Client Configuration Manager Overview

The Client Configuration Manager is a tool to administer configurations on Shared Oracle host machines. It is a 16-bit tool that can run (shared) from Windows clients or at the Windows NT host.

Configurations are named descriptions of sets of software products that should be on client machines, along with instructions on how the software is to be installed. They also contain assignments of particular clients to each configuration.

The tool consists of three pages for viewing, and a combo box through which the user can select which page to view. The pages are described below. On each page, changes are recorded as the user makes them.

You can view:

-  Configuration Definitions

-  Client Assignments to Configurations

-  Install Options (Configurations and Conflict Resolution)

Buttons

The following buttons are available on the tool at all times:

OK	Makes all changes permanent and close the tool window.
Cancel	Close the tool window without making any changes permanent.
Reset This	Undo changes on the currently displayed page, for the currently displayed configuration only. All other changes are kept.
Reset All	Undo changes on all pages, for all configurations. Effectively returns the tool to the state it was in when it was opened.
Help	Displays this screen.


Configuration Definitions

On this page, the user can add and remove configurations, and define what products are in that configuration.

Components

Configuration	Combo box containing a list of all known configurations. When you select a configuration, the products in that configuration are shown below.
Add...	This allows you to add a new configuration. When you choose this, you are shown a dialog where you name the configuration. New configurations initially have no products in them.
Remove	This causes the current selected configuration to be deleted, after asking for a confirmation.
Available Products	This contains a list of products available on the host which are not already in the configuration.
Selected Products	These are the products that are currently defined as being in this configuration.
Add>>	Moves the products currently selected in the Available Products list to the Selected Products list, effectively adding the products to the selected configuration.
<<Remove	Moves the products currently selected in the Selected Products list to the Available Products list, effectively removing the products from the selected configuration.


Client Assignments to Configurations

On this page, the user can view configurations and define what clients will use each configuration.

Components

Configuration	Combo box containing a list of all known configurations. When you select a configuration, the clients assigned to that configuration are shown below.
Available Clients	This contains a list of clients available on the host which are not already assigned to the configuration.
Selected Clients	These are the clients that are currently defined assigned to this configuration.
Add>>	Moves the clients currently selected in the Available Clients list to the Selected Clients list, effectively assigning the clients to the selected configuration.
<<Remove	Moves the clients currently selected in the Selected Clients list to the Available Clients list, effectively unassigning the clients from the selected configuration.


Install Options (Configurations and Conflict Resolution)

On this page, the user can view installation options and conflict resolution strategies for each configuration.

Components

Configuration	Combo box containing a list of all known configurations. When you select a configuration, the Client Installation Options defined in that configuration are shown below.
Force Executable Location	This checkbox is turned on if the products in the configuration must be installed in a particular manner. If it is turned off, the user on the client machine has the option of how the products in the particular configuration are to be installed. The options are: Run From Server Machine Download to Client Machine Install Completely on Client Machine
Force Client Installation	This checkbox is turned on if the products in the configuration are required to be on all clients assigned to this configuration. If it is turned off, the user on the client machine has the option of installing the products, or not.
Conflict Resolution	This section contains the same options as in the Client Installation Options section. These options are used in case a client is assigned to two or more configurations with different Client Installation Options. If there is a such a conflict, the options defined under Conflict Resolution are used instead of the Options defined in the conflicting configurations.


Run From Server Machine

All aspects of the software are kept on the server machine. This means only a minimal amount of disk space is needed on the client machine, but the software may run slightly slower because it must run over the network


Download to Client Machine

The main executable files are copied to the client, but data files are kept on the server. This uses up more space on the client machine, but will run faster.


Install Completely on Client Machine

All files needed to run the software are copied to the client machine. This will run the fastest, but will take up the most disk space. This is the required option if the client is to run disconnected (e.g. a traveling laptop).


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