Altiris RapiDeploy Imaging from a USB Storage Device

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Preparing the USB storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Imaging a thin client from a USB storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Modifying the Altiris configuration file and executing the imaging task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Aclient.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Altiris RapiDeploy Imaging from a USB Storage Device Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preparing the USB storage device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Imaging a thin client from a USB storage device . . . . . . .
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Introduction This white paper provides steps for editing or creating a post configuration task after imaging an HP thin client from a USB flash drive. Altiris RapiDeploy image deployment can help you automate maintenance of the integrity and customization of all thin clients in a corporate environment.
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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.
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14. Press Alt+G to select the various configuration options in the left pane. For example, to modify the computer name: a. Select Networking using the up and down arrow keys. b. Press Tab until you select Computer Name to modify the computer name. 15. After you have modified all settings, press Alt+F to begin restoring the image. Once imaging is complete, you are returned to the F: prompt and Aclient.cfg is created on the thin client. This .
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. For static IP, type the IP address next to the following line: Address= . 6. After you have made all required changes, save the file and close. 7. After you correctly execute these steps, you can execute the imaging task. The command line for execution is: rdeployt -md -fc:\*.img -cfgfile:c:\aclient.cfg -d2, where • RdeployT = Application • -MD = Download the image (vs. Upload the image) • -f = the image file • -cfgfile: = the configuration file location • -d2 = Enumerates the disk to image.
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DNSDomain= Domain= Workgroup=Workgroup Prompt=False [NetWare] RunScrits=True Context= PreferredTree= LoginTree=True Username= Prompt=False DNS-Server-Count=3 DNS-Domain= DNS-Host= DNS-Enabled=False SetDNSInfo=True Gateway= Netmask= Address= DHCP=True SetIPInfo= NIC-Section-Count=1 For more information For more information about HP Compaq t5000 thin clients, see the following: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/thinclients/index_t5000.html © 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.