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| These are the things to watch for when creating a new lab image. You should be able to answer each of these ''yes'' or ''okay''. Details will vary a little between intro and advanced labs. | . These are the things to watch for when creating a new lab image. You should be able to answer each of these ''yes'' or ''okay''. Details will vary a little between intro and advanced labs. |
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| * Check Printers * fzxconf should be setting these correctly (check web if need be) |
''Italicized items have been "puppetized".'' |
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| * Check Software * plugins update * excel/word/msoffice * datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box * GNUplot (if applicable) * XServer XMing (if applicable) * Firefox/MSIE |
Checklist for image: |
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| * Check Passwords * ''Student'' account has no password & is '''regular''' user * Student can't make changes * 407 should have a password known to instructors |
* Tivoli Endpoint Management Client * Puppet client * ''7-zip ''(can unpack Office .iso file) * Office (Word, Excel) * run excel as administrator user * run excel as student user (maybe not needed?) * ''ensure activated'' * open Command Prompt as Administrator * then run {{{cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs" /act }}} * ensure analysis toolpak enabled in excel as student user * ''Acrobat / Edge ''- open PDF from web as a test * ''Java '' * change java settings to "do not check" for updates * Run all applets as student user and choose the "do not bother me" options [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]] * ''Flash '' * Matlab (network server https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/106003-how-do-i-install-a-matlab-client-for-a-network-license?s_tid=gn_loc_drop) * ''Mathematica '' * ''set browsers' homepage to current semester course reference page'' * Windows tasks * ''ensure activated'' * ''change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.'' * change ntp server to time.nist.gov (often time.windows.com does not work). * Turn on Microsoft Update in Windows Update (updates Office also). * remove excess printers (like fax) * excel on desktop and pinned to taskbar * auto login as student https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee872306.aspx |
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| * Check DeepFreeze * '''enabled''', changes revert |
Intro labs programs: |
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| * Run Updates * manually run * windows update * flash * reader * java * firefox (or whatever browser (thinking aloud: MSIE gets updates through Windows Update...)) * set checking to ''off'' or ''manual'' * kill all pop-up balloons (java & adobe) |
* Excel shortcut pinned to taskbar * ''PASCO Capstone'' * PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar * ''Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop'' * Preferences -> VISA -> turn on USB, turn off GBIP, LAN |
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| * Check Scripts * fzxconf.exe works * fzxconf.exe is '''enabled''' and '''scheduled''' (set to run at login by ''Task Scheduler'') * `bellman.physics.wisc.edu` is alive and has `apache` running (should be added to [[http://nagios.physics.wisc.edu|nagios]] monitoring) |
Advanced labs programs: |
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| Most of these will stay the same when doing updates, but some will need to be run any chance you get (e.g. Windows Update). | * ''QTIPlot'' * CASSY Lab * ''LabView'' * We have a license file from NI for Labview 2017 which is locked to a Volume ID stored in psafe. So compare Volume ID on drive to that in psafe and change to match if needed. (Google how to change Volume ID to match if needed.) * ''activate license following'' [[http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/CEF3043068981186862578090074BF31|these]] ''instructions.'' * X-Ray Apparatus * ''Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop'' * Preferences -> VISA -> turn on USB, turn off GBIP, LAN * 307/308 computers: * ''[[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/products/components/|UCS30 driver]] (bitness of driver matches OS, i.e. 64-bit)'' * 109 computers: * ''PASCO Capstone'' * Canon Remote Capture (at the moment installed on Advanced Lab base image) * Copy the Digital Camera Solution Disk 29.0 from the instructional lab installers folder. Copy to local drive and run Setup.exe . Install just ZoomBrowser FX. Reboot. * 407 computers: * Install Advanced Image, then install: * ''NI-VISA with .NET options '' * ''Thermal Noise '' * ''Ramsauer '' * ''Oscilloscope Setup '' * 623 computers: * NI Multisim * ''Altera Quartus II Web Edition, Programmer, SignalTap, v13'' (at the moment installed on Advanced Lab base image) Final cleanup * ''clear browsing history of Student '' * ''delete Downloads of Student '' * ''empty trash of Student '' * run Disk Cleanup * defragment disk ---- CategoryComputing |
These are the things to watch for when creating a new lab image. You should be able to answer each of these yes or okay. Details will vary a little between intro and advanced labs.
Italicized items have been "puppetized".
Checklist for image:
- Tivoli Endpoint Management Client
- Puppet client
7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
- Office (Word, Excel)
- run excel as administrator user
- run excel as student user (maybe not needed?)
ensure activated
- open Command Prompt as Administrator
then run cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs" /act
- ensure analysis toolpak enabled in excel as student user
Acrobat / Edge - open PDF from web as a test
Java
- change java settings to "do not check" for updates
Run all applets as student user and choose the "do not bother me" options Java Applets
Flash
Matlab (network server https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/106003-how-do-i-install-a-matlab-client-for-a-network-license?s_tid=gn_loc_drop)
Mathematica
set browsers' homepage to current semester course reference page
- Windows tasks
ensure activated
change powersave to never sleep/hibernate, but turn off display after 15 minutes.
- change ntp server to time.nist.gov (often time.windows.com does not work).
- Turn on Microsoft Update in Windows Update (updates Office also).
- remove excess printers (like fax)
- excel on desktop and pinned to taskbar
auto login as student https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee872306.aspx
Intro labs programs:
- Excel shortcut pinned to taskbar
PASCO Capstone
- PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar
Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop
Preferences -> VISA -> turn on USB, turn off GBIP, LAN
Advanced labs programs:
QTIPlot
- CASSY Lab
- We have a license file from NI for Labview 2017 which is locked to a Volume ID stored in psafe. So compare Volume ID on drive to that in psafe and change to match if needed. (Google how to change Volume ID to match if needed.)
activate license following these instructions.
- X-Ray Apparatus
Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop
Preferences -> VISA -> turn on USB, turn off GBIP, LAN
- 307/308 computers:
UCS30 driver (bitness of driver matches OS, i.e. 64-bit)
- 109 computers:
PASCO Capstone
- Canon Remote Capture (at the moment installed on Advanced Lab base image)
Copy the Digital Camera Solution Disk 29.0 from the instructional lab installers folder. Copy to local drive and run Setup.exe . Install just ZoomBrowser FX. Reboot.
- 407 computers:
- Install Advanced Image, then install:
NI-VISA with .NET options
Thermal Noise
Ramsauer
Oscilloscope Setup
- Install Advanced Image, then install:
- 623 computers:
- NI Multisim
Altera Quartus II Web Edition, Programmer, SignalTap, v13 (at the moment installed on Advanced Lab base image)
Final cleanup
clear browsing history of Student
delete Downloads of Student
empty trash of Student
- run Disk Cleanup
- defragment disk