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== smeserver-thinclient ==
Maintainer: [[User:TrevorB|TrevorB]]<br>
{{ #smeversion: smeserver-thinclient }}
=== 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|this page]].
=== Requirements ===
*smeserver >= 7.0
*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).
*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 ===
This contrib is held in the smecontribs repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver.
yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient
You will then need to activate the database changes, re-order the navigation menu, etc.
signal-event post-upgrade
signal-event reboot
Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc.
[[Image:Thinclientmenu.png]]
=== 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
Enable via the server manager panel and everything should still be there.
=== Uninstall ===
yum remove smeserver-thinclient
=== Source ===
The source for this contrib can be found in the smecontribs [http://smecontribs.cvs.sourceforge.net/smeserver/smeserver-thinclient/ CVS] on sourceforge.
=== Bugs ===
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}}.
{{#bugzilla:columns=id,product,version,status,summary |sort=id|order=desc |component=smeserver-thinclient|noresultsmessage="No open bugs found."}}
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