For more information, you can also refer to "Single Image for Multiple Specs" in CCBoot v3.0 Wiki.
CCBoot Multi Hardware Profile allows you to install different Devices such as Video Cards, Sound Cards, Network Cards or different driving situations in a single image in interference free and to start diskless boot successfully.
Note: This Functions is disabled in Windows 7 / 2008 and Vista
Before begin to create Hardware Profile make sure you have made this instructions bellow for your Client profile.
- Install Windows XP and all applications you need
- Install Driver except Video and Sound Driver
- Install CCBoot Client and upload the image to the Server
- Diskless Boot all Client PC, if the Client PC are with different NIC you have to implement "NIC PNP"for them.
To Create Hardware Profile please follow the Complete Steps bellow:
1. On the CCBoot Server Main Interface, Choose 1 Client PC and double click to open the client interface and put check on "Keep Write-Back"(Figure 1-1) A pop up message appear asking you "Do you want to Delete Write-Back?"then press "Yes".
Figure 1-1
2. Go back to CCBoot Server Main Interface then click "Tools", click "Hardware Profile"then input the Profile ID such as "AAAA", "BBBB". Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2
3. Diskless boot client PC101 then click "Start"navigate to "Program Files"choose "CCBootClient"click "CCBootPNP"then click Create Profile (Figure 1-3).
Figure 1-3
4. Input the Hardware Profile ID "AAAA"and "Hardware Description"wait for the pop up message then press "OK"(Figure 1-4).
Figure 1-4
5. Input again the Profile ID "BBBB"and "Hardware Description"wait for the pop up message to press "OK"(Figure 1-5) then Turn Off.
Figure 1-5
After creating the Hardware Profile ID for client PC101 shutdown this PC and go back to the CCBoot Server Main Interface.
6. On the CCBoot Server Main Interface double click PC101 to open the client properties. Click the "save to image"button and a pop up message will appear asking you "Do you want save the image (Figure 1-6) press "Yes"and type the "Description"for CCBoot Recovery for Image. (Figure 1-7) press "OK". Please uncheck "Keep Write-Back"then click "Save"button.
Figure 1-6
Figure 1-7
7. In the PC101 Client Properties put check on "Keep Write-Back"and change the Hardware Profile ID to "AAAA"then click "Save"button. (Figure 1-8)
Figure 1-8
8. Diskless boot PC101 and Install all driver including Sounds and VideoCard Driver, After that Navigate to "Windows Start Menu"choose "CCBootClient"> "CCBootPNP"and then press "Save Drivers"(Figure 1-9) Please wait for the pop up message to click "OK"then shutdown this client PC.
Figure 1-9
9. Go back to CCBoot Server Main interface double click PC101 to open the client properties. Click the "save to image"button and a pop up message will appear asking you "Do you want save the image (Figure 1-10) press "Yes"and type the "Description"for CCBoot Recovery for Image. (Figure 1-11) press "OK". Please uncheck "Keep Write-Back"then click "Save"button.
Figure 1-10
Figure 1-11
10. In the PC102 Client Properties put check on "Keep Write-Back"and change the Hardware Profile ID to "BBBB"then click "Save"button. (Figure 1-12)
Figure 1-12
11. Diskless boot PC102 and Install all driver including Sounds and VideoCard Driver, After that Navigate to "Windows Start Menu"choose "CCBootClient"> "CCBootPNP"and then press "Save Drivers"(Figure 1-13) Please wait for the pop up message to click "OK"then shutdown this client PC then please repeat step 9
Figure 1-13
12. If all Client PC has successfully created the Hardware Profile, you have to test all Client PC by Diskless Booting.
13. Now you may get many restore point that you created this will degrade the image performance. The "Merge to Image"function will help you. Please proceed to Chapter 13.3.