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| * Check Printers * fzxconf should be setting these correctly (check web if need be) |
Checklist for image: |
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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 |
* OpenAFS client * Tivoli Endpoint Management Client * 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file) * Office * 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 * Acrobat Pro * Java * change java settings to "do not check" for updates - will be done by TEM * Flash * Matlab * Run all applets as student user [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]] * datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box * set browsers' homepage to www.physics.wisc.edu * 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). |
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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 |
Intro labs programs: |
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| * Check DeepFreeze * '''enabled''', changes revert |
* PASCO Capstone |
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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) |
Advanced labs programs: |
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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) |
* QTIPlot |
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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). | * 407 computers: * Install Advanced Image, then use TEM to also install: * NI-VISA with .NET options * Thermal Noise * Ramsauer * Oscilloscope Setup * [[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/software_downloads.htm|UCS30 driver]] Final cleanup * clear browsing history of Student * delete Downloads of Student * empty trash of Student * run Disk Cleanup * defragment disk * Rename computer to 'instr1' and shutdown ASAP (to avoid having TEM rename the computer again). ---- 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.
Checklist for image:
- OpenAFS client
- Tivoli Endpoint Management Client
- 7-zip (can unpack Office .iso file)
- Office
- 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
- Acrobat Pro
- Java
- change java settings to "do not check" for updates - will be done by TEM
- Flash
- Matlab
Run all applets as student user Java Applets
datastudio starts & connects to PASCO box
- set browsers' homepage to www.physics.wisc.edu
- 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).
Intro labs programs:
- PASCO Capstone
Advanced labs programs:
- QTIPlot
- 407 computers:
- Install Advanced Image, then use TEM to also install:
- NI-VISA with .NET options
- Thermal Noise
- Ramsauer
- Oscilloscope Setup
- Install Advanced Image, then use TEM to also install:
Final cleanup
- clear browsing history of Student
- delete Downloads of Student
- empty trash of Student
- run Disk Cleanup
- defragment disk
- Rename computer to 'instr1' and shutdown ASAP (to avoid having TEM rename the computer again).