Administrator Guide

• To perform ThinLinux image pull operation, you must close the Settings window in the ThinLinux device. You must perform this
operation before pulling an OS/OS+Recovery image from the ThinLinux device.
• To upgrade from ThinLinux 1.x to 2.x, the administrator must update the device with the latest WDA and merlin and then pull the
image. This pulled image must be used to upgrade from ThinLinux 1.x to 2.x.
To perform the Windows Embedded Standard or ThinLinux image pull operation:
1. Go to the Windows Embedded Standard or ThinLinux device page.
2. Select Pull OS Image option, from the More Actions drop-down list.
3. Enter or select the following details:
• Name of Image—Provide a name for the image. To replace the image with a similar name and the image files which are not
completed successfully, click Override name.
• File repository—From the drop-down list, select the file repository to where the image is uploaded. There are two types of file
repositories:
• Local repository
• Remote Wyse Management Suite repository
• Pull Type—Select either Default or Advanced based on your pull type requirement.
• When the Default pull type is selected, the following options are displayed:
• Compress
• OS
• BIOS
• Recovery–—For ThinLinux 2.x
• When the Advanced pull type is selected, a drop-down list for selecting the templates is displayed. Select any template which
is available by default.
NOTE: You can use the custom templates created manually by editing the existing or default templates.
4. Click Prepare for Image Pull.
When the Pull OS Image command is sent, the client device receives an image pull request from the server. An image pull request
message is displayed on the client side. Click either of the following options:
• Pull after sysprep—The device restarts, and logs in to the operating system in a disabled state. Run the custom sysprep. After the
custom sysprep is complete, the device boots to Merlin operating system and the image pull operation is performed.
NOTE: This option is applicable for Windows Embedded Standard devices.
• Pull now—The device boots to the Merlin operating system and the image pull operation is performed.
Upgrading ThinLinux 1.x to 2.1 and later versions
If you want to pull a customized image from TL 2.x before you upgrade, you must prepare the ThinLinux 2,x and then upgrade the
ThinLinux 1.x image.
Prepare the ThinLinux 2.x image
Use Wyse Management Suite version 1.4 or later versions to upgrade the ThinLinux build version 2.0.19 or 2.1 to 2.2.
To prepare the ThinLinux 2.x image, do the following:
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter.
NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model.
3. Click Drivers and downloads.
4. From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux.
5. Download the merlin_nonpxe-4.0.1-0 0.04.amd64.deb and wda_3.4.6-05_amd64.tar add-on.
6. Copy the downloaded add-on to <drive C>/wms/localrepo/repository/thinClientsApps/.
7. On the thin client running ThinLinux 2.x, go to Settings > Management > Wyse Device Agent.
8. Register the device to the Wyse Management Suite server.
9. Close the Settings window.
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