Administrator Guide

CMOS Management
This appendix includes general CMOS management information for use with the following supported versions:
• C10 BIOS version 1.0B_SPC001-0407 or later
• D10D BIOS version 3.0D or later
• R10 BIOS version 1.0H_SPC-0T51 or later
Depending on the method of distribution you want to use, complete one of the following:
• CMOS Central Management: Extracting CMOS Settings to the File Server for Distribution.
• CMOS Local Management: Extracting CMOS Settings to a USB Key for Distribution.
Topics:
• CMOS Central Management: Extracting CMOS Settings to the File Server for Distribution
• CMOS Local Management: Extracting CMOS Settings to a USB Key for Distribution
CMOS Central Management: Extracting CMOS
Settings to the File Server for Distribution
CMOS central management allows ThinOS administrators to easily manage CMOS settings for large deployments of thin client devices
using central conguration methodologies. The following instructions are for C10 BIOS version 1.0B_SPC001–0407. However, the
instructions are also applicable for other supported BIOS versions.
1 To prepare a Reference Drive containing BIOS version 1.0B_SPC001-0407 or later:
a The Reference Device is a golden image you use to distribute to other thin client devices. To use Reference Drive, enter the
BIOS Setup Utility. Press the Delete key, enter the Password — Fireport (case sensitive) and press Enter. Congure the CMOS
settings, includes AutoPower, BootOrder, P-key setting, BiosPassword.
b Save your CMOS Settings.
c Restart your thin client device.
2 To create a CMOS INI File in a File Server:
a In the le server, create a cmos.ini le and place it in the wnos directory/folder under the le server ini directory. Make sure that
wnos directory on the le server has upload privilege.
b Type the following name in the cmos.ini le: Device=cmos Action=extract.
3 To reboot the Reference Device to the File Server containing the CMOS INI File:
a On the thin client you want to use as a Reference Device, start the thin client.
b In the Login dialog box, enter the credentials you need to access the cmos.ini le.
c After login, to view the Event Log tab, do the following:
Click System Information icon > System Information dialog box > Event Log tab.
You can open the event log to view a CMOS: extract to C10_cmos.1.0B_SPC001 event. This means that the CMOS central
management le (containing the CMOS settings from your Reference Device) is now copied to the wnos directory/folder on the
le server. As this is a C10 BIOS version 1.0B_SPC001-0407 example, the CMOS central management le name would be
C10_cmos.1.0B_SPC001. These CMOS settings are now ready for distribution to other thin clients.
4 To prepare the File Server containing the CMOS INI File for Distribution:
a Write the following line in the cmos.ini le for distribution on your le server: Device=cmos Action=restore
b Save the le.
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