User manual SONY VAIO VGN-SR290J

[. . . ] Not all USB flash devices have been tested with the SONY Compaq Thin Client Imaging Tool. · USB CD-ROM drive for thin client (if using the ISO Image option) Before using the imaging tool, you must download the appropriate image from http://www. hp. com/ products/thinclientsoftware. SONY recommends that you change the boot order on all network thin clients to PXE boot as the first device. To perform this action locally, use the BIOS setup. To perform this action remotely, use script execution of the SONY Compaq Thin Client Boot Order Change Tool through the Altiris Deployment Server. [. . . ] You can only attach one bootable USB device to the thin client during this process. Insert the bootable restore CD into the CD-ROM drive. When prompted with Do you want to continue?[Y/N], click Y to begin the image restore process on the thin client. 4 Formatting a USB flash device 1. Connect your USB flash device (drive key). Ensure that only one USB flash device is connected to the system. Select the USB drive from the list, using the up and down arrows to display the correct drive letter. If the USB drive is not in the list, click Update Drives, then scroll through the list again. The next step reformats the USB drive and erases all data before copying the bootable image to the drive. To prevent loss of data, save any data from the USB drive to another drive. 4. Connect the bootable USB flash device to the thin client. PXE allows a client to boot from a server on a network prior to booting the embedded operating system (OS) from the local Flash module. As long as the system is connected to AC power, the Network Interface Controller (NIC) on a PXE-enabled client remains powered on even when the system is turned off. This allows a network administrator to remotely wake up the unit and perform various management tasks, including loading the operating system and other software onto the device from a server over the network. Prerequisites The services listed below must be running, and they may be running on different servers: 1. Remote Installation Services (RIS) on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server This documentation covers RIS setup, and assumes that services 1, 2, and 3 (above) are set up. See the following requirements and limitations: · The RIS PXE Server must have at least two hard drives. · You cannot install Remote Installation Services and Windows 2000 Server on the same drive. · RIS will not work on a double partition of Windows 2000 Server. · You must use NTFS to format the drive on which RIS is installed. Installing Remote Installation Services (RIS PXE Server) 1. From the Windows 2000 Server, log on to the domain using an account that has Administrator privileges on the server. From the Windows Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs. Select Remote Installation Services, and then click Next. [. . . ] When installation is complete, click Finish. 9 Set User Permissions on the Active Directory Server On the active directory server: 1. Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools. Click Active Directory Users and Computers. Right-click on the appropriate domain name. [. . . ]