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
, then click .Click
, then click .In the New Application Object dialog box, select the
> option, then click .In the
field, type a name for the Application object, for example CollectDNA, then click .In the desktopdna.exe) will be run. Include the executable file in the path.
field, browse to or type the path to the location on the network from which the application’s executable file (You need to enter a UNC path (with a server name or IP address).
Click
, then define the system requirements that a workstation must meet before the application runs:Click
, then select the type of requirement you want to define.Fill in the information for the requirement, then click
to add the requirement to the list.Click
, then associate the Application object with the users or workstations on which you want the application to run:Click
, then 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, select the
check box.Selecting the
check box runs Desktop DNA as soon as Novell® Application Launcher™ or Workstation Helper starts and the CollectDNA Application object is run and the personality is taken.Click
, review the Application object settings, click the check box, then click .Click the
tab, then click .In the
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 example runs a migration dump while the user interface is active:
/M /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 not defined using an application macro:
The following table contains information about each macro you can define for the CollectDNA application parameter.
Click
to save the Application object information.