using DFS and FRS with SMS to deploy applications
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using DFS and FRS with SMS to deploy applications

 
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Stella
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:51 am    Post subject: using DFS and FRS with SMS to deploy applications Reply with quote
Hello:
We will be storing some applications in a SMS file store. Those
applications need to be made available to a portal hosted on a single web
server for user downloads. I thought of the following two methods to push
those applications from SMS to the web server but not sure if they will work
since I am not familiar with SMS. I need to know if the following 3 methods
are feasible and if not, can I use FRS or DFS with SMS to do the job?

Method 1) Use the normal SMS provisioning process to send the applications
to designated directories on the web server (the same way software are
provisioned to servers/desktops). Then from those directories, my portal
will take care of making them available for downloads. An example. I have
three applications where I store in SMS. Do I need to write some SMS
scripts to tell it to push those applications into directory XYZ on my web
server?

Method 2) Is there a SMS API that I can program against to link my portal
into SMS to pull those applications onto my web server? Of course,
providing there are some safeguard mechanisms within the API that will
prevent my program to corrupt or explore the SMS file store.

Method 3) Using DFS and FRS with SMS?

Any help will be appreciated....
Stella
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Paul Williams [MVP]
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:52 am    Post subject: Re: using DFS and FRS with SMS to deploy applications Reply with quote
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Method 1) Use the normal SMS provisioning process to send the applications
to designated directories on the web server (the same way software are
provisioned to servers/desktops). Then from those directories, my portal
will take care of making them available for downloads. An example. I
have three applications where I store in SMS. Do I need to write some
SMS scripts to tell it to push those applications into directory XYZ on my
web server?

You might get better answers in one of the SMS groups, but I'll take a stab
at this for you...

If your web portal isn't a DP then you will need to create a package in SMS
that is simply a .bat, script or app that does a file copy from a public
folder, for example stored on the SMS box, to the web server.

SMS cannot be used to copy or replicate data, unless that data is
SMS-specific files such as packages.


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Method 2) Is there a SMS API that I can program against to link my portal
into SMS to pull those applications onto my web server? Of course,
providing there are some safeguard mechanisms within the API that will
prevent my program to corrupt or explore the SMS file store.

Yes, more than likely. Check out the SMS SDK for more info.:
-- http://support.microsoft.com/?id=235684


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Method 3) Using DFS and FRS with SMS?

This shouldn't be an issue in some circumstances, but could be a
non-supported configuration in others. Can you be more specific?

You don't really need to use FRS to replicate SMS packages and the like as
SMS does this itself. SMS will replicate a package to all applicable DPs.

If you wanted to store your source packages on a DFS/ FRS file store this
would be fine. The only reason I can see for doing this though is to have a
backup of the source packages. In which case, you might want to ensure that
one link is the master, and always use this one (and only have the other
replicate from there).

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Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
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