Deployment Guide

Upgrade ThinOS 8.6 to ThinOS 9.1
ThinOS 9.1 conversion is a two-step process that upgrades your existing ThinOS 8.6 thin client using a ThinOS policy for 8.6,
and after the upgrade is complete, use a ThinOS 9.x policy to manage your ThinOS 9.1-based thin clients. Dell Technologies
recommends that you upgrade to ThinOS 9.1 from ThinOS 8.6_606 or later versions.
Prerequisites
● The ThinOS conversion image must be added to the ThinOS firmware repository. For more information, see Add ThinOS
firmware to the repository.
● Create a group in Wyse Management Suite with a group token.
● The thin client must be registered to Wyse Management Suite.
Steps
1. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select a group.
2. From the Edit Policies drop-down menu, click ThinOS.
The Select ThinOS Configuration Mode window is displayed.
3. Select Advanced Configuration Mode.
4. Go to Firmware Upgrade, and click Configure this item.
5. Clear the Disable Live Upgrade and Verify Signature check boxes.
6. From the Platform Type drop-down list, select the platform.
7. From the Firmware to auto-deploy drop-down list, select the firmware added to the repository.
8. Click Save & Publish.
The firmware is deployed to the thin client. The conversion process takes around 10 minutes, and the thin client restarts
automatically.
NOTE:
The download of the ThinOS 9.1 image from Wyse Management Suite (both private and public cloud) to the thin
client takes around nine minutes depending on the network bandwidth or cloud server performance. The device reboots
after the ThinOS image has been downloaded. After the upgrade is complete, the device is automatically registered to
Wyse Management Suite.
NOTE: Make sure that the 5070 BIOS version is 1.3.1 or later before upgrading to ThinOS 9.1. If you upgrade to ThinOS
9.1 with earlier BIOS version and then upgrade the BIOS version to 1.3.1 or later, it may fail to boot up the devices.
NOTE: You can add the ThinOS policy with ThinOS 8.6 to ThinOS 9.1.1131 base image and ThinOS 9.x policy with
ThinOS 9.x operating system image in the same group. This will enable you to upgrade from ThinOS 8.6 to ThinOS 9.x or
later versions directly.
Upgrade ThinOS 9.x to later versions
Prerequisites
● The thin client must be registered to Wyse Management Suite.
● Create a group in Wyse Management Suite with a group token.
● Ensure you have downloaded the latest version of the ThinOS 9.x operating system image.
Steps
1. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select a group.
2. From the Edit Policies drop-down menu, click ThinOS 9.x.
The Configuration Control | ThinOS window is displayed.
3. In the left pane, click Standard.
4. From the Standard menu, expand Firmware, and click OS Firmware Updates.
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