Building a Common Image - Developing a common software image for the HP dc7900, Elite 8000 and 6000 Pro desktop models

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Developing a common software image

for the HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and

6000 Pro desktop models

November 2009

Table of Contents:

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2

Windows Licensing Notice ............................................................................... 3

Definition of Terms .......................................................................................... 3

Advantages of a Common Image ..................................................................... 4

Limitations of a Common Image ....................................................................... 4

Choosing a Base Image ....................................................................................... 5

Customizing the Image ........................................................................................ 5

Removing Preinstalled Software ....................................................................... 5

Adding software ............................................................................................. 5

Matrix of Common Hardware .......................................................................... 6

Additional customization ................................................................................. 8

Obtaining drivers for the product family .............................................................. 8

Pooling the drivers on the reference machine (Windows XP) ........................... 10

Extending the process (Windows XP) .................................................................. 10

Extending hardware support in the image...................................................... 10

Supporting non-bundled hardware devices .................................................... 10

Supporting setup.exe installations .................................................................. 11

Using SYSPREP.exe ....................................................................................... 11

Creating SYSPREP.inf ..................................................................................... 11

Required SYSPREP.inf settings for Windows XP ...................................... 11

cmdlines.txt .................................................................................................. 13

oobeinfo.ini (Windows XP) ............................................................................ 13

Running SYSPREP (Windows XP) .................................................................... 13

Creating a Common Image for Windows Vista / Windows 7 .............................. 14

Example SYSPREP.xml (

unattend.xml

) Answer file .......................................... 16

Frequently asked questions ................................................................................ 19

Summary of content (24 pages)

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Developing a common software image for the HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and 6000 Pro desktop models November 2009 Table of Contents: Introduction ........................................................................................................2 Windows Licensing Notice ...............................................................................3 Definition of Terms ..........................................................................................3 Advantages of a Common Image ...................
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Summary ..........................................................................................................21 Appendix A: Sample Answer Files .....................................................................22 Windows XP sysprep.inf ................................................................................22 Cmdlines.txt ..................................................................................................23 Oobeinfo.ini ..........................................................
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 Search www.microsoft.com for the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The WAIK autorun page contains links to the other Application Compatibility and Deployment toolkits. Windows Licensing Notice This document does not provide a license to create and/or distribute an operating system image. This document is intended to be a technical resource for those who have the proper license to deploy Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 operating systems.
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Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) which can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center as a free download. SYSPREP (System preparation tool)—This is a Microsoft tool that prepares the operating system for imaging. This tool must be run before imaging a system and then deploying that image. SYSPREP.exe can be found on your operating system CD obtained either from HP or Microsoft. SYSPREP, as well as other useful documentation and tools, is contained in the named deploy.
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Choosing a Base Image As mentioned previously, it is recommended by HP to begin with the factory preinstalled image as a ―base‖ for the common image. If the file system type or the partition structure is not desirable, HP recommends that you still use the factory preinstalled image to build the common image. File system and partitioning can be customized during the image load phase of the deployment process.
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Matrix of Common Hardware Integrated Add-On Options dc7900 8000 Elite 6000 Pro X X X X Audio ADI AD1884A HD Audio X Realtek ALC261 HD Audio TV Tuner HP TV Tuner (North America) Mini PCIe or PCIe based on form factor LAN, Wireless, Modem Intel GbE Network Connection X Intel 82567LM GbE NIC X X Broadcom NetXtreme GbE Ethernet NIC Card X Broadcom NetXtreme GbE Plus DASH 1.1 NIC X Broadcom NetXtreme GbE Ethernet Plus PCIe Intel Pro 1000 CT GbE NIC X X X X X X X HP Wireless NIC 802.
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Integrated Add-On Options dc7900 8000 Elite 6000 Pro X X Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 X Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500HD ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT (256MB DH) PCIe x16 Card X ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256MB SH) PCIe x16 Graphics Card X ATI Radeon HD 3650 (512MB DH) PCIe x16 Card X ATI Radeon HD 4550 X X ATI Radeon HD 4650 DP X X X ATI Radeon HD 4650 DP (1GB) DH PCIe X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 256MB PCIe x16 VGA Card X X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 Graphics Card 256MB DH
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Integrated Add-On Options dc7900 8000 Elite X X 6000 Pro Security / Manageability Trusted Platform Module Infineon 1.2 TPM X Intel(R) AMT LMS_SOL for AMT 5.xx X X X Intel Active Client Manager HECI Device X X X Intel Mgmt agent for vPro CPUs only dc7900 X Additional customization At this time, any additional customizations should be applied. Typical examples are applying a custom wallpaper or desktop theme, changing power profile settings, setting device options, etc.
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 Obtain the files from the HP support website. Go to http://www.hp.com and choose the ―Support and Drivers‖ link. Select (or enter) the product name for which you want to download drivers, and the corresponding operating system. For each driver, choose to ―Save‖ the Softpaq when prompted with this screen: Once the Softpaq has been saved, there are several ways to handle it.  Open the .exe file with a utility such as WinZip and extract the files (may not work with all Softpaqs).
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Pooling the drivers on the reference machine (Windows XP) After you have obtained the necessary drivers using one of the methods mentioned above, you need to copy the INF files of the drivers in a Flat-file format at the root of the reference machine. This is to support Plug-and-Play detection for installation. HP uses the following directories for drivers: C:\Compaq\Video; C:\Compaq\Nic; C:\Compaq\Audio; C:\Compaq\Modem; C:\ Compaq\Misc1; C:\ Compaq\Misc2; C:\Compaq\Misc3; C:\Compaq\Misc4; Compaq\Misc5; C:
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Supporting setup.exe installations If you cannot install a device using an .inf file, you may be forced to rely on setup.exe-based installation. You can either install these devices manually by running the associated setup program, or you can hook these programs to run automatically when the end-user unbundles the common image. There are several ways of accomplishing this. More specifically, you can add the command-line for each setup program in CmdLines.txt or SYSPREP.inf.
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specific needs. For the complete file that is used by HP, please see the Appendix A: Sample Answer Files on p. 22. [Unattended] OemPnPDriversPath = "Compaq\Video;Compaq\Nic;Compaq\Audio;Compaq\Modem;Compaq\Misc1;Compaq\Misc2;Compaq\M isc3;Compaq\Misc4;Compaq\Misc5;Compaq\Chipset;Compaq\KBD;Compaq\MSD;Compaq\USB;Compaq \Network" InstallFilesPath = "C:\i386" [SYSPREPMassStorage] PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2410 = %systemroot%\inf\machine.inf ; INTEL PCI-ISA bridge PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7110&CC_0601 PCI-ISA bridge (ISA mod
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Note: For complete copies of the SYSPREP.inf files used by HP, please see Appendix A: Sample Answer Files on p. 22. cmdlines.txt In addition to the SYSPREP directory and .inf file, you will need to create the directory ―c:\i386\$oem$‖. Within this directory, you will need to place a file named ―cmdlines.txt‖ containing at least the following lines: [Commands] "c:\SYSPREP\SYSPREP -clean" This will ensure that all services related to non-used mass storage devices will be removed from the system. oobeinfo.
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Creating a Common Image for Windows Vista / Windows 7 This section specifically addresses Windows Vista / Windows 7 and focuses on assembling Plug and play drivers on the reference machine. These drivers may be identical or different for platforms in the same family. However, the following discussion will show one way of integrating the Plug and Play drivers into a common image that will make these drivers available to the respective platform on which it is installed.
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The SYSPREP.xml now needs to be created. It can be named anything you want with an .XML extension. SYSPREP.xml is created using the Windows System Image Manager (WSIM). WSIM is part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) which is available from the Microsoft download center. If you need to know how to use WSIM, see articles on Microsoft sites and related links on the web. Please see Example SYSPREP.xml. Copy the newly created SYSPREP.xml to the reference PC. That is Copy SYSPREP.
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compiled HTML help files on IMAGEX command-line options. The following example shows how to  Boot to the reference PC  Capture the image with IMAGEX  Save the image on a server 1. Obtain a USB flash drive, or CD with Windows 7 WinPE version (WinPE 3.0) on it, and boot your reference PC. 2. Map a drive to the server you will be saving the image to. 3. Now use Imagex to capture an image of the PC and save it to the server. Imagex.exe /capture /check c: z:\CommonImage.
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Frequently asked questions Q: What is a common image? A: A common image may be defined as a software image that can be installed on a mixed set of PC hardware devices without modification. The software image contains all of the appropriate operating system and device driver files.
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designs allow IT professionals to simplify their image development to create a combination common image. Q: What is HP doing in the area of ―Common Image‖? A: HP supports the use of Common Images in the following ways:  For desktops, The HP dc7900, 8000 Elite, and 6000 Pro product families share a common integrated architecture allowing IT professionals to easily manage and deploy a shared image across their environment.  HP Professional Services available.
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Summary Thank you for your purchase of and interest in HP business PC products. HP hopes that this white paper was useful in your creation of a corporate deployment image. For advanced image topics including image building, customization, answer file reference, SYSPREP, OOBE, corporate deployment scenarios, etc., please see references listed in the appendices of this document.
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Appendix A: Sample Answer Files Windows XP sysprep.inf Location: c:\sysprep\sysprep.inf Contents: [Unattended] OemSkipEula=No OemPnPDriversPath = "Compaq\Video;Compaq\Nic;Compaq\Audio;Compaq\Modem;Compaq\Misc1;Compaq\Misc2;Compaq\M isc3;Compaq\Misc4;Compaq\Misc5;Compaq\Chipset;Compaq\KBD;Compaq\MSD;Compaq\USB;Compaq \Network" InstallFilesPath = "C:\i386" [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword=* EncryptedAdminPassword=NO AutoLogon=Yes AutoLogonAccountCreation=NO AutoLogonCount=1 OEMSkipRegional=0 OemSkipWelcome=0 Wai
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PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2411 (DUAL_GOOD_IDE) = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;Intel ICH PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2421 (DUAL_GOOD_IDE) = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;Intel ICH-0 PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7199 = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;Intel 7199 PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244B = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;Intel 82801BA PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0571 = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;VIA IDE controller PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01BC = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;NVidia IDE controller PCI\cc_0101 = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.
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the copy of this file provided by HP in any other way than as specifically directed in this document will be a violation of your HP and Microsoft License Agreements. Location: c:\windows\system32\oobe\oobeinfo.ini [StartupOptions] DesktopStartURL = "http://www.fabrikam.