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== smeserver-thinclient ==
 
== smeserver-thinclient ==
Maintainer: [mailto:smeserver@batley.id.au Trevor Batley]<br>
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Maintainer: [[User:TrevorB|TrevorB]]<br>
Current version: 2.0-5
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{{ #smeversion: smeserver-thinclient }}
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
 
This contribution adds a server manager panel that allows an administrator to manage thinclient workstations (ie. workstations that are using the pxeboot protocol to retrieve a boot image from the server).
 
This contribution adds a server manager panel that allows an administrator to manage thinclient workstations (ie. workstations that are using the pxeboot protocol to retrieve a boot image from the server).
  
For usage see [[thinclient_usage|this page]].
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For usage see [[Thinclient usage]].
  
 
=== Requirements ===
 
=== Requirements ===
*smeserver >= 7.0
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*smeserver >= 10.0
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*smeserver-pxe (will be installed as a dependency when installing smeserver-thinclient)
 
*The thinclient workstations are receiving their dhcp info from your smeserver.
 
*The thinclient workstations are receiving their dhcp info from your smeserver.
 
*A tftp-server, either on your smeserver or another server in your domain (I have also created a contrib to install a [[Tftp server|tftp server]] on your smeserver).
 
*A tftp-server, either on your smeserver or another server in your domain (I have also created a contrib to install a [[Tftp server|tftp server]] on your smeserver).
*The thinclient workstations have a PXE capable NIC and BIOS. (although booting from floppy & CD is possible. Please refer to the documentation of your thinclient OS).
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*The thinclient workstations have a PXE capable NIC and BIOS. (although booting from usb stick, [http://www.etherboot.org/ floppy] & CD is possible. Please refer to the documentation of your thinclient OS).
  
 
=== Installation ===
 
=== Installation ===
This contrib is currently held in the smedev repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver.
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This contrib is held in the smecontribs repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver.
  
  yum --enablerepo=smedev install smeserver-thinclient
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  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient
  
You will then need to activate the database changes etc.
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Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc. Usage ([[Thinclient usage]]).
The 'official' way is to perform
 
  
signal-event post-upgrade
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[[File:ThinclientGlobal.png|alt=]]
signal-event reboot
 
  
Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and activate etc.
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===Related Contribs===
  
[[Image:Thinclientmenu.png]]
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Requires [[Pxe|smeserver-pxe]]
 
 
=== Upgrade from smeserver 6.x ===
 
There is no 'official' upgrade for thinclient from smeserver 6.x to 7.x, but if you:
 
*uninstall the current version before upgrading to smeserver 7.x (rpm -e smeserver-thinclient) and
 
*install the newer version after your upgrade (as per [[Thinclient#Installation|install]]),
 
you just need to leave everything in your /tftpboot/ directory and move the /home/e-smith/pxeclients file across to /home/e-smith/db/thinclient. eg.
 
 
 
mv /home/e-smith/pxeclients /home/e-smith/db/thinclient
 
 
 
Activate via the server manager panel and everything should still be there.
 
  
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Can work with and use [[Tftp server|smeserver-tftp-server]]
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=== Uninstall ===
 
=== Uninstall ===
 
  yum remove smeserver-thinclient
 
  yum remove smeserver-thinclient
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If you no longer need to do any pxe booting, please also remove smeserver-pxe<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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yum remove smeserver-pxe
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</syntaxhighlight>And to remove all traces, you can<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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rm /home/e-smith/db/thinclient
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rm /etc/dhcpd.thinclient
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</syntaxhighlight>
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=== Source ===
 
=== Source ===
The source for this contrib can be found in the smeserver [http://smeserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/smeserver/smeserver-thinclient/ CVS] on sourceforge.
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The source for this contrib can be found in the smecontribs [http://smecontribs.cvs.sourceforge.net/smeserver/smeserver-thinclient/ CVS] on sourceforge.
 
 
A copy is held in my [http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/trevorb/7.x/Thinclient/source/ contribs directory]
 
  
 
=== Bugs ===
 
=== Bugs ===
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in [http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi bugzilla]
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Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}and select the smeserver-thinclient component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-thinclient|title=this link}}.
and select the smeserver-thinclient component.  
 
  
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{{#bugzilla:columns=id,product,version,status,summary |sort=id|order=desc |component=smeserver-thinclient|noresultsmessage="No open bugs found."}}
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[[Category: Contrib]]
 
[[Category: Contrib]]
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[[Category: Administration]]

Latest revision as of 05:52, 3 July 2022


smeserver-thinclient

Maintainer: TrevorB

Contrib 10:
Contrib 9:
smeserver-thinclient
The latest version of smeserver-thinclient is available in the SME repository, click on the version number(s) for more information.


Description

This contribution adds a server manager panel that allows an administrator to manage thinclient workstations (ie. workstations that are using the pxeboot protocol to retrieve a boot image from the server).

For usage see Thinclient usage.

Requirements

  • smeserver >= 10.0
  • smeserver-pxe (will be installed as a dependency when installing smeserver-thinclient)
  • The thinclient workstations are receiving their dhcp info from your smeserver.
  • A tftp-server, either on your smeserver or another server in your domain (I have also created a contrib to install a tftp server on your smeserver).
  • The thinclient workstations have a PXE capable NIC and BIOS. (although booting from usb stick, floppy & CD is possible. Please refer to the documentation of your thinclient OS).

Installation

This contrib is held in the smecontribs repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver.

yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient

Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc. Usage (Thinclient usage).

 

Related Contribs

Requires smeserver-pxe

Can work with and use smeserver-tftp-server

Uninstall

yum remove smeserver-thinclient

If you no longer need to do any pxe booting, please also remove smeserver-pxe

yum remove smeserver-pxe

And to remove all traces, you can

rm /home/e-smith/db/thinclient
rm /etc/dhcpd.thinclient

Source

The source for this contrib can be found in the smecontribs CVS on sourceforge.

Bugs

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-thinclient component or use this link .

IDProductVersionStatusSummary
9915SME Contribs9.1CONFIRMEDArchive install doesn't handle duplicates well