Introduction
Note
Although the Altiris Client agent is preinstalled, a free
license will no longer be included on the t574x and all
new platforms going forward. To purchase a license,
contact Altiris at http://www.altiris.com.
Altiris Deployment Solution uses a program called Altiris Rapideploy for image
deployment. Upon image deployment, you must create a unique System ID (SID) for
each WES- and XPe-based thin client to prevent security vulnerabilities. To
accomplish this, a utility called SIDGen is provided with Deployment Solution that
you can install on the thin client with the Aclient Deployment Solution agent.
This document outlines the steps to install SIDGen on a WES- or XPe-based thin
client and handle the Microsoft Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) or File Based Write
filter (FBWF) correctly. Current WES and XPe images for thin clients preinstall the
SIDGen utility.
Installing SIDGen on a WES- or XPe-based HP thin
client
The following steps show the correct procedure for installing Altiris SIDGen on a
WES- or XPe-based thin client. Upon completing these steps, any Deployment
Solution Capture or Deploy image job will automatically create a unique SID on the
target unit.
1. Install Altiris Deployment Solutions 6.9 Service Pack 2.
Older versions of Altiris such as Deployment Solutions 6.1 SP1 Hotfix C, 6.5 or
6.8 have a SIDGen that works with XPe Service Pack 2 (SP2) and prior versions
of XPe; however the SIDGen from 6.9 SP2 is required for XPe SP3 and WES.
The SIDGen file from a Deployment Solutions 6.9 SP2 or later installation can
be copied to and replace the existing SIDGen on a prior version of Deployment
Solutions, if you wish to use a version of Deployment Solutions older than SP2
to manage the XPe Sp3- or WES-based thin clients. The current Deployment
Solution product is available at the following Web site:
http://www.altiris.com/hptc.
2. On a thin client with the Altiris agent installed, log on as an administrator.
3. From the run line, type regedit and press Enter.
4. Click HKEY_Local_Machine.
5. Click Software.
6. Click Altiris.
7. Right-click Client Service and choose Export.
8. Name the file sidgen and save it. Accept the default file extension, .reg.
9. Close regedit.
10. Use Notepad to open sidgen.reg created in step 8.
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