Automatically push a download?

[jerichardson]

Is there a way to create a single file or application that could send a single file to about 2000 locations? They would all have static IPs or at least a definite way to find them. We have about an 80MB file that we need to put on our remote locations and we'd prefer not have any interaction from them and VNC-ing into each machine is extremely time consuming. Some of the sites are through a VPN as well.

Any thoughts?

 

[gbaughma]

There's a couple of ways....

If you're using AD, you can put in a network startup script to install the software when they log on.

Or, this may also help:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816102

Just my 2¢
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--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[jerichardson]

The only problem with that is that they aren't on our network, just have access to it.

 

[SirJohnson]

I use Novell Zenworks.

http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/configurationmanagement/development.html

It'll fit your bill perfectly.

 

[jerichardson]

So that allows me to be able to push the download and then have it automatically install it? The page didn't seem to give me a lot of information about specifics. That sounds like what it'll do but I want to make sure. Also, do the machines have to be on my physical network? All I have for most of the machines is probably an IP address.

 

[linney]

Repackaging Applications For Distribution

http://www.appdeploy.com/articles/repack.asp

WinInstall.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257718

WinInstall LE

http://www.wininstall.com/freele.asp

IEXPRESS.EXE, a native XP utility.
Type Start, Run, CMD,
iexpress

Command-line switches for IExpress software update packages

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=197147

IExpress Batch-mode Setup Switches

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/iexpswit.mspx?mfr=true

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Using Group Policy to Deploy Applications

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Group-Policy-Deploy-Applications.html

 

[jerichardson]

OMG you are my hero

 

[jerichardson]

I've been testing all of these applications and so far none of these seem to do what I want them to. I don't need it to compile into an msi file and the biggest issue I'm seeing is that none of the machines I need to push the executable to are on our domain, but they are connected to us through a P2P connection or VPN. We basically just want a way to send the executable to the machine and then have it install on the machine.

 

[linney]

Is anything in this program useful?

BeyondExec

http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/remoteprocess/BeyondExec.htm

Remote Task Management
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Can you Zip (and Password Protect) any Application and send it via E-Mail, with instructions to unzip and install?