Only the Operations Utility methods of updating in Table1 on page 15 allow you
to update multiple workstations at a time. The other methods of flash recovery in
Table1 on page 15 allow you to perform flash recovery to one workstation at a
time. For more information on recovering or updating CompactFlash cards with
the TCM Operations Utility, refer to IBM NetVista Thin Client Manager Operations
Utility (SA23-2812). This information is available at the following URL:
http://www.ibm.com/nc/pubs
.
There are two ways to install the Service and Operations Utilities:
1. Installing the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client Utilities CD
2. Downloading the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client website
Installing the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client Utilities CD
To install the Service and Operations Utilities from the NetVistaThin Client
Utilities CD, insert the CD into your server’s CD-ROM drive. The IBM NetVista
Thin Client Utilities menu starts automatically.
Note: If the Thin Client Utilities menu does not start automatically, you can run
the install.bat file from the root directory of the CD.
To install the Operations Utility, click ″Install NetVista Thin Client Manager
Operations Utility.″
To install the Service Utility, click ″Install NetVista Thin Client Express Service
Utility.″
Downloading the utilities from the NetVista Thin Client web site
To download the Service and Operations Utilities from the IBM Thin Client web
site, you need to set up an update server. This update server must meet the
following requirements:
vReliable access to the Internet
vRuns File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Hypertext TransferProtocol (HTTP)
vAccessible by workstations through a high-speed TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol) connection (for example, a LAN)
vSufficient space for the download files
After you have set up an update server, follow these steps to download the Service
and Operations Utilities from the IBM Thin Client web site:
Note: The Thin Client Express Service Utility, Thin Client Manager Operations
Utility, and Readme files for each utility are available fromthis Internet site.
1. From the server that you want to install the utilities on, open an Internet
browser and go to the following URL:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
2. Click NetVista.
3. Click NetVista thin client.
4. From the left column of links, click Hot news.
5. Click NetVista Thin Client Express - Service and Operations Utilities.
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