Replicating The Setup - HP xw9300 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Replicating the Setup

The following procedures give an administrator the ability to easily copy one setup configuration to other
workstations of the same model. This allows for faster, more consistent configuration of multiple
workstations.
NOTE: Both procedures require a diskette drive.
NOTE: To collect and replicate BIOS settings on multiple computers, use System Software Manager or HP
Client Manager Software. For more information, visit http://www.hp.com/go/easydeploy.
Copying to a Single Workstation
CAUTION: A setup configuration is model-specific. File system corruption might result if source and target
workstations are not the same model. For example, do not copy the setup configuration from an HP
xw4200 Workstation to an HP xw9300 Workstation.
1. Select a setup configuration to copy. Turn off the workstation.
2. Turn on the workstation.
3. As soon as the workstation is turned on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer Setup.
Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must restart the workstation and press
NOTE:
and hold the F10 key again to access the utility.
If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, you might see a Keyboard Error message—disregard it.
4. If you are using a diskette, insert it now.
5. Click File > Save to Diskette. Follow the instructions on the screen to create the configuration
diskette.
6. Turn off the workstation to be configured and insert the configuration diskette.
7. Turn on the workstation to be configured.
8. As soon as the workstation is turned on, press and hold the F10 key until you enter Computer Setup.
Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.
9. Click File > Restore from Diskette and follow the on-screen instructions.
10.Restart the workstation when the configuration is complete.
Copying to Multiple Workstations
CAUTION: A setup configuration is model-specific. File system corruption might result if source and target
workstations are not the same model. For example, do not copy the setup configuration from a HP
Workstation xw4200 to HP xw9300 Workstation.
This method takes a little longer to prepare the configuration diskette, but copying the configuration to
target workstations is significantly faster.
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