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Required Software

Table 1 lists the software packages required for creating a Windows private image.

Table 1 Required software packages

Name

Description

How to Obtain

Workspace_HDP_WindowsDesktop_Installer_x.x.x.iso

Windows image creation tool

Click here to obtain the image creation tool.

Click here to obtain the image tool verification file.

OS ISO file
  • Windows Server 2016 Datacenter 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2019 Datacenter 64-bit

Obtain the required OS ISO image file from Microsoft or other official sources.

NOTICE:

The OS ISO file must be a pure image obtained from an official channel. Do not use non-official or customized private images. These images have many unknown modifications of the OS and can lead to failed template creation or incompatibility with HDP.

AnyBurn

CD/DVD-ROM drive creation tool

Click here.

VMTools driver package

VMTools driver

Click here.

Applications

Prepare application software as required, such as office and real-time communication software.

Prepared by users

7z1900-x64.exe

7-Zip compression software, which is used to compress or decompress software packages.

Click here.

CloudbaseInitSetup_xxx.msi

Customize usernames, passwords, and the hostname and hosts files during cloud server creation using images.

Download the appropriate version of Cloudbase-Init installation package based on the Windows bit version.

Cloudbase-Init has two versions: stable and beta.

To obtain the stable version, visit the following paths:

To obtain the beta version, visit the following paths:

CloudResetPwdAgent.zip

Cloud server password reset plug-in.

Click here.

GPU driver

Required only in GPU image creation.

Workspace Application Streaming supports RTX5000 passthrough cards.

Do as follows to obtain the RTX5000 driver:

Log in to the NVIDIA official website using a browser. On the Download Drivers page, configure parameters based on the OS (including the Windows driver type and language) and GPU type, and download the latest driver.

For example, if you want to use the RTX 5000 graphics card on the desktop running the Windows Server 2019 Datacenter, configure parameters as follows:
  • Product Type: NVIDIA RTX / Quadro
  • Product Series: Quadro RTX Series
  • Product: Quadro RTX 5000
  • Operating System: Windows Server 2019
  • Language: English (US)

Peripheral driver

Prepare the peripheral drivers as required.

Prepared by users

HW.SysAgent.Installer_64.msi and HW.SysPrep.Installer_64.msi

For APS provisioning and HDA upgrade.

Double-click the .msi file to install.

Click here to obtain HW.SysAgent.

Click here to obtain the HW.SysAgent verification file.

Click here to obtain HW.SysPrep.

Click here to obtain the HW.SysPrep verification file.

WKSAppDhcpd_windows-amd64.msi

Assign virtual IP addresses during APS creation.

Double-click the .msi file to install.

Click here.

Click here to obtain the verification tool.

WKSRStorageAgent_windows-amd64.msi

For the cloud storage function.

Double-click the .msi file to install.

Click here.

Click here to obtain the verification tool.

Sandboxie

Enable applications to run in sandbox mode. For details about how to install the Sandboxie software, see How Do I Install Sandbox Software?.

Click here.