TITLE: HP Compaq Blade Workstation Raw Image VERSION: 08.62 Rev. A DESCRIPTION: This package contains the image needed to restore or replace the operating system image on an HP Compaq Blade Workstation Client running the HP Blade Workstation Client Embedded Operating System. Raw images are created by using Linux dd to create an exact bit-for-bit copy of the DOM drive for the HP Workstation Blade Client. Altiris Deployment Solution (DS) 6.8 is the only supported network installation tool. This raw image is provided for users who want to select a different installation tool and need a base image with which to start. PURPOSE: Routine SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP36464 SUPERSEDES: None EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 2007 CATEGORY: Software SSM SUPPORTED: No PRODUCT TYPE(S): Workstations HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S): HP Compaq Blade Workstation Client: All Models HP dc72 Blade Workstation Client: All Models SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S): None OPERATING SYSTEM(S): HP Blade Workstation Client Embedded OS LANGUAGE(S): Global ENHANCEMENTS: - Contains HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) 5.0 and 4.2.1, and HP Session Allocation Manager (SAM) Connection Client 2.1 Beta 1. Use Webmin to select appropriate software. - Provides new, flexible monitor configuration tool that includes: * Layout: 261 shapes are legal with four monitors, including Ls, Ts, and "fastest monitors in the center." * Resolution: Each monitor can have a different resolution. Resolutions choices are probed directly from the monitors. Supports resolutions up to 1920x1600 Widescreen. * Orientation: Monitors can be oriented in Landscape mode or rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise, in any combination. * Analog Output: Individual monitors can be forced to analog output to get 1920x1200 resolution out of the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI Card. * Heads: Up to four graphics cards and eight heads are supported by the software. HP currently has no hardware configurations with more than two cards and four heads. * Interface: Webmin interface for monitor configuration has been completely reworked to add features and improve usability. NOTE: Dual-link monitors are NOT supported. - Includes the following Altiris Software enhancements: * Supports Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP2. * Includes netbooton tool to trigger "boot to network" first from within a job, eliminating the need to manually change the boot order in the BIOS. * Enables Altiris multi-cast support for finding a Deployment Solution. * Updates switches to allow multi-cast server probing, server IP address, thereby enabling new configuration options. * Adds a Webmin option to disable the Altiris agent. - Includes the following keyboard enhancements: * Supports new Bloomberg keyboard. * Provides official support for Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Turkish-Q, and Simplified Chinese. * Provides experimental support for Korean. - Adds Software Client Aggregation to enable a single mouse and keyboard to be used with multiple clients. FIXES: - Fixes issue where the following key sequences were ignored: Alt+Ctrl+Fn and Alt+Ctrl+Keypad keys. - Changes Num Lock default to On. - Updates Scroll Lock functionality so it works with all keyboards, including international keyboards. - Provides a "Test Pattern" background choice to help with monitor alignment. - Updates Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client to accommodate multiple domain-names separated by spaces. All extras are ignored, except when used as a domain search path. - Adds the ability to set a domain-search path, even if using DHCP. PREREQUISITES: None INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Download the SoftPaq .IMG file to a directory on your hard drive. 2. For details about applying raw images, see the installation instructions for the chosen network installation tool. NOTE: This raw image is not guaranteed to work with any specific tool, and is meant to completely overwrite all data on an existing DOM drive for the Client. Preserving previous configuration settings is not possible when applying a raw image. Save the contents of /settings/settings*.txt files using a remote browser window to open a remote Webmin session: https://myclienthostnameorip:10010 -> Others -> System Logs to manually preserve settings. Use this raw image at your own risk. Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.