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Question Answer The programs file controls viewable programs on the menus. To disable the right-click menu, change ~/.icewm/ preferences and set the value DesktopMenuButton=0. Manageability Question Answer Are there any updates necessary for Altiris Deployment Server to work on an HP Compaq Linux thin client? Yes. There is a hot fix available from Altiris which includes updates to the imaging process and the DOS agent Bootwork.exe. This hot fix includes a sample script that allows capture and deployment of images using Rdeployt.exe, as well as a new Bootwork.exe file that recognizes the bootloader in the image. This hot fix is available from the Altiris Web site support page. What are the steps to capture and deploy an image on an HP Compaq Linux thin client? The thin client supports the Linux version of the Altiris Remote Management Client. Altiris management software allows you to remotely capture and deploy Linux images. You can use the Altiris Rdeployt tool, a text-base utility, to perform this function. Capturing an Image: HP Compaq Thin Client Actions (Required) 1. Reboot the client and launch the F10 System Configuration Setup Screen. 2. Select the Advanced BIOS Features option and press Enter. 3. Select the First Boot Device option and press Enter. 4. Select the Network option and press Enter. 5. Press F10 to save the configuration. 6. Press Enter to save and exit. Altiris Deployment Server Console Actions 1. Double-click the Deployment Server Console icon from the desktop to open the Deployment Server Console. 2. Right-click on the lower left window and select New Job. 3. In the empty box, type Image Capture and press Enter. 4. From the upper right window, click Add. 5. From the drop-down menu, select Run Script. 6. In the Run this Script window, type the following command: rdeployt -mu -raw -f.\images \test.img ENWW Manageability 71

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Question
Answer
The programs file controls viewable programs on the
menus.
To disable the right-click menu, change
~/.icewm/
preferences
and set the value
DesktopMenuButton=0
.
Manageability
Question
Answer
Are there any updates necessary for Altiris Deployment Server
to work on an HP Compaq Linux thin client?
Yes. There is a hot fix available from Altiris which includes
updates to the imaging process and the DOS agent
Bootwork.exe. This hot fix includes a sample script that allows
capture and deployment of images using Rdeployt.exe, as well
as a new Bootwork.exe file that recognizes the bootloader in
the image. This hot fix is available from the Altiris Web site
support page.
What are the steps to capture and deploy an image on an HP
Compaq Linux thin client?
The thin client supports the Linux version of the Altiris Remote
Management Client. Altiris management software allows you to
remotely capture and deploy Linux images. You can use the
Altiris Rdeployt tool, a text-base utility, to perform this function.
Capturing an Image:
HP Compaq Thin Client Actions (Required)
1
.
Reboot the client and launch the F10 System Configuration
Setup Screen.
2
.
Select the Advanced BIOS Features option and press
Enter
.
3
.
Select the First Boot Device option and press
Enter
.
4
.
Select the Network option and press
Enter
.
5
.
Press
F10
to save the configuration.
6
.
Press
Enter
to save and exit.
Altiris Deployment Server Console Actions
1
.
Double-click the
Deployment Server Console
icon
from the desktop to open the Deployment Server Console.
2
.
Right-click on the lower left window and select
New
Job
.
3
.
In the empty box, type
Image Capture
and press
Enter
.
4
.
From the upper right window, click
Add
.
5
.
From the drop-down menu, select
Run Script
.
6
.
In the Run this Script window, type the following
command:
rdeployt -mu -raw -f.\images
\test.img
ENWW
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