IBM platform management for Windows / [Felix Zalcmann ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zalcmann, Felix.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Physical Description:

xxii, 244 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Examples

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Assumptions

1.2 Objectives

1.3 What is covered in this book?

1.4 What is out of scope?

1.5 Reference material

1.6 Platform Management for Windows architecture

1.6.1 Platform Management for Windows system overview

1.6.2 Platform Management for Windows configuration database

1.6.3 Platform Management for Windows end-to-end flow

1.7 Target environment

1.7.1 Server environment

1.7.2 DHCP services

1.7.3 Workstation environment

Chapter 2. Installing Platform Management for Windows

2.1 Installation process

2.1.1 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server domain controller setup

2.1.2 Installing support applications

2.1.3 Security settings modification

2.1.4 Adding an alias for bbcdb to the DNS server

2.1.5 Platform Management for Windows: Setup and maintenance

2.1.6 Configuring Platform Management for Windows: Database setup

2.1.7 Configuring the Platform Management for Windows CID tree

2.1.8 Installation of the Platform Management for Windows tools

2.1.9 Installing Platform Management for Windows Phase 2 applications

2.2 Starting the Platform Administration Center (PAC)

2.3 Summary

Chapter 3. Workstation installation using Platform Management for Windows

3.1 The mechanism of the BootDisk

3.2 Creating a BootDisk

3.3 Installing the workstation

3.4 Summary

Chapter 4. Server install using Platform Management for Windows Phoenix tool

4.1 The Phoenix tool

4.2 Creating a server installation BootDisk

4.3 Server installation

4.4 Summary

Chapter 5. Packaging Standard for Platform Management for Windows

5.1 Platform Management for Windows software packages.

5.2 Phase 2 Application packaging template

5.3 Using the packaging template for application packaging

5.3.1 Expanding the packaging template

5.3.2 Registering the application in the database

5.3.3 Testing the new application

5.4 Platform Management for Windows Package Builder

5.5 Adding packages to an existing group

5.6 Summary

Chapter 6. Offline installation

6.1 Offline installation (operating system only)

6.1.1 Boot images

6.2 Offline installation for 3AServices.com

6.2.1 Exporting the Platform Management for Windows database

6.2.2 Preparing the media with the source files

6.3 Summary

Chapter 7. CID synchronization

7.1 Master CID installation for srv01.3aservices.com

7.2 Master CID configuration for srv01.3aservices.com

7.3 Slave CID Installation for srv02.3aservices.com

7.4 Verifying master/slave relationship

7.5 Summary

Chapter 8. Hardware integration

8.1 Client hardware integration

8.1.1 Add network support to the BootDisk

8.1.2 Create a new response file

8.1.3 Build client and identify missing drivers

8.1.4 Add drivers to the CID server

8.1.5 Build client with OEM-supplied drivers

8.2 Server hardware integration

8.2.1 Explanation of hardware200x.ini and adapter200x.ini

8.2.2 Update Phoenix tool with new server

8.2.3 Add support for third-party mass storage drivers

8.2.4 Build server with newly added hardware

8.3 Summary

Chapter 9. Platform Management for Windows Web interface

9.1 Installing and configuring the Web interface for 3aservices.com

9.1.1 Configuring Microsoft's Active Directory

9.1.2 Installing the Web interface components

9.1.3 Configuring Microsoft's Internet Information Server

9.1.4 Configuring the look and feel of the Web interface

9.1.5 Web-Packs

9.1.6 Installing applications from the Web interface.

9.2 Summary

Chapter 10. Technology integration preview: Integrating IBM ImageUltra Builder

10.1 IBM ImageUltra Builder

10.1.1 Requirements for IBM ImageUltra Builder v2.2

10.1.2 Installing IBM ImageUltra Builder v2.2

10.1.3 Common ImageUltra terminology

10.1.4 Configuring IBM ImageUltra Builder

10.1.5 Testing the build process

Chapter 11. Conclusion

Appendix A. Tools to implement the Platform Management for Windows solution

Using Package Builder to add an application

A.0.1 Package Builder requirements

A.0.2 Using Package Builder with CID synchronization

A.0.3 Registering the application in the database

A.0.4 Testing the new application

Appendix B. Using system log files

System log files

Log file sequencing

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Cover title.

"July 2004."

"SG24-7050-00."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

137342268