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Function to add right click pollchannel

JanneC — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:56:54 GMT

Hi Everyone

Another post with a script based on the pollchannel.cmd file

Janne

Save the script in folder Prism Suite\Tools\Poll
Add the following line to ExternalToolsConfig.ini in the prism suite installation folder
Poll Channel=cscript.exe //nologo //B Poll.vbs \\%computername%,"C:\program\prism Suite\tools\poll"

Restart the console to the read in the new settings then you can right click and make the computer poll the channel
************************************
'Script save as
'copy below and save as poll.vbs
'****************************************
'Path to files used by the script
'
psexecfile = "C:\Script\Prism\psexec.exe"
cmdfile = """C:\Program Files\Script\pollchannel.cmd"""

Set WShell = WScript.CreateObject("WSCript.shell")
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
run = WShell.run ( psexecfile & " " & objArgs(I) & " -i -n 5 " & cmdfile)

Function to let user poll channel

JanneC — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:56:08 GMT

Hi everyone

Just wanted to share a few things we use with Prism deploy to make things a bit easier at our helpdesk.

First is a small cmd file i've created some other scripts that uses this one.
Build an package with an cmd file containing the following putting it somewhere like C:\program files\script with a shortcut to users start menu. When you have a support call you can then tell the user to click the shortcut and the users machine will poll the channel.

//Janne

:Copy text below save as pollchannel.cmd
:Function to poll channel
:
if exist ""C:\Program files\Prism Deploy\Client\ptclient.exe"" goto PD_6
if exist ""C:\Program files\New Boundary\Client\ptclient.exe"" goto PD_7
goto end
D_6
"C:\Program files\Prism Deploy\Client\ptclient.exe" /subscriber
D_7
"C:\Program files\New Boundary\Client\ptclient.exe" /subscriber
:END
EXIT
::

Script to do on demand polling

JanneC — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:06:47 GMT

Hi again

here is another handy script if you have long polling time set on the channel and quickly want computers to poll the channel.

//Janne

'Author Janne Carlsson
'Simple script to make a range of computers poll their channel
'You need admin status on the remote computers.
'In prism console do a computer status report and sort on example attended and export to excel
'use the function Auto filter on for example the colum client status to get the machine attended copy the list of computernames to an txt file
'save it as computers.ini in folder "C:\Script\Prism"
'
'Cmdfile the file that executes on remote computer
'inifile the file that contains computernames to do the poll
'psexecfile the location of psexec
'
'The script uses psexec from pstools by http://www.systeminternals.com/
'Script start
'Path to files used by the script
psexecfile = "C:\Script\Prism\psexec.exe"
cmdfile = """C:\Program Files\Script\pollchannel.cmd"""
inifile = "C:\Script\Prism\computers.ini"
'
'random function so that not overload the server
intMax = 1 'seconds
intMin = 5 'seconds
Randomize
intWait = Int((intMax - intMin + 1) * Rnd + intMin)
'
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFS=CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set listFile = objFS.OpenTextFile (inifile)

do while listFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
computer1 = (listFile.ReadLine)
run = WshShell.run ( psexecfile & " " & "\\" & computer1 & " -i -n 5 " & cmdfile)
'WScript.Echo( psexecfile & " " & "\\" & computer1 & " -i -n 5 " & cmdfile)
'Wait abit
WScript.Sleep intWait * 1000
Loop

wscript.echo "Finished"

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DavidM — Mon, 02 May 2005 10:03:00 GMT

In PD ver6., when reporting on configuration groups, can I add the Logged on user field to the report ?

Cleanup Task, Deployment Reports, Summary page

Mike W. — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:37:00 GMT

I have a lot of old machines in a tasks summary page view from Deployment Reports.

These machines are old test or pilot machines that are no longer in the domain.

Can I clean this up? Delete the pc's that are no longer on the domain? This way I get an accurate count of who has a task installed

Thanks for all of your hard work. It allows me to not have to work as hard!

Mike

Installing Security Patches...

Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:07:00 GMT

Hi folks.

what is the common procedure when installing patches from microsoft?

Do you make configuration group and check for the patch or? And how do you deploy it?

Thanks in advanced.
-j

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:09:00 GMT

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:06:00 GMT

Is that possible in a script (prism script) to force an error number in prism deploy console (for exemple 1600 if a file is missing).

Exemple :

if not exists c:\test.txt
=> ?? to have an alert in the console
else
=> apply a package
endif

if I do nothing, the console message is "installed", even if the file is missing. I would like to know, in the console, the result of my test in the script.

Requirements for a package

Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:04:00 GMT

Hello Support,
I know the possibility to set some requirements in a package.(size harddisk, type OS)

But, is it also possible to set a variable requirement. For example, you like to distribute a package with a upgrade for a specified videocard brand XXX.

It would be nice to distribute this package to everybody, and the package will only be installed on the pc's with this specified videocard.

Maybe there is a possibility to look for a registry-key on the client-pc before installing. (a specific key that only the client has with videocard XXX)

Is this possible in the standard way, or do you have to make a script?

And how?

With regards,
Sup

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:02:00 GMT

How can we rename a task in the Prism Deploy Console?

How can we move the task database from one server to another? We want to use a new Prism Server.

Prism Deploy requirements

Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:01:00 GMT

I would like to know how to base the installation of a package on whether a specific file exists on the target system. (i.e. the application file I am trying to install)

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:00:00 GMT

Is there a way to install the Prism Deploy Client and hide the tray icon?

Thanks.

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:00:00 GMT

Is their any way to make packages/commands weighted. What I am trying to do is create a series of packages or commands for certain OS's and I want them to install in a specific order. Some of the installs require reboot before they are complete but I don't want other installs to start until the reboot process has completed.

Ideas?

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:59:00 GMT

What is the correct formula to have a pt file plop down a favorite in the all users profile so that when you look at favorites in IE or explorer and it's actually there? I have tried to hard code it as well as using a variable for allusersprofile to get it to happen. The shortcut gets placed in the directory structure but the apps don't see it.

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:58:00 GMT

Is it possible to suppress the "Are you sure you want to play script..." message?

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Guest — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:56:00 GMT

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(Windows 2000/XP).