
Installing the Thin Client Service Utility and the Operations Utilities
The Thin Client Express Service and Thin Client Manager Operations Utilities are management utilities that run on the following workstations or server platforms:
vWindows NT Server 4.0
vWindows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (TSE)
vWindows NT Workstation 4.0
vWindows 2000 Server
vWindows 2000 Professional
vWindows 2000 Advanced Server
Although these utilities are optional, IBM recommends that you install the Service Utility on if you want to rewrite the flash image of a workstation. The Service Utility consists of the following:
vNetVista Thin Client Express image files
vNetwork support services that provide Network File System (NFS) support for the client to access the image files
The Service Utility services start automatically after the installation is complete. The services also start automatically after the server reboots. If you experience problems while attempting to update or recover the flash ofa workstation, verify the status of the Service Utility network support services. For information regarding how to verify the status of network support services, see the NetVista Thin Client Service and Operations Utilities Readme file. This file is available on the NetVista Thin Client Utilities CD, as well as the NetVista Thin Client website.
For information on using the Operations Utility, refer to IBM NetVista Thin Client Manager Operations Utility
http://www.ibm.com/nc/pubs
Table 1 shows the tools, and utilities that IBM recommends for the different methods of rewriting the flash image.
Table 1. Required tools and utilities to perform flash updates and recoveries
Type of update or | NSBoot Setup | Configuration | Service Utility | Operations |
recovery | Utility | Tool |
| Utility |
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Configuration Tool |
| X | X |
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update |
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Operations Utility |
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| X | X |
update |
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Operations Utility |
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| X | X |
recovery |
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NS Boot Setup Utility | X |
| X |
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recovery |
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Peer flash recovery | X |
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