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| * Check Printers * fzxconf should be setting these correctly (check web if need be) * check that C:\fzxconf\fzxcof.exe exists * check that you can read http://bellman.physics.wisc.edu/media/fzxconf_data.json * check that it is scheduled to run |
''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) * Chrome |
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 |
* OpenAFS client * 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 * ''Flash '' * Matlab * ''Mathematica '' * Run all applets as student user [[https://wiki.physics.wisc.edu/il/Java%20Applets|Java Applets]] * ''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 |
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| * Run Updates * Make sure Windows Update will also do "Microsoft Updates" * Manually run windows update until no more updates available * TEM (Tivoli Endpoint Manager) should update most software automatically, but manually check the versions of these programs<<BR>> * Adobe Flash * Adobe Reader * java * Chrome * * TEM should be set up to turn off update balloons |
Intro 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) |
* ''PASCO Capstone'' * PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar |
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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). | Advanced labs programs: * QTIPlot * ''Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop'' * 407 computers: * ''Install Advanced Image, then 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 'fzxnext' and shutdown |
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:
- OpenAFS client
- 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
Flash
- Matlab
Mathematica
Run all applets as student user Java Applets
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
Intro labs programs:
PASCO Capstone
- PASCO Capstone on desktop and pinned to taskbar
Advanced labs programs:
- QTIPlot
Tektronix OpenChoice Desktop
- 407 computers:
Install Advanced Image, then install:
NI-VISA with .NET options
Thermal Noise
Ramsauer
Oscilloscope Setup
Final cleanup
clear browsing history of Student
delete Downloads of Student
empty trash of Student
- run Disk Cleanup
- defragment disk
- Rename computer to 'fzxnext' and shutdown