Altiris RapiDeploy Imaging 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 com-
plete, you are returned to the F: prompt and Aclient.cfg is created on the thin client. This .cfg file con-
tains the Post Imaging Configuration changes made in steps 10 and 11.
16. Insert the bootable USB storage device into the thin client.
17. Reboot the thin client and enter F10 Setup.
18. Under Advanced Bios Features, select First Boot Device and ensure it is set to USB.
19. Save your settings and exit Setup.
20. The system boots to the USB storage device and displays the C: prompt.
21. Change to drive D.
22. Issue the dir command to see the Aclient.cfg file. Copy this file to drive C by typing the following
command: copy Aclient.cfg c:
23. Change to drive C.
24. From the C: prompt, type the following command: rdeployt -md -fc:\*.img -cfg-
file:c:\aclient.cfg -d2
This command begins the restoration of the image file with the new settings from Aclient.cfg.
Modifying the Altiris configuration file and executing the
imaging task
You must perform some steps to set unique information on the machine you are deploying, such as the
Microsoft Networking Name (machine name), DHCP vs. Static IP, and the IP address. There are several
fields in the Altiris Configuration file that you can modify. The following steps show you how to change
the machine name, DHCP vs. static IP field, the IP address if static, and determine whether to run SIDGen
after imaging.
NOTE: To ensure every thin client is unique, you must execute this process against each thin client
deployed.
1. Open the Aclient.cfg file copied to the USB storage device as instructed earlier in this document.
2. To change whether the imaging task sets a unique SID for the machine during post-configuration,
type True next to the following line: ChangeSID=.
3. To change the machine name or Microsoft Networking Name, type the desired data next to the fol-
lowing line: ComputerName=.
4. To have the machine pick up an IP address using DHCP after imaging, type True next to the follow-
ing line: DHCP=. If the IP address is static, set this line to False and go to the next step.