Installing and Configuring Dell Wyse Configuration Man-
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Installing and Configuring Dell Wyse Configuration Manager (WCM)This section provides information about installing and configuring WCM in
your environment. Depending on your environment and intended
deployment, you can choose one of the following:
•
Server Deployment
— if you want a server environment that uses FTP,
HTTP, or HTTPS servers and intend to create configuration files that thin
clients can access automatically to update themselves.
•
Manual Deployment
— if you want a non-server environment and intend
to create configuration files that thin client systems can access locally to
update themselves manually using the Import feature of the WCM Client
Control Panel applet on the thin client system.
Pre-requisites to Install WCM
The pre-requisites mentioned in this section are applicable to both manual
and server deployment modes.
To install WCM on a server, ensure that the server meets the following
requirements:
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Ensure that the fo llowing hardware requirements are met on the server:
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CPU
— A minimum of 1 GHz Intel or AMD X86. We recommend a
2.4 GHz Dual Core Intel or AMD X86 CPU.
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RAM
— A minimum of 512 MB. We recommend 2GB.
–
Free Space
— A minimum of 500 MB. We recommend a free space of
720 MB. The actual free space required depends on:\
• The number and size of the configuration files you store
• The number of thin client devices you manage
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