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From time to time, it is needed to reimage windows workers as they fail to get into taskcluster for various reasons.
From time to time, it is needed to reimage windows workers as they fail to get into taskcluster for various reasons.
Below is a step by step tutorial about how to do it.
Below is a step by step tutorial about how to do it.
===== Preparation =====


1. Check on [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IPTmppvqDw0PQV-O1LgXLJg_7TC-H_IAAnSxcur8c7I/edit?pli=1#gid=562893333 Moonshot inventory] if the machine is loaned or not  
1. Check on [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IPTmppvqDw0PQV-O1LgXLJg_7TC-H_IAAnSxcur8c7I/edit?pli=1#gid=562893333 Moonshot inventory] if the machine is loaned or not  
2. Go to last row called ilo ip:port in front of the machine you want to reimage and copy the ip and the port.
2. Go to last row called ilo ip:port in front of the machine you want to reimage and copy the ip and the port.
3. Start HP iLo Integrated Remote Console app
 
4. At Network Address enter the Ip and port that we copied at step 2
===== Installation steps =====
5. At Username enter the name listed in the releng GPG found under private/passwords
 
6. At Password enter the password listed in the releng GPG found under private/passwords and click Connect
1. Start HP iLo Integrated Remote Console app
2. At Network Address enter the Ip and port that we copied at step 2
3. At Username enter the name listed in the releng GPG found under private/passwords
4. At Password enter the password listed in the releng GPG found under private/passwords and click Connect
 


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[[File:Win reim 1.png|700px]]


''Now in order to start re-installing windows, we will need to reboot the machine and enter on network boot''


7. Click on Power Switch and then click on Cold Boot ( this will reboot the machine )  
''Now in order to start re-installing windows, we will need to reboot the machine and enter on network boot''
 
5. Click on Power Switch and then click on Cold Boot ( this will reboot the machine )  
 


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[[File:Win reim 2.png|700px]]


8. At the next screen when you see the switches ( on the bottom of the screen ) Press F12 to enter on Network boot
 
6. At the next screen when you see the switches ( on the bottom of the screen ) Press F12 to enter on Network boot
 


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[[File:Win reim 3.png|700px]]


9. Now it should enter on network boot and automatically start the setup
 
7. Now it should enter on network boot and automatically start the setup
 


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[[File:Win reim 4.png|700px]]


10. At the next screen select the image you want to install ( for a worker in production the current correct one is Windows 10 GenericWorker 10 ) and click Next
 
8. At the next screen select the image you want to install ( for a worker in production the current correct one is Windows 10 GenericWorker 10 ) and click Next
 


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[[File:Win reim 5.png|700px]]


11. After this step, we need to wait until the setup finishes. There will be a few reboots until it finishes.
 
9. After this step, we need to wait until the setup finishes. There will be a few reboots until it finishes.
 


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[[File:Win reim 6.png|700px]]


12. When the Installation has finished the screen should look like this  
 
10. When the Installation has finished the screen should look like this  
 


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[[File:Win reim 7.png|700px]]


Troubleshooting and known issues :
 
===== Troubleshooting and known issues =====
 


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[[File:Win reim 8.png|600px]]


* PXE Boot issues
* PXE Boot issues
* Hardware issues
* Hardware issues
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