To use the Image Preparation Wizard:
ImageCapture.iso
found within the Media\iso\roms
directory on your HPCA media.\image_preparation_wizard\win32
directory.The End User Licensing Agreement window opens.
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:
The Image Name window opens.
\upload
directory on the HPCA server.A window opens so you can type a description for the image.
The Options window opens.
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.
The Summary window opens.
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.
<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
Next, you will want to publish your image to the CSDB. See Publishing.