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Conference decwet::winnt-clusters

Title:	WinNT-Clusters
Notice:	Info directories moved to DECWET::SHARE1$:[NT_CLSTR]
Moderator:	DECWET::CAPPELLOF

Created:	Thu Oct 19 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	863
Total number of notes:	3478

857.0. "Automatic client installation using SMS required!" by OSLLAV::BJARNEC_P (The last boat left without me .....) Wed Jun 04 1997 05:10

    Hi,
    
    Prioris Server 5166
    WNT 3.51 SP5(?)
    NT Cluster SP2
    Windows 95 clients  (5-600)
    
    Same customer site as previous note would like to know how they can
    automatically instal the cluster client on 5-600 Windows95 client
    computers, using SMS.  They would like to do it without requiring any
    intervention from the users on the clients (unattended and automatic
    inst).  I know this topic has been brought up before - in notes 281 +
    386 - but it's worth checking up on this serious and important issue 
    again.
    
    Is this supported/possible yet?
    
    If not, then when?
    
    
    Thanks!
    
    	Bjarne :-)

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
857.1		LURE::naiad.mpo.dec.com::cerling	I'[email protected]	`Wed Jun 04 1997 06:36`	13
	Does the customer know SMS? Then they should be able to put together the job to copy the files and cause a reboot. That's really all that is required to install the client software. If they don't know SMS, it sounds like an opportunity to sell some services. However, you might want to encourage your customer to move to NT V4.0 and NT Clusters V1.1, negating the need to install anything on the clients. Besides not having to install something on the clients which will later be uninstalled, they would get the other benefits of NT V4.0 and NT Clusters V1.1. tgc
857.2	Thanks!	OSLLAV::BJARNEC_P	The last boat left without me .....	`Wed Jun 04 1997 06:54`	13
	Tcg, Thanks - I'll pass "the message" on to the customer who I, by the way, think knows SMS quite well. So, nothing at all to instal on clients with NT-Cluster 1.1/NT 4.0 - thats a much better idea! I'm only worried they have other SW on the server that does not support NT 4.0 yet. Thanks a lot! Bjarne :-)
857.3	NT-Cluster v. 1.1, _no_ client SW req'd. Are you sure?	OSLLAV::BJARNEC_P	The last boat left without me .....	`Wed Jun 04 1997 07:06`	15
	Hi again, Just read reply .1 twice .... Is it _really_ no need at all for _any_ client software with Windows95 clients when accessing cluster shares on WNT 4.0/Cluster v 1.1. My NT-Cluster distribution CD certainly has the kit for Cluster Clients v. 1.1 !!! Anyone care to comment?!? Thanks, Bjarne :-)
857.4	..really	TYCHE::BOSTERS		`Wed Jun 04 1997 07:29`	9
	There is REALLY NO NEED to have client soft on WIN95 clients as long as - the client has the TCP/IP stack and NETBIOS over TCP/IP (NETBT) available - you have enough IP addresses, as you need one for each failover group - you want to live with the MS redirector, the Cluster Client is a litte more "tolerant" in case of a failover (in my experience).
857.5	SP1	STKAI1::ELFGREN		`Wed Jun 04 1997 09:02`	7
	Dont forget the SP1 for the cluster server, otherwise there will be no IP-failover for Netbios (Fileshares). (The client SW is still needed if you are using named pipes for DB access) /Per-Erik
857.6	Which files and registry keys are added by 1.0 inst?	OSLLAV::BJARNEC_P	The last boat left without me .....	`Thu Jun 05 1997 06:19`	15
	Hi again, Thanks for all replies! I have spoken with the customer and he is now seriously considering the upgrade to v 4.0 / 1.1. It would still be interesting to know what files gets installed and what registry keys are added during the 1.0 client installation - for the purpose of making up the SMS procedure for automatic client instal. The files installed by the application is fairly easy to check, but I'm not sure how to find all the registry keys .... Thanks - again, Bjarne :-)