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== Thinclient for SME Server ==

{{Languages|Thinclient}}

=== Maintainer ===

== smeserver-thinclient ==

[mailto:trevorbatley@users.sourceforge.net Trevor Batley]

Maintainer: [[User:TrevorB|TrevorB]]<br>

=== Description ===

=== Description ===

This contribution for smeserver 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]].

=== Requirements ===

=== Requirements ===

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 smeserver-tftpd).

*The thinclient workstations are receiving their dhcp info from 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).

*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 ===

=== Installation ===

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

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

yum --enablerepo=smedev install smeserver-thinclient

yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient

You will then need to activate the database changes etc.

You will then need to activate the database changes, re-order the navigation menu, etc.

signal-event post-upgrade

signal-event post-upgrade

signal-event reboot

signal-event reboot

Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and activate etc.

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

 

=== Upgrade from smeserver 6.x ===

=== Upgrade from smeserver 6.x ===

There is no 'official' upgrade thinclient from smeserver 6.x to 7.x, but if you unistall the current version before upgrading to smeserver 7.x (as per Unistall) and install the newer version after your upgrade (as per install), you just need to leave everything

There is no 'official' upgrade for thinclient from smeserver 6.x to 7.x, but if you:

in your tftpboot directory and move the /home/e-smith/pxeclients file across to /home/e-smith/db/thinclients. eg.

*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/thinclients

mv /home/e-smith/pxeclients /home/e-smith/db/thinclient

Activate via the server manager panel and everything should still be there.

Enable via the server manager panel and everything should still be there.

=== Uninstall ===

=== Uninstall ===

yum remove smeserver-thinclient

yum remove smeserver-thinclient

=== Bugs ===

=== Bugs ===

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section at bugzilla http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi

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.  

 

[[Category: Contrib]]

[[Category: Contrib]]