3. For Windows Vista, click Install Altiris DAgent.
For Windows XP, click Install Altiris AClient.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up and configure the Altiris client.
The Altiris Deployment Solution Agent is a key infrastructure component for enabling the HP Client
Foundation Suite and the Client Premium Suite. To learn about the other infrastructure components
necessary for implementing the HP Client Foundation Suite and Client Premium Suite, please visit
http://www.hp.com/go/easydeploy.
Verdiem Surveyor Client Side Installation
1. If the software is pre-installed, select the icon on the Start menu.
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Download and run a softpaq that contains the software.
2. From the Welcome screen, click Next.
3. Click Change to select where you want to install the client and client data, and then click Next.
4. Type in the server name, port, an a preferred group (optional), and then click Next.
NOTE: This is the only location you can enter server information. The only way to change this
information after installation is to uninstall/reinstall or change a registry key.
NOTE: The make the Next button active, click out of the Surveyor Server Name field.
5. Click Install to install the software.
6. Click Finish after the installation is complete.
Remote System Installation
Remote System Installation allows you to start and set up the system using the software and
configuration information located on a network server by initiating the Preboot Execution Environment
(PXE). The Remote System Installation feature is usually used as a system setup and configuration
tool, and can be used for the following tasks:
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Formatting a hard drive
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Deploying a software image on one or more new PCs
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Remotely updating the system BIOS in flash ROM (
Remote ROM Flash on page 32)
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Configuring the system BIOS settings
To initiate Remote System Installation, press F12 when the F12 = Network Service Boot message
appears in the lower-right corner of the HP logo screen when the computer is booting up. Follow the
instructions on the screen to continue the process. The default boot order is a BIOS configuration setting
that can be changed to always attempt to PXE boot.
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