Using The Cvolmerge Tool - Neoware e140 - Thin Client User Manual

Using the
CVolMerge Tool
3
Reload the new configuration to the NVDD server module
(either click the
Manager Console
NVDD server module).
4 Boot only the client that will perform the changes.
5 Log on to this client with a user that has enough rights to per-
form the desired changes on the volume.
6
Install the new application(s), patches, and modify the configu-
ration. You can reboot as many time as you want.
7
Once the reference configuration suits your requirements, shut-
down the client.
8
Modify the
nvdd
which the changes are to be made is served to the desired clients
in the desired mode (usually CVolwrite/Volatile).
9 Boot all your clients. Now they all can use the new application,
the new system settings are applied to them, etc.
When you use CVolwrite/Normal mode, it is possible install appli-
cations and make changes to the system volumes that survive a
reboot of the client computer. However, these changes are available
only to the actual client computer on which they have been made.
When you want to make a HD configuration that is currently only
available to a specific client to be a new common virtual volume,
you can use the
CVolMerge
from a server based CVol write cache file and the corresponding HD
image file. This new HD image file is equivalent to the logical vol-
ume composed by the client CVol file, plus the former HD image
file.
The following procedure will enable you to add a new application
that will be available to all the clients. For more details on the
tool and how to reduce the size of a CVol file using the
CVolMerge
tool, refer to the chapter "Merging Image & CVol
CVolCompactor
Files" on page 177.
Modifying an HD Image to be Used by Several Clients
Adding Clients & New Software
Reload conf file
button in the Neoware Image
NVDD Manager
dialog, or stop then restart the
configuration so that the virtual volume on
tool. This tool builds a new HD image
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