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Hp BLADESYSTEM BC1500 Image Deployment Considerations

Image Deployment Considerations for the HP BladeSystem bc1500, bc2000, and bc2500 Blade PCs in an HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure Environment
Technical Brief
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3
Factory Image and Restore.................................................................................................................... 4
HP Blade PC Factory Image .............................................................................................................. 4
HP Blade PC Restore Kit.................................................................................................................... 4
HP Blade PC Software Components ....................................................................................................... 5
HP bc1500 Blade PC Software Components ....................................................................................... 5
HP bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PC Software Components .................................................................... 9
Blade PC Specific Customizations—Operating System Settings ............................................................... 14
Image Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 15
Image compatibility ........................................................................................................................... 15
HP bc1500 Blade PC Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 compatibility with the HP bc2000 and
bc2500 Blade PCs—based on the bc1500 Blade PC PreInstall Image. ................................................ 16
HP bc1500 Blade PC Windows Vista image compatibility with the HP bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs—
based on a Windows Vista Business Volume License Kit disc installation .............................................. 17
HP bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs Windows Vista Business 32-Bit compatibility with HP bc1500 Blade
PC—based on the HP bc2000 Blade PC PreInstall Image ................................................................... 18
Imaging Considerations Using HP Rapid Deployment Pack ..................................................................... 18
New for CCI: Rapid Deployment Pack 3.50 and 3.60 ....................................................................... 18
Considerations when using HP RDP 3.50 and 3.60 ........................................................................... 19
HP RDP 3.50 and 3.60 Known Issues...............................................................................................20
HP RDP 3.50—HP bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs Require NIC Drivers to be Added for Windows
PE PXE Environment .................................................................................................................... 20
Disabling One of the NICs in Device Manager Causes Delayed AClient Connections with the
Deployment Server ..................................................................................................................... 20
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 20
Abstract
This tech brief identifies important considerations in deploying operating system images as part of an HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) deployment containing the HP BladeSystem bc1500 Blade PC and HP BladeSystem bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs.
• Software components specific to the blade PCs are described.
• Differences between the bc1500 preinstalled Windows XP Professional and bc2000 and bc2500
preinstalled Windows Vista Business 32-Bit Edition operating system (OS) images are identified.
• Some important considerations are discussed for the management and deployment of images across a heterogeneous environment consisting of both bc1500 Blade PCs and bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs.
This document does not cover image management and considerations for the HP BladeSystem bc1000 Blade PC.
Table 1. Blade PC operating system support
Blade PC
HP bc2500 Blade PC Yes Yes Yes
HP bc2000 Blade PC Yes Yes Yes
HP bc1500 Blade PC Yes Yes Yes Yes
HP bc1000 Blade PC Yes Yes
Windows Vista Business 32-Bit
Windows Vista Enterprise 32-Bit
Windows XP Professional SP2
Windows XP Professional SP1a
Introduction
HP customers have the opportunity to implement CCI, using the HP blade PC and the supporting CCI infrastructure software. The following are some of the important considerations in deploying software images in these environments:
• Factory Image and Restore Contents
• Operating System Settings
• Image compatibility
• Image deployment with HP Rapid Deployment Pack
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Factory Image and Restore
HP Blade PC Factory Image
The bc1500 ships with Windows XP Professional Blade PC Edition preinstalled. The bc2000 and bc2500 ships with Windows Vista Business 32-Bit Blade PC Edition preinstalled.
HP Blade PC Restore Kit
The Restore Plus! Kit is bundled with the blade PC 10 pack and does not ship with a blade PC single pack.
The bc1500 restore kit consists of a Restore Plus! disc and a Windows XP Professional OS disc. Some bc1500 restore kit attributes:
• Both discs are required to perform an image restore on a bc1500.
• The bc1500 restore kit can only be used to restore a Windows XP image on a bc1500 and cannot
be used to install Windows XP on a bc2000 or bc2500.
• With the exception of one Microsoft QFE that is too large to fit on the Restore Plus! disc, a restored image contains the same software components as does the preinstalled image. Refer to the tables following for details on differences between a preinstalled image and a restored image.
• In addition to driving the restore process, the Restore Plus! disc contains a <disc drive>:\SoftPaqs directory that contains user-installable SoftPaq versions of some blade PC software components. A readme file is included that describes each user-installable component along with installation instructions.
The HP bc2000 Blade PC restore kit contains a Restore Plus! disc and a Windows Vista Business 32-Bit Edition disc.
• Both discs are required to perform an image restore on bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PC.
• The restore and OS discs for the bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs are not compatible with the
bc1500 and cannot be used to install Windows Vista Business 32-Bit on the bc1500.
• A restored image contains the same software components as the preinstalled image.
• In addition to driving the restore process, the Restore Plus! disc contains a <disc drive>:\software
directory that contains user-installable versions of some blade PC software components. The blade PC software components are not in SoftPaq format. A readme file is included that describes each user-installable component along with installation instructions.
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HP Blade PC Software Components
All blade PC software components delivered with the factory image and restore kit can also be downloaded from the HP Web site at software components that neither the factory image nor the restore kit contain.
The following sections describe the software components provided for the bc1500 Blade PC and bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs. They are organized by blade PC model and their delivery method (preinstall, restore, Web).
HP bc1500 Blade PC Software Components
This section provides a list and description of each bc1500 software component. Some of these components are included with the preinstall image and Restore Plus! kit. Some are delivered only on the Web.
HP bc1500 Blade PC Factory (preinstalled) Image Components
Every bc1500 ships with Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Blade PC Edition preinstalled on the hard drive. The following table lists the software components unique to the blade PC that are included with the factory image.
Table 2. HP bc1500 Blade PC Pre-installed Software Components
http://hp.com/support. In addition, the Web site contains
Deliverable Version Description
Altiris Deployment Solution Agent (AClient)
Blade PC Specific Tweaks (Operating System Settings)
Broadcom NIC Drivers for Windows XP
HP WatchDog Timer Service 1.00 Also known as: “HP Blade PC Automated System Recovery
Q886199—Windows Fix_for RDC Audio redirect failure
6.10 Enables the blade PC to be managed by Altiris Deployment Server. It enables the blade PC to receive jobs from the Deployment Server, and it reports client status to the Server. This version is specific to Windows XP and does not work with Windows Vista.
1.00 Provides HP-recommended operating system settings for the blade PC environment. Note: this version is being replaced by version 1.5, which supports the bc1500/bc2000/bc2500. See Blade PC Specific
Customizations—Operating System Settings for a list of
settings.
8.27.1 Network Interface Controller hardware enabling drivers
(ASR-2).” This service monitors the hardware WatchDog Timer on the blade PC. The service enables a countdown timer in the hardware that automatically reboots the blade PC, if not reset. The service then resets the timer at an interval that prevents automatic reboot. Any hang or lockup on the blade PC that prevents the service from resetting the timer causes the blade PC to reboot automatically and be available for use.
1.00 This package contains a fix for an audio redirect issue with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that occurs when more than one user connects through Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 886199, “You cannot redirect audio to a client computer when you are running a Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP” at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886199/en-us
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Deliverable Version Description
Q890859—Vulnerabilities in Windows XP SP2 Kernel
Q895246—Windows Fix_for DhcpRequestParams function broken on SP2
1.00 For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 890859, ''MS05–018: Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege and denial of service.''
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890859/en-us
1.00 For more information about this issue, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 895246, “The DhcpRequestParams function does not work correctly on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2.”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895246/en-us
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HP bc1500 Blade PC Restore Kit Components
Every bc1500 10-pack ships with a restore kit. As stated previously, the restore kit consists of a Restore Plus! disc and a Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 disc. With the exception of the Q890859, Vulnerabilities in Windows XP Service Pack 2 Kernel QFE, all components listed in Table 2 are also included in the restore kit and are installed during a restore of the Windows XP image.
In addition to driving the restore process, the Restore Plus! disc contains the following software components, in user-installable SoftPaq format. They are located in the <disc drive>:\SoftPaqs folder.
Table 3. Restore Plus! User Installable SoftPaq components
Deliverable Version Description
Blade PC Specific Tweaks aka HP Blade PC Optimization
(Operating System Settings)
Broadcom NIC Drivers for Windows XP
HP WatchDog Timer Service 1.00 Also known as: “HP Blade PC Automated System Recovery
Q886199—Windows Fix_for RDC Audio redirect failure
1.00 Provides HP-recommended operating system settings for the blade PC environment. Note: this version is being replaced by version 1.5, which supports the bc1500/bc2000/bc2500. See Blade PC Specific
Customizations—Operating System Settings for a list of
settings.
8.27.1 Network Interface Controller hardware enabling drivers
(ASR–2).” This service monitors the hardware WatchDog Timer on the blade PC. The service enables a countdown timer in the hardware that automatically reboots the blade PC, if not reset. The service then resets the timer to an interval that prevents automatic reboot. Any hang or lockup on the blade PC that prevents the service from resetting the timer causes the blade PC to reboot automatically and be available for use.
1.00 This package contains a fix for an audio redirect issue with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that occurs when more than one user connects through Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 886199, “You cannot redirect audio to a client computer when you are running a Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP” at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886199/en-us
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HP bc1500 Blade PC Windows XP Web Deliverables
All preinstalled/restore software components described above are also downloadable from the HP Web site at
http://hp.com/support. The Web site also contains additional software that is not included
in either the preinstall or restore kit. Table 4 lists these additional components.
Table 4. HP bc1500 Blade PC Windows XP Web software not included with the preinstall or restore
Deliverable Version Description
HP CCI Remote Personalized Time Zone Utility
HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure Heart Beat Software
HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure Session Timers Software
Q928388—Windows Global Time Zone Update For Windows XP SP2
1.1.0.9 The HP CCI Remote Personalized Time Zone utility gives end­users residing in separate time zones the ability to adjust the blade PC time zone setting.
1.0.6.1 The HPCCISHB software enables a blade PC within the Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) environment to work with software that can dynamically assign a client to a blade PC, such as BIG–IP from F5 Networks, Inc.
If you have HP Session Allocation Manager installed, this software is not necessary.
1.3.0.9 The HPCCIST software emulates the Terminal Services session timers found in the Windows 2003 Server Operating System. These timers may allow more efficient allocation of blade PCs in environments where there is not a one-to-one ratio between clients and blade PCs.
1.00 Changes the time zone data to account for the DST change for the United States. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 931836 “February 2007 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems.”
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