Using the Image Preparation Wizard

  1. Insert the Image Preparation Wizard CD-ROM 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.

    Caution: On certain Linux thin client models, the CD-ROM may be mounted by default with the noexec option, which prevents execution from the CD-ROM. This will result in a permissions error or otherwise failed execution when trying to run the Image Preparation Wizard. Re-mounting the CD-ROM without the noexec option will resolve this issue.

  2. On the Image Preparation CD, go to /image_preparation_wizard/linux and run ./prepwiz.

    The Welcome window opens.

  3. Click Next.

    The End User Licensing Agreement window opens.

  4. Click Accept.
  5. 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:

  6. Click Next.

    The Image Name window opens.

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

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

  9. Type a description for the image file.
  10. Click Next.

    The Options window opens.

  11. Select the appropriate options:

    Perform client connect after OS install

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

  12. Accept the defaults and click Next.

    The Summary window opens.

  13. Click Start to start the preparation for image capture.
  14. Click Finish. The wizard prepares the image.

    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.

  15. The Image Preparation Wizard connects to the network, and stores the image in the following directory on the HPCA server:

    <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.

  16. 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 for distribution to managed devices. See Publishing.


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