HP Dc7900 BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper - Page 19

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Step 2: Create Flash.bat 1. Open a command box 2. Start|Run: cmd 3. cd\express 4. cd MEFlash 5. edit meflash.bat 6. Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server a. net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express b. k: c. cd MEflash d. fwupdlcl 7. Save the file 8. Exit Cmd Step 3: Create ME Flash Event in Altiris 1. Select File | New | Event • This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section) 2. Type in the name of the Event: ME Flash 3. Double click the new event • Brings up an Event Properties form 4. Click "Add" 5. Select "Run Script" • Brings up a new form 6. Select "Run the script from file:" 7. Click on the "folder" button • The button to the right of "Run the script from file", button has image of a folder on it) 8. Select the file "meflash.bat" created in the previous section 9. Click "Open" 10. Select "DOS (from BootWorks)" 11. Click "OK" 12. The Events Properties Form should show: • Task: Run Script • Details: [path of the file] 13. Click "OK" Step 4: Connecting the Test Unit to the Altiris Console 1. Connect the client PC to the LAN with the Altiris Server 2. On the client: Access the Altiris eXpress folder on the server a. Click Start | Run b. Type in the path to the server: \\[server name]\express 3. Run Aclient.exe a. Double click on Aclient b. Follow the instructions 4. When Aclient is properly installed and the system is connected to the Altiris Console, the Altiris icon in the Windows Taskbar (next to the clock) will become blue 5. On the server: a. Right click on the client computer name b. Select properties c. Check "Apply regular license" The ME Flash Event Setup is completed and will be delivered to the client PC. 19

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Step 2:
Create Flash.bat
1.
Open a command box
2.
Start|Run: cmd
3.
cd\express
4.
cd MEFlash
5.
edit meflash.bat
6.
Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server
a.
net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express
b.
k:
c.
cd MEflash
d.
fwupdlcl
<XXX_bbbb.bin>
7.
Save the file
8.
Exit Cmd
Step 3:
Create ME Flash Event in Altiris
1.
Select File | New | Event
This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section)
2.
Type in the name of the Event:
ME Flash
3.
Double click the new event
Brings up an Event Properties form
4.
Click “Add”
5.
Select “Run Script”
Brings up a new form
6.
Select “Run the script from file:”
7.
Click on the “folder” button
The button to the right of “Run the script from file”, button has image of a folder
on it)
8.
Select the file “meflash.bat” created in the previous section
9.
Click “Open”
10.
Select “DOS (from BootWorks)”
11.
Click “OK”
12.
The Events Properties Form should show:
Task:
Run Script
Details:
[path of the file]
13.
Click “OK”
Step 4:
Connecting the Test Unit to the Altiris Console
1.
Connect the client PC to the LAN with the Altiris Server
2.
On the client:
Access the Altiris eXpress folder on the server
a.
Click Start | Run
b.
Type in the path to the server:
\\[server name]\express
3.
Run Aclient.exe
a.
Double click on Aclient
b.
Follow the instructions
4.
When Aclient is properly installed and the system is connected to the Altiris Console,
the Altiris icon in the Windows Taskbar (next to the clock) will become blue
5.
On the server:
a.
Right click on the client computer name
b.
Select properties
c.
Check “Apply regular license”
The ME Flash Event Setup is completed and will be delivered to the client PC
.