Using the Image Preparation Wizard

To use the Image Preparation Wizard:

  1. Insert the Image Preparation Wizard CD-ROM that you created into the CD-ROM drive of the reference machine. (Thin client devices require a USB CD-ROM drive). This CD is created using the ImageCapture.iso found within the Media\iso\roms directory on your HPCA media.
  2. If autorun is enabled, the HPCA OS Preparation and Capture CD window opens.
  3. Browse to the \image_preparation_wizard\win32 directory.
  4. Double-click prepwiz.exe. The Welcome window opens.
  5. Click Next.

    The End User Licensing Agreement window opens.

  6. Click Accept.

  7. Select the capture method, Legacy or ImageX. You get this option only if the disk size is greater than 4 GB. Else, the capture happens through the Legacy method without showing any capture options.
  8. Type the IP address or host name and port for the HPCA server. This must be specified in the following format:

    xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port

    The HPCA server port used for OS imaging and deployment in an HPCA Core and Satellite installation is 3466. In an HPCA Classic installation, port 3469 is reserved for this purpose.

    If the Image Preparation Wizard cannot connect to the HPCA server, a message opens and you must:

  9. Click Next.

    The Image Name window opens.

  10. Type a name for the image file. This is the image name that will be stored in the \upload directory on the HPCA server.
  11. Click Next.

    A window opens so you can type a description for the image.

  12. Type a description for the image file.
  13. Click Next.

    The Options window opens.

  14. Select the option, Perform client connect after OS install or Redeploy OS after the upload is completed.

  15. Select the Perform client connect after OS install check box to connect to the HPCA server after the OS is installed to verify that the OS was installed properly. If this is not selected, the OS Connect will not occur automatically after the OS is installed.

  16. Accept the defaults and click Next.

    The Summary window opens.

  17. Click Start.
  18. Click Finish. The wizard prepares the image.
  19. The device boots to the Image Preparation Wizard CD in the CD-ROM drive. Make the necessary configuration adjustments to ensure this will happen (for example, with some BIOS versions, you can hit F10 during the reboot process and change the boot order in the configuration settings).

    Note: You may want to create copies of the files stored in the \upload directory so that you can retrieve them if necessary.


    During the capture, status information is displayed on the Service OS screen. See About the Windows PE Service OS Screen for more information.
    OS Image Preparation Wizard connects to the network, and stores the image on the HPCA server in the following directory:

    <InstallDir>\Data\OSManagerServer\upload

    When the upload process is complete, you will see the following messages

    OS image was successfully sent to the OS Manager Server

    **** If you had inserted a CD remove it now and reboot

  20. Reboot the reference machine and readjust your boot settings, if necessary, to return to the original operating system.

Next, you will want to publish your image to the CSDB. See Publishing.


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