Upgrading Workstations

The DeFrame workstation software consists of the following components:

• DeFrame Client: Required to launch ZfD DeFrame thin-client applications from the OnDemand Services Launch Item gadget and Novell Application Launcher.

• ICA Client: Required to launch ZfD DeFrame thin-client applications in an ICA client session.

• RDP Client: Required to launch ZfD DeFrame thin-client applications in an RDP client session.

• NAL Plug-in: Required to launch ZfD desktop applications from the OnDemand Services Launch Item gadget. The UsageClient files are also included with the plug-in. The NAL plug-in is installed but will only be used if you install ZENworks 6 Web Self-Service.

There are several ways to install the DeFrame software to a user's workstation:

• Use Novell Application Launcher to install the workstation software. For instructions, see Using Novell Application Launcher to Install the Workstation Software .
• If you have already installed ZENworks 6 Web Self-Service, use the OnDemand Services Launch Item gadget. The first time a user launches a DeFrame thin-client application from the Launch Item gadget, the software is installed to his or her workstation. For instructions, see Using the OnDemand Services Launch Item Gadget to Install the Workstation Software .
• Run the Workstation installation program on the workstation. The installation program will need to be run from each workstation that requires the software, and the user who installs the software must have installation rights on the workstation. For instructions, see Manually Installing the Workstation Software .

Using Novell Application Launcher to Install the Workstation Software

The steps you must complete to distribute the workstation software through Novell Application Launcher depend on whether you are using ZfD 4.0.1 or ZfD 3.2.

• ZfD 4.0.1
• ZfD 3.2

ZfD 4.0.1

During installation of the ZfD 4.0.1 Server software to a network server, the installation program created an OnDemand Client Application object in the same eDirectory container as the ZfD Server object.

The OnDemand Client Application object is configured to run the Workstation setup program one time. The setup program requires user interaction to confirm installation of the various clients (DeFrame client, ICA client, RDP client, and NAL plug-in); users will not need to provide configuration information such as installation paths. You might want to manually run the setup program one time to see how users will need to interact.

The following are examples of how you can use the OnDemand Client Application object:

• You can directly associate the OnDemand Client Application object with users, in which case they will need to launch the Application object to run the setup program. For information about associating Application objects to users, see Distributing Applications to Users and Workstations in Application Management in the ZENworks for Desktops 4 Administration Guide guide.
• You can assign the OnDemand Client Application object as an application dependency for DeFrame thin-client Application objects (or any type of Application objects if you want to ensure that the files are installed). By making the OnDemand Client Application object a dependency for the thin-client applications, the setup program will run the first time a user launches one of the thin-client applications. For information about setting up application dependencies, see Configuring Application Dependencies and Chains in Application Management in the ZENworks for Desktops 4 Administration Guide guide.

ZfD 3.2

If you have not yet installed ZfD 4.0.1, you can create an OnDemand Client Application object to distribute the workstation software. To do so:

1. Locate the setup.exe file in one of the following locations:

   • The \DFWorkstationSetup directory on the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Companion CD.
   • The \WorkstationSetup directory on the ZENworks 6 Web Self-Service Program CD.

2. Copy the file to one of the following locations on your ZfD 3.2 server:

   • \zenworks\ondemand\setup
   • \public\zenworks\thinclnt\setup

   You will need to create the ondemand\setup directories or the thinclnt\setup directories.

   NOTE:  You do not need to use these directories. These are the directories in which the setup.exe file will be installed when you upgrade the server to ZfD 4.0.1. However, you can copy setup.exe to any network directory to which the user has Read and File Scan rights (or the equivalent Windows rights).

3. Locate the ondemandclient.aot file in one of the following locations:

   • The \zenworks\aot directory on the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Companion CD.
   • The \zenworks\aot directory on the ZENworks 6 Desktop Management Program CD.

4. Use the ondemandclient.aot file to create an OnDemand Client Application object in ConsoleOne. Make sure you:

   • Modify the Source Path field (or SOURCE_PATH macro) to point to the setup.exe program.
   • Associate the Application object with the appropriate users.

By default, the OnDemand Client Application object is configured to run the Workstation setup program one time. The setup program requires user interaction to confirm installation of the various clients (DeFrame client, ICA client, RDP client, and NAL plug-in); users will not need to provide configuration information such as installation paths. You might want to manually run the setup program one time to see how users will need to interact.

Using the OnDemand Services Launch Item Gadget to Install the Workstation Software

If you have already installed ZENworks 6 Web Self-Service, the Launch Item gadget automatically installs the workstation software the first time a user launches a thin-client application. For more information, see the Web Self-Service documentation at the ZENworks 6 documentation Web site.

Manually Installing the Workstation Software

1. Make sure the user has the rights required to install software to his or her workstation. For Windows 2000/XP workstations, the user needs to belong to the Administrator group.

2. Run the setup.exe program from one of the following locations:

   • The \DFWorkstationSetup directory on the ZENworks for Desktops 4.0.1 Companion CD.
   • The \WorkstationSetup directory on the ZENworks 6 Web Self-Service Program CD.
   • The \zenworks\ondemand\setup directory on a ZfD 4.0.1 server.
   • The \public\zenworks\thinclnt\setup directory on a ZfD 4.0.1 server.