
3 Unied Write Filter
Unied Write Filter (UWF) is a software tool that protects the contents of and decreases wear on the ash
drive of a thin client by redirecting and caching writes in an overlay, which is a virtual storage space in RAM
that tracks changes to a protected volume (the ash drive). The user experience in Windows is unaected
because the operating system maintains the appearance of writing to the ash drive. When a system restart
occurs, the overlay cache is cleared, and any changes made since the last system startup are lost
permanently. If it is necessary to make permanent system
congurations, an administrator can commit
(persist by writing through to the protected volume) changes stored in the overlay cache prior to a system
restart.
NOTE: The overlay cache is cleared only by a system restart, so users can log out or switch between user
accounts without losing the cached information.
UWF allows you to manage on a per-le basis, so you can immediately (without a system restart) commit les
individually or restore les to their previous state from the underlying volume by discarding the changes. You
can also exclude les from protection so that changes to them are always written directly to the ash drive.
However, you cannot commit the entire UWF overlay cache in a single command.
CAUTION: HP highly recommends proper write lter usage for standard thin client use cases. Proper usage
includes making sure the write lter is enabled during end-user (non-administrator) operation and is disabled
only temporarily by an administrator needing to make changes to the system. The write lter should be re-
enabled as soon as the changes are completed.
HP further recommends never enabling the Windows Page File feature unless the system is congured with a
ash drive that has a capacity suicient for the high volume of writes this feature produces. The use of the
Windows Page File feature with low-capacity ash drives will result in premature wearing of the ash drive,
decreased performance, and a decrease in the lifespan of the thin client.
If your use case requires non-standard write lter usage, please contact HP to ensure that your thin clients
are
congured properly.
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