Dell ThinOS 2211, 2208, and 2205 Administrator’s Guide

Convert WES to ThinOS 2211

Supported platforms that can convert WES to ThinOS 2211 are Wyse 5070 Thin Client, Wyse 5470 Mobile Thin Client, and Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client.

1. Extract the conversion image .zip file to get the exe file and copy this file to the Wyse Management Suite 4.0 or later version server repository.
   The path to upload the conversion image is Repository Location > repository > osImages > zipped.
2. On the Wyse Management Suite page, go to Portal Administration > File Repository, select the repository, and click Sync Files. Wait for the synchronization to complete.
3. Ensure that the conversion image is in the repository by going to Apps & Data > OS Image Repository > WES/ThinLinux.
4. Go to Apps & Data > OS Image Policies > WES/ThinLinux, click Add Policy.
5. Enter the policy name.
6. Select the group that WES devices are registered to and select WES as OS type.
7. Select WIE10 as OS Subtype Filter.
8. Select the conversion image as OS Image.
9. Select Force this version as Rule.
10. In the Apply Policy Automatically drop-down list, select Do not apply automatically.
11. Click Save.
    A dialog box is displayed to schedule a job.
12. Click Yes to schedule a job.
13. Select Immediately from the Run drop-down list in the App Policy Job dialog box.
14. Click Preview.
15. Click Schedule when the next dialog box is displayed.
    The WES device downloads and installs the conversion image. After installation, the device reboots automatically to ThinOS.
    NOTE:After conversion, ThinOS is in factory default status. You must register ThinOS to Wyse Management Suite manually or by DHCP/DNS discovery.

    NOTE: After you register the converted ThinOS devices to Wyse Management Suite, the ThinOS Activation devices license is consumed.