Using 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. On the CD, browse to the \image_preparation_wizard\WinCE directory.
  4. Double-click prepwiz.exe. The Image Preparation Wizard opens.
  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 OK.

    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

    During the capture, status information is displayed on the Service OS screen. See About the Windows PE Service OS Screen for more information.
  7. 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

  8. 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 Configuration Server DB. See Publishing.


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