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HP T5735 - Compaq Thin Client Administrator's Manual

Hp ezupdate administrator's guide
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HP ezUpdate
Administrator's
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Table of Contents:

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1
Setup Overview ...................................................................................................... 2
Setting Up the FTP Server ......................................................................................... 2
Uploading a Profile Using HP ThinState .................................................................... 3
Other Update Methods ............................................................................................ 4
Downloading New Packages ............................................................................... 4
Uploading an Image Using HP ThinState .............................................................. 4
Creating a Custom Update................................................................................... 5
Setting up a Thin Client ............................................................................................ 6
Installing Updates.................................................................................................... 7
Stateless Mode ........................................................................................................ 7
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 7

Introduction

HP ezUpdate is a flexible tool designed to automatically distribute new images,
packages, profiles, and custom updates to a group of HP thin clients running the HP
ThinPro Operating System. It is best used in combination with HP ThinState to distribute
customizations to a group of thin clients when a full management solution such as HP
Device Manager is not needed.
HP ezUpdate also provides stateless mode support. In stateless mode, the thin client
does not save any connection information or settings to the thin client. Instead, the thin
client downloads a profile from an FTP server and starts up in a special RAM-only
mode. When the thin client is turned off, all connection information and settings are
erased, leaving no information on the thin client for a potential thief.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    HP ezUpdate Administrator’s Guide Table of Contents: Introduction ......................1 Setup Overview ...................... 2 Setting Up the FTP Server ..................2 Uploading a Profile Using HP ThinState ..............3 Other Update Methods .................... 4 Downloading New Packages ................4 Uploading an Image Using HP ThinState .............. 4 Creating a Custom Update...................

  • Page 2: Setup Overview

    This white paper describes how to set up HP ezUpdate on a thin client and server; how to create new packages and upload profiles and images using HP ThinState; and how to debug common problems. The examples in this white paper have been validated on servers running Windows ®...

  • Page 3: Uploading A Profile Using Hp Thinstate

    Verify that a user account has been set up with read/write access to the ezupdate directory. After the configuration files have been uploaded, disable write access to increase security. Create a subdirectory inside the ezupdate directory for each hardware platform (for instance, t5745, t5325, or t5735) on which you would like to install updates.

  • Page 4: Other Update Methods

    Other Update Methods In most cases, an HP ThinState profile contains all the information needed to set up a new thin client. In some situations, however, additional configuration may be desirable. For these circumstances, HP ezUpdate supports several other update methods.

  • Page 5: Creating A Custom Update

    Click Finish. The thin client then reboots into the ThinState drive imaging mode and uploads the image to the ezUpdate server. Note: Depending on network speed, uploading the image may take some time. Creating a Custom Update For situations in which profile and package updates are not sufficient and a full image update is undesirable, a custom update can be created.

  • Page 6: Setting Up A Thin Client

    Add SampleUpdate to the first line in install_order.txt. This is to notify clients running HP ezUpdate that the SampleUpdate custom update should be installed. If more than one custom update is needed, place each update in its own directory with an install.sh script and add each update to install_order.txt with one update per line in the order in which updates should be installed.

  • Page 7: Installing Updates

    Installing Updates Once the client is configured and the desired updates have been loaded on the server, restart the thin client to install the updates. All updates are automatically downloaded and applied at the end of the boot process. All reboots required to complete update installation are automatically performed by ezUpdate.
  • Page 8 If you have a long delay with no output, your network may be disconnected. Check the network cable and network settings in the Control Panel and system tools. Try pinging other servers or clients. If you can reach other clients on the network but not the server, ensure that you have the correct server address.
  • Page 9 For packages, remove an installed package by running dpkg -r <package name>. © 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.

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