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Deploying MIST Tester Station using SyAM Management Utilities SyAM Management Utilities can be used for silent deployment of the MIST Tester Station executable (mist.exe) to client systems. The executable is copied to the target system and a desktop shortcut is created. Requirements: Follow your vendor’s instructions for obtaining the MIST executable. This procedure is supported for Windows 7, 8, and XP machines with the SyAM System Client installed and reporting to System Area Manager. Here is a Visual Basic script that will create the desktop icon. 'Create a WshShell Object Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") strOS = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%OS%") If strOS = "Windows_NT" Then strVerKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\" strVersion = WshShell.regread(strVerKey & "ProductName") Else strVerKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\" strVersion = WshShell.regread(strVerKey & "ProductName") End if retVal = InStr(strVersion,"XP") If retVal = 0 Then strPath=WshShell.expandEnvironmentStrings("%Public%") strPath1=WshShell.expandEnvironmentStrings("%PROGRAMFILES%") Else strPath=WshShell.expandEnvironmentStrings("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%") strPath1=WshShell.expandEnvironmentStrings("%PROGRAMFILES%") End If 'Create a WshShortcut Object Set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(StrPath& "\Desktop\MIST.lnk") 'Set the Target path for the shortcut oShellLink.TargetPath = "C:\mist\mist.exe" 'Set the icon oShellLink.IconLocation = "C:\mist\mist.exe" 'Save the shortcut oShellLink.Save
Save the Visual Basic script file. In our example we will save the file as install-mist.vbs.
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Now create a Windows batch file to run the script using cscript. c: cd \ mkdir mist copy \\192.168.100.158\ 192.168.100.158\apps\ apps\mist.exe c:\mist cscript \\192.168.100.158\ 192.168.100.158\apps\ apps\install-mist.vbs exit
The administrator should modify the batch file to use the correct path for the network share. This should be the path defined as the Default Application Path in the Administration Settings area of Management Utility. Save the batch file. In our example we will save the file as installmist.bat. Copy the MIST executable, the Visual Basic script file, and the batch file to the default application directory. In the Management Utility, create a Third Party template to install the application. Enter a template name. Select the target platform and authentication template. Enter the path to the network share (this will be filled in already if the default path has been entered in Administration Settings) then click the Find Files button and choose the batch file from the drop down menu.
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Click the Add button, save changes to the template, and click OK to confirm.
Now you can test deployment to a single system. Select a system in the Groups area. Click the system row, then right-click to display the context menu. From the menu, choose Deploy Third Party Software.
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In the New Task box, choose the Windows authentication template and the MIST application deployment template. Click OK.
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On the Add/Edit a Job page, click the Run Job button, then click OK to confirm. The installation will begin shortly.
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After the job is finished, you may review the status by finding the job in the Status area and clicking the View Details link.
Once you have deployed successfully on a single machine, you can use the Groups context menu options to deploy the application to multiple client machines.
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