and install it manually later. NOTE: By default, logs are redirected into the directory where the - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 17
selected Server installation (for Windows) or if the component Partial install the Web Console. Full install may require the Windows installation disk. This option will install and configure IIS, FastCGI files to install the web console manually. NOTE: The desktop manager console installation is described in more - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 18
18. Click Next > to continue. The Select Start Menu Folder page appears. 19. Accept or change the name of the Start Menu folder. 14 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 19
20. Click Next > to review the settings before continuing. Running the Installer Wizard 15 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 20
does not have enough disk space for the software to be installed, a message will be displayed and the Installer Wizard will fail. 16 Chapter 2 Installing Image Manager Components - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 21
22. When the installation has been completed, click Finish. Running the Installer Wizard 17 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 22
the default destination is C:\Program Files\HP Image Manager ● If you performed a Decompress All operation, you must navigate to the directory to which you decompressed the software. Once you have located this directory, the Windows server components are stored in the Server subdirectory; the Linux - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 23
of operation. If the clients are using a shared image in Volatile mode, Windows XP Pro and Microsoft Office 2000 can utilize less than 2 GB. Let us assume that the image size is 2 GB. Every CVOL file would use 512 MB maximum and they are deleted at each reboot. If the user is using their own unique - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 24
the more complex settings of the full Image Manager console, but it allows a non-technical user to perform simple operations, such as changing the image streamed to Thin Clients, rebooting Thin Clients, and viewing activity information about the Thin Clients (who is logged in, IP address, computer - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 25
already have some web-services configured on this server; for example if the server is running some other software tool that generates a web-page to control or monitor the tool. In the case of Partial Install, a white-paper is available from the HP Image Manager Business Support Center web site http - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 26
image from a predefined group of images to a set of identical access devices, such as thin clients. The access devices will then boot from the selected image that comes with Image Manager, and the configuration file supplied as part of the option kits for Windows XP and Vista (HP part numbers AU726AA - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 27
for Windows, so that each time the client machine(s) power on, the desktop sign-in dialog is displayed. The client image also requires the NIMCltSvc service to be running and enabled to control the client. This service is enabled by default in the option kits provided by HP. To manually install - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 28
Manager Console Supported browsers include all Web standards-compliant browsers, such as Internet Explorer version 7 and beyond, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. Web standards are defined by the World Wide Web consortium (W3C). 24 Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Image Manager Desktop - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 29
in Appendix D of the HP Image Manager User Guide. The freeware TFTPD32 (http://www.jounin.net/) has been successfully tested with HP Image Manager, but only for TFTP operations. This freeware program also offers PXE and DHCP services that are not fully compatible with HP Image Manager and that must - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 30
the HP Image Manager distribution package into the relevant directory where files served by TFTP are stored. Make sure that the TFTPD daemon is configured correctly and working. Testing the TFTP Service You can test the TFTP service from a PC running a standard Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2003 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 31
Windows Image, following the steps below in Client Configuration should give you a working Image Manager solution, with multiple Thin Clients able to boot off a single virtualized disk. Refer to the troubleshooting section in Appendix A of this guide if you have any problems booting your new image - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 32
\HP Image Manager\Server folder. The instructions given below are for the Windows XP kit. If you have any issues with any of the following steps, refer to the troubleshooting guide located in Appendix A of this guide. Before starting the installation procedure, ensure that the Image Manager service - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 33
into CVol - volatile mode. 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. Using a Pre-Built Microsoft Windows Image 29 - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 34
per Appendix D of the User Guide), and set the DHCP tags for the scope 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 be set to mPXELdr.bin. 30 Appendix A Appendix A: Troubleshooting - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 35
is specific to MAC addresses (this sometimes occurs in secure environments), make sure that the Thin Clients MAC address has been added to the allowed clients list. I receive an error "PXE-E53: No boot filename received" This problem typically occurs because the HP IM PXE Server is not running on - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 36
also allows you to update an existing image with the content of an overlay file. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol allows for a server to specify pre-boot values to a networkattached system. disk signature A unique identification value written on Windows disk drives. domain - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 37
Program NAT network address translator NTLDR a Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003 operating system loader NVD Network Virtual Disk. The name of the protocol and technology that enables HP Image manager to share virtual drives with several clients. NVDAdmin (protocol) Protocol use to communicate - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 38
VMWare A software product that emulates a PC in software. 34 Glossary - Compaq t5510 | HP Image Manager 5.0: Quick Setup Guide - Page 39
19 DHCP configuration 25 disk storage required 19 file locations 18 TFTP configuration 25 server requirements Image Manager installation 3 T testing service TFTP configuration 26 TFTP server configuration 25 testing service 26 TFTP directory Linux 25 Windows 25 W Windows TFTP directory 25 Index 35
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HP Image Manager 5.0
Quick Setup Guide