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Conference pcbuoa::server_works

Title:Server_works
Moderator:PCBUOA::IS_SYSTEM
Created:Fri Jun 30 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:291
Total number of notes:1063

278.0. "Quick Launch questions" by SNOFS1::HUMMERSTON (I COULD MURDER A CURRY) Tue May 20 1997 00:04

    I have two quick questions about Quick Launch:
    
    1.	We have just received a MX6200 which had the Quick Launch Version
    2.5A CD with it. This installs NT V3.51 with SP4. Is there a later CD
    which installs SP5?
    
    2.	We have a large a large number of systems to despatch all over the
    state to people who can't program their VCRs properly, and we are
    expecting them to use Quick Launch to install and configure the MX
    systems. The "Replicate" mode of installation looks to be ideal for our
    needs, but I can't find a document anywhere which describes how to
    create the REPLICAT.INI file, or to modify the one which Quick Launch
    creates. Can anyone provide a pointer?
    
    Many thanks,
    
    Paul
    
    Tech Spt - NSW Dept of Technical and Further Education Account Team
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278.1Hope this helps.PCBUOA::WHITECParrot_TrooperTue May 20 1997 17:2515
    Engineering states that only service pack 4 is supported by quicklaunch
    as it is the one that has the updates to support clusters. 
    
    Any later cd's will still only install SP4.  (I need to find out how
    that effects support) 
    
    Replicate.ini is created during the install process and is located
    in the root directory of drive C.  It is a text file, and could be
    edited.  There is no supporting documentation, however, for what the
    values need to be. (And don't ask, as the answer will probably be no)
    
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    chet 
278.2and in reply...SNOFS1::HUMMERSTONI COULD MURDER A CURRYTue May 20 1997 20:3624
    Here's a couple of suggestions:
    
    1.	Hit engineering with a big club as V1.1 of NT Clusters only
    supports SP5 of NT V3.51 (see the cover page of the "Digital Clusters
    for Windows NT - Configuration and Installation Guide" AA-QVUSB-TE)
    
    2.	Since one of the Quick Launch options is NT 3.51 with cluster
    support, and if engineering won't shift from SP4, then install SP5 as
    part of the non-clustered option.
    
    3.	We have produced (in the REPLICAT.INI file) an apparently wonderful
    tool to let users set up an easy method to distribute standard
    configuration configurations for multiple machines (in our case about
    3-400 spread across the entire state). Unfortunately in keeping with
    the long-standing Digital philosophy of "It's my foot and I'll shoot it
    if I want to" we haven't documented the way to custom build the
    REPLICAT.INI file.
    
    4.	AAARGGGGH (bangs head on desk)
    
    5.	I feel much better now :-)
    
    
    Paul