IBM QuickOn for Running Windows User manual

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IBM Network Station

QuickOn for Running Windows

Version 1.1 - April 20, 1999

IBM Network Computer Division

1. Introduction

Overview

You can configure the IBM Network Station to support a variety of standard applications. These

application include 3270, 5250, and VT emulators as well as the NC Navigator browser and a Java

Virtual Machine (JVM). You can access Windows-based applications from a multi-user Windows NT

Server that runs either Citrix' MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter from NCD, Inc.

This document explains how to install a QuickOn for Running Windows flash card. This card, which is

a bootable PC Card (PCMCIA), allows a Network Station to function like a Windows-based

Terminal. The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card uses the ICA client to connect to a Citrix

MetaFrame or WinFrame server, or a WinCenter server.

Typically, a Network Station boots from a server that runs IBM Network Station Manager (NSM).

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The Network Station accesses its operating system and terminal configuration files from one or more

servers. The user logs in to an authentication server which provides access to the applications and

preferences for each user.

When you use QuickOn for Running Windows, you do not need an NSM server. The Network Station

boots from a flash memory card in the PC Card drive that contains the operating system, minimal

configuration information, and the ICA client application. It then connects over the network to a

MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter server. When the user powers on the Network Station a

MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter login screen appears instead of the normal Network Station

Peer Booting

You can use one QuickOn for Running Windows flash card to boot multiple Network Stations. All of

the Network Stations must be on a local area network and run the NFS protocol for peer booting.

The number of Network Stations that can boot from a single Network Station that you installed with a

QuickOn for Running Windows flash card depends on the environment. LAN traffic and peer boot

timing are the major performance factors.

The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card is pre-configured to allow peer booting. Look for

setup instructions below.

The QuickOn for Running Windows Environment

System Requirements

The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card is an 8 MB PC Card. The QuickOn for Running

Windows flash card is designed for a Series 300 Network Station Ethernet or token-ring model. You

need a minimum of 16 MB of memory in your Network Station.

Keyboards and Locales

The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card contains keyboard setup information files and other

setup information for the locales in the following table.

List of supported keyboards for the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card

English US English UK French

French Canadian German Italian

Spanish Swedish

Startup

The ICA client is configured to automatically start when the network Station is powered on. It

provides a single, full screen WindowsNT desktop. The desktop is automatically restarted when you

logoff from WindowsNT.

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Load Balancing

Citrix Load Balancing Services allows you to group multiple MetaFrame servers into a unified server

farm to meet the needs of a growing user base. As the size of your organization increases, you can

simply add additional MetaFrame servers to expand your Network Station resources. The load

balancing function determines which MetaFrame server is doing the least amount of work and

connects the Network Station to that server.

The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card is configured to automatically connect to a single

published application when load balancing is used. This published application is the desktop, which is

the familiar WindowsNT desktop. You need to publish the desktop (case sensitive) before you can use

QuickOn for Running Windows and load balancing. Look for details about published applications in

the MetaFrame documentation.

You can specify load balancing either by explicitly indicating the server to connect to or by using the

broadcast capability of the ICA client. The broadcast capability will work only if the ICA Master

Browser (server farm) is on the same subnet as the Network Station. A separate configuration file is

provided, as detailed below, for each method.

Encryption

The QuickOn for Running Windows flash card is configured to only use the basic level of ICA

encryption. You need to configure your MetaFrame server for the simple encryption driver.

Ordering and Support Information

Contact your IBM Network Station Partner to obtain your pre-loaded QuickOn for Running Windows

PC Card(s) as well as service and support. IBM does not sell or support this card directly.

Network Station Partners should refer to the IBM Network Station web site at

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/networkstation. Choose Support from the left-hand side and then choose

QuickOn Support under Additional Information. You will need to register for a userid and

passowrd to access this information.

Hardware support for the flash cards should be obtained from the flash card vendor.

Related Information

For more information on installing, configuring, and using the IBM Network Station, consult the

following:

lIBM Network Station Manager Installation and Use (SC41-0664).

Order this publication in the US or access this information on the web at the following URL:

http://www.ibm.com/nc/pubs

lIBM Network Station Printing Guide (SG24-5212).

Order this publication in the US or access this information on the web at the following URL:

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http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg245212.pdf.

lFlash Memory Card Support for the IBM Network Station Release 3.0.

Access this information on the web at the following URL:

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/me.nsf/Technical+Information%5cNetwork+Station.

2. Setup

Introduction

This section explains how to use the flash card to boot the Network Station with ICA.

Network Station Setup

You only need to perform the instructions below once for each Network Station. After you configure

the system, the Network Station NVRAM saves the configuration parameters for future use.

Network Configuration Information

You need the following information in order to boot a Network Station with QuickOn for Running

Windows:

lThe IP address of the Network Station.

lThe IP address of the MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter server.

lThe subnet mask, gateway, and other network setup parameters.

Boot Monitor

If the Network Station boot monitor is below V3.0.7.3, the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card

automatically updates the boot monitor to V3.0.7.3.

Installing the Flash Card

Before you power on the Network Station, insert the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card into

the PC Card drive. Do not insert the flash card when the Network Station is powered on.

Clearing NVRAM

You need to clear NVRAM the first time that you boot from the QuickOn for Windows flash card.

This clears any residual setting in the Network Station NVRAM.

1. Power off your Network Station.

2. Power on your Network Station.

3. Press the Esc key when you see the Search for Host System... message. You will now be

on the Setup Utility screen.

4. Use <LeftCtrl>-<LeftAlt>-<LeftShift>-F1 to enter the Boot Monitor. The Boot Monitor

responds with

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IBM Network Station model xxxx-xxx 8-bit Color Boot Monitor

5. Enter the following commands in order to reset the NVRAM settings to their factory defaults:

6. > nv

7. ->> l

8. ->> s

9. Are you sure? y

10. ->> q

11. > se

The Setup Utility screen appears.

Booting Using NVRAM

Setting the Boot Parameters in NVRAM

From the Setup Utility, complete the following steps. If you are unsure about a particular entry, look

for more information in Chapter 10 of the IBM Network Station Manager Installation and Use

manual.

Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors 3.0 and Above

If you are running boot monitor version 3.0 and above, proceed with the following steps. If you have

an earlier version, proceed to the Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors Prior to 3.0 section.

1. Choose F2 = View Hardware Configuration.

a. Verify that the flash card has been successfully configured. The type of flash card will be

listed under PCMCIA Card:. If you do not see a PCMCIA Card entry then the card has not

been configured: see the Troubleshooting section.

b. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

2. Choose F3 = Set Network Parameters.

a. Set the IP Addressed from to NVRAM.

b. Set the Network Station IP Address to reflect the IP address of the Network Station.

c. Under Boot Host IP Address: section, leave the First Host and Second Host

values as 0.0.0.0. Set the Third Host value to the IP address of your MetaFrame,

WinFrame, or WinCenter server. If you are using broadcast load balancing, you may leave

this field as 0.0.0.0.

d. Leave the Configuration Host IP Address values as 0.0.0.0.

e. Set the Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Broadcast IP Address parameters

as appropriate for your network.

f. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

3. Choose F4 = Set Boot Parameters.

a. Leave the Boot File value blank.

b. Leave the TFTP Boot Directory and NFS Boot Directory entries blank.

c. Set the TFTP Order and NFS Order under Boot Host Protocol to D.

d. Set LOCAL Order to 1.

e. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

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4. Choose F5 = Set Configuration Parameters.

a. Set Configuration File to flash.nsm if your MetaFrame server is not configured for

load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to flashlb.nsm or

flashbc.nsm depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast

capability.

b. Set the First entry under Configuration Directory to /local/configs/.

c. Set the First and Second entries under Configuration Host Protocol to Default.

Leave the other entries blank.

d. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility.

5. Choose F7 = Set Language Parameters.

a. Choose F2 = Select Keyboard Language.

b. Set the appropriate language for your system using the cursor keys.

c. Press Enter to return to the Select Keyboard Language screen.

d. Press Enter to confirm your keyboard language (if correct). You will return to the Set

Language Parameters screen.

e. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility.

6. Press Enter again to start the boot process.

The Network Station should boot and display the message

NS0810 Booting from local device

and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen and MetaFrame, WinFrame, or

WinCenter login screen will appear shortly. You may see a message in red:

NS0830 Boot from PCMCIA card failed

Ignore this message.

If the boot monitor is down-level, a screen that indicates a boot monitor refresh appears. Do not

touch the system during the boot monitor update. The Network Station automatically reboots

when the update completes.

After the reboot, if you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up

incorrectly. Clear NVRAM and re-enter the configuration information. If the problem continues, see

the Troubleshooting section below.

Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors Prior to 3.0

If the Network Station boot monitor level is lower than 3.0.x, proceed with the following steps.

1. Choose F4 = View Hardware Configuration.

a. Verify that the flash card has been successfully configured. The type of flash card will be

listed under PCMCIA Card:. If you do not see a PCMCIA Card entry then the card has not

been configured.

b. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

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2. Choose F5 = Set Network Parameters.

a. Set the IP Addressed from to NVRAM.

b. Set the Network Station IP Address to reflect the IP address of the Network Station.

c. Leave the First Boot Host IP Address and Second Boot Host IP Address values

as 0.0.0.0. Set the Third Boot Host IP Address value to the IP address of your

MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter server.

d. Set the Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Broadcast IP Address parameters

as appropriate for your network.

e. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

3. Choose F6 = Set Boot Parameters.

a. Leave the Boot File value blank.

b. Leave the TFTP Boot Directory and NFS Boot Directory entries blank.

c. Set Configuration File to flash.nsm if your MetaFrame server is not configured for

load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to flashlb.nsm or

flashbc.nsm depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast

capability.

d. Leave the Configuration Directory entry blank.

e. Set the TFTP Order, NFS Order, and MOP Order to D.

f. Set LOCAL Order to 1.

g. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

4. Press Enter again to start the boot process.

The Network Station should boot and display the message

NS0810 Booting from local device

and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen appears. You will then see a screen

indicating that the boot monitor is being refreshed. Do not touch the system during the boot

monitor update. It automatically reboots when the update completes.

If you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up incorrectly. Clear

NVRAM and re-enter the configuration information. If you are still having problems, see the

Troubleshooting section below.

Peer Booting Using NVRAM

Setting the Boot Parameters in NVRAM

To boot a Network Station from a QuickOn for Running Windows flash card on a different Network

Station, you need to add the following additional configuration information:

lThe IP address of the client Network Station

lThe IP address of the host/server Network Station (the one with the flash card installed)

lThe subnet mask and gateway for the network (if any).

First, configure the Network Station containing the flash card (the server) as per the section above.

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Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors 3.0 and Above

If you are running boot monitor version 3.0 and above, proceed with the following steps. If you have

an earlier version, proceed to the next section.

1. Clear NVRAM as explained earlier in the Clearing NVRAM section.

2. From the Setup Utility screen, choose F3 = Set Network Parameters.

a. Set the IP Addressed from to NVRAM.

b. Set the Network Station IP Address to reflect the IP address of the Network Station.

c. Set the First Host entry under Boot Host IP Address to the IP address of the

Network Station containing the flash card.

d. Set the Third Host value to the IP address of your MetaFrame, WinFrame, or

WinCenter server.

e. Leave the entries under the Configuration Host IP Address section as 0.0.0.0.

f. Set the Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Broadcast IP Address parameters

as appropriate for your network.

g. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

3. Choose F4 = Set Boot Parameters

a. Leave the Boot File value blank.

b. Set the NFS Boot Directory to /peerboot/

The trailing /is required at the end of the /peerboot/ path.

c. Set the TFTP Order and LOCAL Order under Boot Host Protocol to D.

d. Set NFS Order to 1.

e. Press Enter to return to the main Setup Utility screen.

4. Choose F5 = Set Configuration Parameters

a. Set Configuration File to peer.nsm if your MetaFrame server is not configured for

load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to peerlb.nsm or

peerbc.nsm depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast

capability.

b. Set the First entry under Configuration Directory to /peerboot/configs/.

The trailing /is required at the end of the Configuration Directory path.

c. Set the First and Second entries under Configuration Host Protocol to Default.

d. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility.

5. Press Enter again to start the boot process.

The Network Station should boot and display the message

NS0910 Attempting to use the NFS protocol

and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen and MetaFrame, WinFrame, or

WinCenter login screen will appear shortly. You may see a message in red:

NS0784 NFS failed file 'kernel.Z' not found

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Ignore this message.

If you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up incorrectly. Check the

Configuration Directory settings using F5 on the Setup Utility. If you are still having problems,

see the Troubleshooting section below.

Setting NVRAM for Boot Monitors Prior to 3.0

If you are running boot monitor prior to 3.0, proceed with the following steps.

1. Clear NVRAM as explained in the Clearing NVRAM section.

2. Choose F5 = Set Network Parameters.

a. Set the IP Addressed from to NVRAM.

b. Set the Network Station IP Address to reflect the IP address of the Network Station.

c. Set the First Boot Host IP Address to the address of the to the IP address of the

Network Station containing the flash card.

d. Leave the Second Boot Host IP Address values as 0.0.0.0. Set the Third Boot

Host IP Address value to the IP address of your MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter

server.

e. Set the Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Broadcast IP Address parameters

as appropriate for your network.

f. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

3. Choose F6 = Set Boot Parameters.

a. Leave the Boot File value blank.

b. Leave the TFTP Boot Directory value blank.

c. Set the NFS Boot Directory to /peerboot/

The trailing /is required at the end of the /peerboot/ path.

d. Set Configuration File to peer.nsm if your MetaFrame server is not configured for

load balancing. If you are using load balancing, set this field to peerlb.nsm or

peerbc.nsm depending on whether you want the direct connection or broadcast

capability.

e. Set the Configuration Directory to /peerboot/configs/.

The trailing /is required at the end of the Configuration Directory path.

f. Set the TFTP Order, MOP Order, and LOCAL Order to D.

g. Set NFS Order to 1.

h. Press Enter to return to the Setup Utility screen.

4. Press Enter again to start the boot process.

The Network Station should boot and display the message

NS0910 Attempting to use the NFS protocol

and then load the kernel. The Network Station splash screen appears followed by a screen that

indicates a boot monitor refresh. Do not touch the system during the boot monitor update. The

Network Station automatically reboots when the update completes. You may see a message in red:

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NS0784 NFS failed file 'kernel.Z' not found

Ignore this message.

If you get a blue screen with the Console window, something has been set up incorrectly. Check the

Configuration Directory settings using F5 on the Setup Utility. If you are still having problems,

see the Troubleshooting section below.

Booting Using DHCP

There is no DHCP option to pass the Third Boot Host parameter which is what the ICA client uses

to determine which MetaFrame, WinFrame, or WinCenter server to connect to. You must set this

value NVRAM. Set up the Network Station as described above for NVRAM booting, then from the

F3 = Set Network Parameters menu choose DHCP.

There is also no option to pass in the Configuration File value. Again, you must set this option

(flash.nsm, flashlb.nsm, flashbc.nsm, peer.nsm, peerlb.nsm, or peerbc.nsm) directly in

NVRAM.

DHCP provides a Network Station that boots from the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card

with an IP address and other limited DHCP options. These DHCP options, when entered correctly, do

not interfere with QuickOn for Running Windows. These options include:

lOption 1: Subnet Mask

lOption 3: Router

lOption 6: DNS Server

lOption 15: Default Domain

Do not set any other options at the MAC, Class, Subnet, or System level for a Network Station that

boots from the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card.

Peer Booting Using DHCP

If you choose to peer boot your Network Stations and if you use DHCP, the Network Station(s) with

the QuickOn for Running Windows flash card must have fixed IP address(es).

Set up the Network Stations and the DHCP server as described above in Booting Using DHCP. For

the peer booting Network Stations, you must also add DHCP Option 66, TFTP Server, with the IP

Address of the Network Station with the flash card.

If you have multiple Network Stations with flash cards in a given subnet, you have two choices. You

may define Option 66 at the MAC level for every Network Station, or you may create multiple scopes

in a given subnet, and group the scopes.

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