NachrichtIM has been neglected for far too long. I hope its updated in the next release. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Mack To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: RE: [THIN] Re: Automating Citrix installations Hi Tom, Thank you. I guess I was just being a bit pedantic in my terminology. You are quite correct since I'm sure Angela's question really asked whether the IM build can be automated, which it certainly can. But automated is not automatic ;-) Unless you trigger the application installtion from the CMC, for example, it isn't logged as installed in the datastore. regards, Rick Ulrich Mack Volante Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Pataki, Thomas Sent: Mon 27/03/2006 23:07 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Automating Citrix installations Hi Rick, one can do automatic IM- Installations, I do it this way: change user /install start /wait "c:\Programe Files\citrix\installer\aginst.exe" /s n /install "S:\Citrix\Pakete\Gillardon\Gillardon.wfs" change user /execute where in this case S:\ is a mapped networkdrive and Gillardon.wfs is an previously created IM-Package. this method is part of our scripted Citrix farm installation and works well. this way I install about 6-7 packages. http://www.tokeshi.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3729 bye Tom -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Rick Mack [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Rick Mack Gesendet: Montag, 27. März 2006 14:31 An: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: RE: [THIN] Automating Citrix installations Hi Angela, It's fairly simple to do everything except but the "automatic" IM installation of apps. IM installation is never automatic, which to my mind is just as well because I remember the good old days of IMS when it could spontaneiously uninstall your apps ;-) But you can make things really easy IM-wise by creating server and application package grooups. However provided the apps have silent install switches etc (or are windows installer packages like office etc) it's also quite easy to add the base applications to the build. Do you have the infrastructure for RIS? (DC, DC or member server with a spare disk partition, DHCP) That'd be about the easiest way for an automated build if you want to include PS4 and applications. Email me directly (rick.mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) and I can proably give you enough to get you started. regards, Rick Ulrich Mack Volante Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Angela Smith Sent: Mon 27/03/2006 20:47 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Automating Citrix installations Hi Im looking at designing a new Citrix Presentation Server 4 farm and wish to automate as much as possible. I was originally going to use Ghost but am now looking at the following: - Scripting the OS (Windows 2003 R2) - unattend.txt or equivalent - Scripting Citrix Presentation Server 4 - Automate Installation Manager so it installs base applications on the new server - Server tweaks / customisations Is this possible? I basically want a process where I can set and forget - come back 2 hours later to a server that is ready to go. Im aiming for total automation but I know its probably not possible. If I can automate the OS + Citrix then I'll be happy. Id like a process I can give to any technician and guarantee the same server config. Are there any sites that assist with the scripting required to do this as I cant script very well... Does anyone have any intelligent scripts they are happy to share? Any help appreciated Thanks _________________________________________________________________ mycareer.com.au: http://www.mycareer.com.au/?s_cid=213596 Land the Job ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************ ##################################################################################### This e-mail, including all attachments, may be confidential or privileged. Confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this e-mail has been sent to you in error. 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