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Dell Wyse Management Suite Version 3.7 and 3.8 Administrator Guide

Upgrade ThinLinux 1.x to 2.x

Steps

  1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
  2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter.
    NOTE If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model.
  3. Click Drivers and downloads.
  4. From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux.
  5. Scroll down the page, and do the following:
    • Download the Platform_util-1.0.26-0.3.x86_64.rpm, wda-2.1.23-00.01.x86_64.rpm, and merlin-nonpxe_3.7.7-00.05_amd64.deb add-ons.
    • Download the latest ThinLinux version 2.x image file ( 2.1.0.01_3040_16GB_merlin.exe or 2.2.0.00_3040_merlin_16GB.exe).
  6. On the thin client, go to Settings > Management > Wyse Device Agent.
  7. Register the device to the Wyse Management Suite server.
  8. Log in to the Wyse Management Suite console.
  9. Create and deploy app policy for Platform_util-1.0.26-0.3.x86_64.rpm, wda-2.1.23-00.01.x86_64.rpm, and merlin-nonpxe_3.7.7-00.05_amd64.deb add-ons.
  10. Reboot the thin client.
  11. Log in to the Wyse Management Suite server.
  12. Copy the downloaded image (2.2.0.00_3040_merlin_16GB.exe file) to <drive C>/wms/localrepo/repository/osimages/zipped/.
    NOTE The image in the zipped folder gets extracted to a valid folder. The extraction process may take 10-15 minutes.
  13. Log in to the Wyse Management Suite console.
  14. Go to Apps & Data > OS Image repository > WES/ThinLinux, and verify that the ThinLinux image is available.
  15. Go to Apps & Data > OS Image policies (WES/ThinLinux), and click Add Policy.
  16. In the Add Policy window, configure the following options:
    • OS Type—ThinLinux
    • OS Sub filter—ThinLinux(ThinLinux)
    • Rule—Upgrade Only/Force this version
    NOTE Select the pulled image/fresh image that is copied to the repository while creating the policy.
  17. Update the other required fields as required, and click Save.
  18. Schedule the job.
  19. Click Update now on the client to update the image.

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