Altiris RapiDeploy Imaging from a USB Storage Device

6. Copy the information from the “Aclient.cfg” on page 5 section later in this white paper, and paste the

information into a new text document.

7. Save the text file as Aclient.cfg on the USB storage device.

8. Stop and remove the USB device.

Imaging a thin client from a USB storage device

An Aclient.cfg file is necessary to deploy an image from a USB storage device. The following steps

outline how to image a thin client using a USB storage device:

NOTES: - If the person who executes the imaging job requires the ability to edit the Aclient.cfg file

within DOS, you can copy a DOS text editor to the USB storage device.

- The following steps were performed using Windows CE. A Win98 bootable USB storage

device cannot read a Linux partition.

- These steps allow you to obtain an Aclient.cfg file. After you get the file, you can reuse it for

Linux as well as Windows XPe.

1. Capture an existing image. For more information, see the “Creating and Restoring Images on the HP

Compaq Thin Client t57x0 with Altiris Deployment Server” white paper at:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00260954/c00260954.pdf

2. Insert the bootable USB device into the USB port on the Altiris Deployment Server machine.

3. Copy the Altiris RapiDeploy image file to deploy to other clients onto the USB storage device. The

default location for image storage by Altiris Deployment Solution is: \Program Files\Alti-

ris\eXpress\Deployment Server\Images\*.img.

4. Copy Altiris RapiDeploy Text (RdeployT.exe) on to the USB storage device. You can find Rdeployt.exe

in the Deployment Server directory.

5. Ensure that:

a. The thin client is connected to a server with Altiris Deployment Server.

b. PXE boot is enabled in BIOS.

6. PXE boot to the server with Deployment Server. As the Thin Client is PXE booting, press ESC when the

system displays Press <F2> for Diagnostic mode. An F: prompt displays.

7. Type rdeploy and press Enter. This is DOS mode of the imaging tool.

8. Highlight Restore an image file using the arrow keys, and then press the Space Bar to select.

9. Press Tab and enable Do Post Configuration. A check mark indicates it is enabled.

10. Press Alt+N to select Next.

11. Press Alt+W to browse for the captured image from step 1.

12. After you select the image, press Tab three times to highlight the OK button, and then press the

Space Bar to select OK.

13. Press Alt+N two times. The Post Imaging Configuration window displays.