How can I create a image, distribute it and ask the user for a new computername?

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Torsten Boll

Hi

I want create a image for HP Thinclients to distribute it to 50 TCs. The
configuration will be done with the Altiris Deployment Solution - but I
can't use Altiris DS for distribution and re-config. I must distribute the
image with a usb-stick.

How must I use the fbreseal - Tool from MS to keep the settings (DHCP,
Software etc.)? But after image distribution the user must be enter a new
computername and a new SID must be create. Is this possible with fbreseal?

Thankx......

kind regards
Torsten
 
Hi Torsten,

You could write a small utility that calls SetComputerNameEx and changes the
name based on some input you determine or user input. You could then reseal
your image as a master and have this utility to start in a RunOnce entry.
After the user enters the new name (or you grab it from somewhere) reboot
and the computername / SID will be new.

HTH,
Brad
 
Did you create the XPe image yourself or got it from HP? If it came from
HP, ask them whether they have included the "System Cloning Tool" component
(which contains fbreseal.exe) in their image. If they did, ask them whether
they had run it on their image since fbreseal must be run only once in the
lifetime of an XPe image and shouldn't be run again. On the other hand, if
you're building your own image using MS XPe toolkit, you just need to
include the "System Cloning Tool" component in your build and set the
cmiResealPhase advanced property to 0 to prevent it from running
automatically at the end of FBA. Also, make sure that
cmiGenerateComputerName advanced property is set so that random computer
name is generated on each clone machine. Once the image is run through FBA
and all required final customizations are performed, run fbreseal as
follows:

fbreseal -autologon -keepdomain -keepnet -keepuser -keepmounted

Other computer SID changing tools might cause issues with features like
MSDTC, IIS and any SID-sensitive features due to the computer (and
consequently local users) SIDs changes. When fbreseal is used for SID
change, these features are notified of the SID change before it happens so
that they have a chance to restore their functionality with the new SID.

KS

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
 
How does this interoperate with EWF enabled?
Due to the required reboot the changes are all lost
(or does SetComputerNameEx bypass EWF ?).
 
You could call EwfMgrCommit or ewfmgr.exe c: -commit to commit the overlay
before the reboot.

HTH,
Brad
 
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