Administrator’s Guide for Managing Dell Wyse Thin Clients Running WES7 (32-bit and 64-bit) with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 About this guide................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Getting started: Pre-requisites and supported management features............................................................
1 Introduction Dell Wyse provides support for using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager R2 to manage Dell Wyse thin clients running Dell Wyse Enhanced Windows Embedded Standard 7 (32–bit and 64–bit) operating systems. NOTE: Configuration Manager 2012 R2 extends the capabilities to enable the management of specialized devices such as thin clients. Configuration Manager is a system’s management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems.
2 Getting started: Pre-requisites and supported management features Before using Configuration Manager, be sure to meet all pre-requisites and understand the supported management features for Dell Wyse thin clients contained in the following sections: • General Pre-requisites for Configuration Manager and Device Manager Support • Management Features Supported Topics: • General pre-requisites for Configuration Manager and Device Manager support • Management features supported General pre-requisites f
• Collecting hardware and software inventory • Metering software usage • Reporting 6 Getting started: Pre-requisites and supported management features
3 How to distribute software applications This section explains how third party software applications can be distributed to Dell Wyse thin clients running Dell Wyse Enhanced WES7 (32–bit and 64–bit). Pre-requisites: 1 Device should be domain joined and discovered in the Configuration Manager server, prior to software deployment. (Disable the FBWF and join the client to domain and discover in the Configuration Manager server console) 2 Obtain latest Application executable (Example: Firefox.
• Creating Deployment Types in Configuration Manager, see www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682174.aspx. • Configuring the Application Catalog and Software Center in Configuration Manager, see www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ hh489603.aspx. • Deploying the Configuration Manager Client to Windows Embedded Devices, see www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ gg682132.aspx#BKMK_DeployClientEmbedded. • Managing embedded devices with System Center, see www.blogs.msdn.
4 Imaging Wyse thin clients with Configuration Manager This section explains how to capture, import, and deploy an OS image to supported Wyse thin clients running Dell Wyse Enhanced WES7 (32–bit and 64–bit) OS in a Configuration Manager environment.
NOTE: Be sure that the boot order in the BIOS is HDD followed by PXE LAN. 6 Unjoin the client from domain and reboot the client. Log on as a local Administrator. 7 Make any customizations you want (drivers, and so on). 8 Download the CCMDelCert.exe tool, and copy it to the reference thin client C:\windows\setup. This file is used to remove the Configuration Manager client certificate if they are present from the Configuration Manager reference build. NOTE: • The Ccmdelcert.
Phase 2: Importing captured OS image (WIM file) into Configuration Manager server 1 Import the captured OS image. (See www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh397283.aspx). 2 Distribute the content to the Distribution point. (See www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712694.aspx).
c 4 (64-bit system only): In the command line of the program, type %windir%\Sysnative\cscript.exe Disable-FBWF.vbs. Distribute the content to the Distribution point, see www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712694.aspx.. Create a Push WES7 Image Task Sequence for Image Push a b c d Create task sequence that installs existing OS image package, see www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh273490.aspx.
l • Click Apply. Select Install Operating System - Apply Data Image 1. In the Options tab select Disable this Step, and then click Apply. NOTE: This step is not applicable for GPT-based images. m Select Install Operating System - Apply Windows Settings and ensure that Product Key is blank, ensure that Enable the Account and specify the local administrator password is selected, and then provide the password as DellCCCvdi. n Select Install Operating System - Apply Device Drivers.
5 Deployment of software updates—monthly security updates Software updates in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 provide a set of tools and resources that can help you to manage, deploy, and monitor software updates in the enterprise. NOTE: If you need more assistance beyond the scope of the information contained in this section, see your Configuration Manager installation and setup documentation.
6 Localization requirements: Multilingual User Interface (MUI) WES7 MUI builds (32–bit and 64–bit) which supports Config Manager 2012 R2 client are delivered as individual builds. Hence Dell Wyse scripts to handle different scripts are part of the builds. Follow the steps which are described previously.
7 Troubleshooting tools This appendix includes: • Troubleshooting Tools Tools Systems Management Server 2003 Toolkit 2 (SMS 2003 Toolkit 2) contains tools to help you deploy and troubleshoot. Download SMS 2003 Toolkit 2 from Microsoft website at www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/result.aspx?q=SMS+2003+Toolkit+2&form=dlc. CMTrace (Configuration Manager Trace) tool, is a part of Configuration Manager 2012 R2, helps to view log files and trace errors.
8 Upgrading SCCM 2007 /ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 clients with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 clients on older Dell Wyse WES7 builds If you are planning to upgrade the older Dell Wyse WES7 builds that has SCCM 2007/ ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Clients with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 clients, do the following: 1 Log in as an Administrator and disable FBWF. 2 Uninstall the Windows Embedded Device Manager client from Programs and features. 3 Uninstall SCCM 2007/ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 client using CCM setup /uninstall command.
