Difference between revisions of "Thinclient"

From SME Server
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
 
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]].
+
For usage see [[Thinclient usage]].
  
 
=== Requirements ===
 
=== Requirements ===
Line 22: Line 22:
 
  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient
 
  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient
  
You will then need to activate the database changes, re-order the navigation menu, etc.
+
Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc. Usage ([[Thinclient usage]]).
 
 
signal-event post-upgrade
 
signal-event reboot
 
 
 
Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc.
 
  
 
[[File:ThinclientGlobal.png|alt=]]
 
[[File:ThinclientGlobal.png|alt=]]
Line 41: Line 36:
 
If you no longer need to do any pxe booting, please also remove smeserver-pxe<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
If you no longer need to do any pxe booting, please also remove smeserver-pxe<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
yum remove smeserver-pxe
 
yum remove smeserver-pxe
</syntaxhighlight>And clean-up via<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+
</syntaxhighlight>And to remove all traces, you can<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
signal-event post-upgrade
+
rm /home/e-smith/db/thinclient
signal-event reboot
+
rm /etc/dhcpd.thinclient
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  

Latest revision as of 06:52, 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