CCBoot i-SCSI Diskless

Internet CafSystem
Implementation | Hands-on
Training

Some House Rules

Put your phone in SILENT mode
Answer your phone outside the training
area
Snacks and Lunch will be served during
break time (AM & PM)
Ask questions in public, so others
would know also

Getting to know You

YOUR FULL NAME and short
background
If Shop Owner (Shop Name, # of units
and location)
Share us a short story about your shop.
What are your expectations in this
workshop

Workshop setup
2 computers are assigned to a group of two
One server and one client
You will have your own switch
We will implement the Take your time policy
Share your learning to groupmates
You have the whole afternoon to setup the
network

Overview of the setup

CCBoot ServerTimer
Router

ISP

Network Switch

Workstations

Overview of the setup:

CCBoot Primary Requirements | Gigabit
Network
4. GIGABIT
LANCARD
3. GIGABIT
LANCARD
1. GIGABIT
SWITCH
2. UTP
CAT5E/CAT6

Introduction to diskless
What is Diskless?

Basically, diskless is a basic computer without a harddisk.

A diskless workstation is a computer that uses network
booting to load its OS
All OS, apps, games are stored in a single pc which we will
call the DISKLESS SERVER

Understanding Diskless
Traditional setup

Diskless

Online game
patching/updating is done
per pc

Update just one pc

Install games per pc

Install games in single pc

Prone to virus even with

deep freeze

Virtually virus free

Limited games

Almost unlimited games

Harddisk add to electricy

and adds heat inside your
shop

No hhd = lesser bills and

lesser heat

Pros & Cons

Cons
You will still buy 1:1 License of Microsoft OS
You will invest on CCBoot License one time
SUDDEN change to GIGABIT Network
(recommended)
Upgrade of NIC is also required
Server Breakdown will also breakdown operation
Less income for Technicians

Pros & Cons

Pros
Reduce initial capital and implementation costs
Reduce power and cooling requirements
Accelerate deployments
Reduce installation time
Reduce Hard Drive Nightmares
No more Corrupted Windows
Deep Freeze or Shadow Defender is not needed
No more cloning tasks
Your setup can now ATTRACT customers
Health Benefit is also added. Why?
You can do PATCHING faster! No More Sleepless night!!

Hardware
Requirements
&
Recommendations

Server Requirements:
Processor: any dual core processor
Motherboard: any board with at least 4 sata3
ports minimum
Ram: 4gb mems minimum
Storage: combination of ssds
PSU: branded psu
UPS

Client Requirements:

The only requirement for the client is to be able to boot from

the network

Server Hardware
Recommendations

Server good for 10-25

units
Processor: Intel celeron
g1840
Motherboard: any board
with at least 4 sata3 ports
minimum
Ram: 4gb/8gb
Storage:
- 120gb server os/client image
- 120gb writeback
- 1tb gamedisk

PSU: branded psu

Server good for 26-50

units
Processor: Intel celeron
g1840
Motherboard: any board
with at least 6 sata3 ports
Ram: 8gb/16gb
Storage:
- 120gb server os/client image
- 120gbx2 writeback
- 1tbx2 gamedisk

PSU: branded psu

OS Preparations

Server OS
Install
os

(50gb
partition)

Install
all
drivers

(drivers
only)

Disabl
e
firewal
l
Static
IP

Client OS

Install os

(40gb partition)

Install nic
driver
ONLY
Disable
firewall

CCBOOT
INSTALLATION
(server side)

Server Installation

Download installer at http://www.ccboot.com/download.htm

Server Installation
Launch
installer

Server Installation

Server Installation

Server Installation

Server Installation
Any folder/drive
fastest drive as much
as possible

Any folder/drive

Server Installation
Server IP
Client start IP
Client end IP
Router IP (pfsense,
router, mikrotik rtc)
Google dns or
opendns

Server Installation

Server Installation

Server Installation

CCBOOT
INSTALLATION
(client side)

Client Installation
Launch
installer

Client Installation

Client Installation

Client Installation
Server side

Double click

Check enable
upload image

Client Installation

2. Check
server IP
address
3.
Change
name

1. Click install client then restart

4. Click upload
image

Client Installation
After upload is finished:

Shutdown client
Disconnect hdd
Enter bios
Enable pxe/bootrom/boot-on-lan
Uncheck enable upload from server (optional)
Boot client
Enter pcname and ipadress

Additional Instructions:

If you have successfully booted the pc

without harddisk, you can now install
other drivers (display, sound etc),, and
various apps to the image by updating
the image

Add Gamedisk:
Click Add Disk Button and input the
Disk Name and Description as you wish,
Do not check bootable.

Select Volume and choose a drive as

the source of the virtual drive.
Click the OK button to save.

Add disk to group:

Right click the user group we have just added and click add disk
to group

And choose the volume drive we created

Updating Image

Updating Image:

Updating client image has two

methods

Keep writeback and

save to image
Superclient

Keep Writeback method:

Shutdown client PC before
proceeding

Choose one client PC as the update

client. Click to select the "Keep
Write-back File" check box in the
"Client Properties".

Shut down the client PC. Click the

"Save to Image" button in the
"Client Properties" window. Uncheck
the "Keep Write-back File" option
when finished.

Superclient method:
Again, shutdown client PC before
proceeding
Double click to open client properties
window and click enable super client).
Put check on the image you want to
update.

Computer icon will turn

red

After updating, shutdown client and go back to the server and disable
superclient

Superclient method:
Double click to open client properties window and
click disable super client).

Restore Points:

Multispecs setup

Multispecs:
If client is stucked in windows logo,follow these
steps:

Turn off clients

Server side: Superclient working pc and turn it on

Copy CCBootPNP.exe in from ccbootclient folder in drive to your flashdrive
Insert hdd on client that cant boot diskless
Install os(win7 x64)
Install ONLY LAN DRIVER if not detected by the os
Run CCBootPNP.exe from flashdrive
Click collect Local NIC, shutdown, disconnect hdd
Go back to working pc(superclient) and insert flashdrive
Run CCBootPNP.exe from flashdrive again
Click Merge Collected NIC
Click Install Known NIC
Press ok
Shutdown, disable super client then save
Turn on the other pc, it should boot and continue to desktop now

Setup Raid0

Raid0 setup:

Create Your RAID

A spanned volume will create a single partition that will literally span all
of the included disks
A striped volume will deliberately break up files across multiple disks in
an attempt to improve read and write performance.

Raid0 setup:
open your start menu, right click on
computer and open manage.

Click on disk management.

Delete disks you want included in
your RAID.

Once they are deleted you should only be left with disks you do
not want included in the RAID. The other disks will still be there but
they will show up in the lower pane and show their spaces as
unallocated.

Raid0 setup:

Create Your RAID

Right click on the first disk you want included in your RAID and select new
Stripped volume.

This will open up the New Spanned

Volume Wizard in Windows. Click
next and then select which disks you
want included in your new volume
(a.k.a. software RAID).

Raid0 setup:

Create Your RAID

Assign the new
volume a mount
letter or mount
point.

Name and format the volume and

click next.
For diskless setups, remember to set
32k as allocation unit size.

Raid0 setup:

Raid0 setup:

Setup NIC Teaming

NIC Teaming:
Purpose of Network Teaming
Auto failover
Loadbalance
NIC aggregation (combine the speed of your NICS) for faster delivery of
data
Faster boot up times for simultaneous client boot
Faster simultaneous game loading

Should I use NIC teaming?

NIC Teaming:

tup NIC teaming (intel)

Download PROWinx64.exe from intel website
Install Intel ANS teaming software

NIC Teaming:

Open network properties then configure

On Teaming tab, tick checkbox then

click New team

NIC Teaming:
Enter name for your
NIC team then press
next
Check NICs you want
to include in your
team

NIC Teaming:

Select ADAPTIVE LOAD BALANCING

Click Next Then Finish

Adaptive Load Balancing
Offers increased network bandwidth by allowing transmission over 2-8 ports to multiple
destination addresses, and incorporates Adapter Fault Tolerance. Only the primary adapter
receives incoming traffic. The Intel ANS software load balances transmissions, based on
Destination Address, and can be used with any switch. Simultaneous transmission only
occurs at multiple addresses. This mode can be connected to any switch.

NIC Teaming:

RESULT