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Using Distribution for OLE configuration of targets
USING DISTRIBUTION FOR OLE CONFIGURATION OF TARGETS
Elements of LANDesk(R) Management Suite v2.01x Distribute's target
pieces require certain OLE files. These files cannot be copied
indiscriminately to workstation local drives because of compatibility
problems. Neither can they be used from a server by targets that have
other versions of OLE that are local, without certain risks of failure.
If there are workstations on your network that do not already have OLE
installed, you will need to determine which workstations these are and
install certain OLE files to them before they can be recipients of
Distribution packages. Intel recommends the following procedure.
1. Use Distribute to build a file collection package that contains the
following files.
COMPOBJ.DLL
OLE2.DLL
OLE2DISP.DLL
OLE2NLS.DLL
STORAGE.DLL
TYPELIB.DLL
These files are typically found in the administrator console's
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. The destination of these files will
also be C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. If either your administrator's console
or any targets workstations are not configured this way, refer to
Distribute documentation on creating Path Macros.
2. Use Desktop Manager to add OLE2 files to the list of software
scanned by inventory:
a. Choose Options | Software List to bring up the Software List
editor, then choose New to enter a new item.
b. Choose the browse button to select the file
C:\WINDOWS\OLE2DISP.DLL.
c. Choose OLE as the product name, and set the Scan Method to
Product Name.
d. Choose a version number such as 2.0 (this need not be accurate).
e. Choose Accept to add the new item to the list of software being
scanned.
3. Proceed with the next steps after you are confident that the
workstations in question have been scanned (LDISCAN.EXE is executed
as part of the login script for members of the LANDESK_GROUP).
4. Copy the files listed in Step 1. to the \LOGIN\LANDESK directory of
the Management Server. This is a temporary condition that will
enable the targets to participate in a distribution.
5. From the Distribute console,
a. Choose Package | Requirements.
b. From the Components section, select the item OLE Automation
Library (the item you entered in Step 2).
c. Select the Relational Operator "Does Not Exist" to form the
expression (OLE Automation Library DOES NOT EXIST).
d. Choose OK to perform Query.
e. Choose Yes to save the package requirements.
6. From the Distribute console, in the Network View, expand the query
you created in step 5 to reveal the workstations without the
necessary OLE files. Edit the list if needed (File Servers, for
example, should be removed from the list).
7. Distribute the package created in Step 1 to the edited query group
to enable them for future distributions.
8. Delete the files copied to the \LOGIN\LANDESK directory in Step 4.
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