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4 Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image This chapter describes how to create a custom Windows XP Professional SP2 image for the blade workstation. First, as reference, the components included in the factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system are listed. In most cases, you'll want to include these components in your custom Windows XP-32 image. 4-1 Components in the factory-installed Windows XP-32 image The Windows XP-32 operating system that is factory-installed on your blade workstation contains a number of drivers and agents. To create a custom Windows XP-32 operating system image, ensure that the following software, drivers and agents are included: • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 • Device drivers • HP SmartArray E200i SAS controller driver • ATI ES1000 graphics driver • NVIDIA FX graphics driver • Broadcom NetXtreme 5708 Gigabit LAN driver • HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Management Interface driver • HP ProLiant iLO 2 Advanced and Enhanced System Management Controller health driver • Management components • HP Insight Management Agents • HP System Management Homepage (SMH) for Microsoft Windows • SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - SNMP is required for the HP Insight Management Agents and System Management Homepage. • Applications • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 • Sun Java Virtual Machine • Adobe® Acrobat® Reader • Microsoft QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) defect fixes • Windows 2007 Time Zone Update (Q928388)-This QFE is available on the blade workstation support website as a SoftPaq. See APPENDIX A: Downloading and installing SoftPaqs and Smart Components for information on finding and downloading this SoftPaq. • HTML Help Vulnerability (Q896358)-See support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 • DhcpRequestParams function broken on Windows XP SP2 (Q885270)-See support.microsoft.com/kb/885270/en-us • DEP-enabled Windows XP SP2 computer may fail resume (Q889673)-See support.microsoft.com/kb/889673/en-us • Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel (Q890859)-See support.microsoft.com/kb/890859 The factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system contains the following configuration parameters to optimize performance and manageability: • Remote Desktop Connection is enabled. • Internet Connection Firewall configuration. • Remote Assistance is allowed. • Remote Desktop is allowed. • Remote Graphics Software connections are allowed. • ICMP echo requests are processed. • Ports necessary for HP Systems Insight Management are enabled. • Ports necessary for Rapid Deployment Pack to re-image the blade are enabled. This requires installation of the Aclient software. Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 34

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Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image
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4 Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image
This chapter describes how to create a custom Windows XP Professional SP2 image for the blade workstation.
First, as reference, the components included in the factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system are listed.
In most cases, you’ll want to include these components in your custom Windows XP-32 image.
4-1 Components in the factory-installed Windows XP-32 image
The Windows XP-32 operating system that is factory-installed on your blade workstation contains a number of
drivers and agents. To create a custom Windows XP-32 operating system image, ensure that the following
software, drivers and agents are included:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Device drivers
HP SmartArray E200i SAS controller driver
ATI ES1000 graphics driver
NVIDIA FX graphics driver
Broadcom NetXtreme 5708 Gigabit LAN driver
HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Management Interface driver
HP ProLiant iLO 2 Advanced and Enhanced System Management Controller health driver
Management components
HP Insight Management Agents
HP System Management Homepage (SMH) for Microsoft Windows
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) – SNMP is required for the HP Insight Management
Agents and System Management Homepage.
Applications
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Sun Java Virtual Machine
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Microsoft QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) defect fixes
Windows 2007 Time Zone Update (Q928388)—This QFE is available on the blade workstation
support website as a SoftPaq. See
APPENDIX A: Downloading and installing SoftPaqs and Smart
Components
for information on finding and downloading this SoftPaq.
HTML Help Vulnerability (Q896358)—See
support.microsoft.com/kb/896358
DhcpRequestParams function broken on Windows XP SP2 (Q885270)—See
support.microsoft.com/kb/885270/en-us
DEP-enabled Windows XP SP2 computer may fail resume (Q889673)—See
support.microsoft.com/kb/889673/en-us
Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel (Q890859)—See
support.microsoft.com/kb/890859
The factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system contains the following configuration parameters to
optimize performance and manageability:
Remote Desktop Connection is enabled.
Internet Connection Firewall configuration.
Remote Assistance is allowed.
Remote Desktop is allowed.
Remote Graphics Software connections are allowed.
ICMP echo requests are processed.
Ports necessary for HP Systems Insight Management are enabled.
Ports necessary for Rapid Deployment Pack to re-image the blade are enabled. This requires installation
of the Aclient software.