The Application object you create in the following steps collects the DNA personality from associated workstations and stores the DNA personality files on the network. You can use the DNA personality files to restore users' personality settings after upgrading to a new OS or replacing hardware, or you can store the DNA personality files in a network location as part of your disaster-recovery process.
To create the Application object:
In ConsoleOne, right-click the container that you want to create the Application object in, click New, then click Object.
Click Application, then click OK.
In the New Application Object dialog box, select the Simple Application (No .AOT/.AXT/.MSI File) option, then click Next.
In the Object Name field, type a name for the Application object, for example CollectDNA, then click Next.
In the Path to File field, browse to or type the path to the location on the network from which the application's executable file (desktopdna.exe) will be run. Include the executable file in the path.
You need to enter a UNC path (with server name or IP address).
Click Next, then define the system requirements that a workstation must meet before the application will be run. To do so:
Click Next, then associate the Application object with the users or workstations on which you want the application to run. To do so:
Click Add > browse for and select User or Workstation objects.
You can also select Group objects, Workstation Group objects, and container objects (Organizational Unit, Organization, or Country). If you select a container object, you are given the choice of associating all the container's User and/or Workstation objects with the application.
After you add the user or workstation to the list, click the Force Run check box.
Clicking the Force Run check box runs Desktop DNA as soon as Novell® Application LauncherTM or Workstation Helper starts and the CollectDNA Application object is run and the personality is taken.
Click Next, review the Application object settings, then click the Display Details After Creation check box, then click Finish.
Click the Run Options tab, then click Application.
In the Parameters field, type the following:
%DDNA_ACTION% %DDNA_DATA%\%DDNA_USER%\%DDNA_WS% /T %DDNA_SOURCE%\Templates\%DDNA_TEMPLATE% /X %DDNA_SILENT%
For example, using the sample directories explained above:
/D \\server1\vol\ddna\data\%DDNA_User%\%DDNA_WS% /T \\server1\vol\ddna\templates\mydnatemplate.dtf /X %DDNA_SILENT%
The following table contains information about each switch used in this parameter.
The following table contains information about each CollectDNA macro in this parameter.
Click OK to save the Application object information.