SIMS Autumn 09 Release - Experiences?

[matt40k]

@simcfc73
Eh? I've deployed 3.5 without needing to reboot, wonder why I'm so special?
Exams and Reports have stopped working also? Have you dropped the end-users permissions? Can anyone run reports? Is DMS running? What's the error message with exams?

@Oops_my_bad

An update to SLG2 will be made available to ensure compatibility with the SIMS Autumn Release.
Customers on SLG2 should wait to apply the SIMS 2009 Autumn Main Release until the SLG2 Autumn Release is available.

Well reading Jon Wood's post on SupportNet announcing the release, I'm guessing you've jumped the gun. Unless I've missed the SLG2 Autumn Release.

[Oops_my_bad]

Cheers Matt, I've installed the autumn release of SLG2 so am now in a position to upgrade to the SIMS autumn release too, i don't want to do this until we're certain of how to get SLG to look at the new SIMS database following migration If you know what I mean

[Simcfc73]

@simcfc73
Eh? I've deployed 3.5 without needing to reboot, wonder why I'm so special?
Exams and Reports have stopped working also? Have you dropped the end-users permissions? Can anyone run reports? Is DMS running? What's the error message with exams?

@Oops_my_bad


Well reading Jon Wood's post on SupportNet announcing the release, I'm guessing you've jumped the gun. Unless I've missed the SLG2 Autumn Release.

I deployed the agent on another test machine last night and was monitoring it via RDP and that machine did a reboot also after a few minutes.. can't see me deploying it without visiting the computers if they are going to reboot.

The Exams and reports stopped working because a user removed a prospective student from admissions.. I checked the event log on the server and their was hundreds of these errors every 30 seconds or so, the weird thing is that they stopped all of a sudden without anyone doing anything after about 5 hours.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQL$SIMS2005
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 18059
Date: 11/11/2009
Time: 14:25:46
User: *************\JAR
Computer: FULSQL
Description:
The connection has been dropped because the principal that opened it subsequently assumed a new security context, and then tried to reset the connection under its impersonated security context. This scenario is not supported. See "Impersonation Overview" in Books Online.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 8b 46 00 00 14 00 00 00 ?F......
0008: 10 00 00 00 46 00 55 00 ....F.U.
0010: 4c 00 53 00 51 00 4c 00 L.S.Q.L.
0018: 5c 00 53 00 49 00 4d 00 \.S.I.M.
0020: 53 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 S.2.0.0.
0028: 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5.......

[teaweasel]

I had the same problem with the machines rebooting with SOLUS 3, when I tried out the Beta version, including the server. In my case it was Adobe 9 being automatically installed that caused the reboot!

[GREED]

I can't even download the infrastructure upgrade from SOLUS without it dying on me.

I'll be doing Autumn next week I think, leaving SQL2008 update until Easter.

[ianohr]

I'm getting problems with drive mappings and Solus 3.

Initially I set up Solus 3 's configuration drive mappings like this:

Sims Drive: G
Sims UNC Path: \\simsserver\apps$

Sims Setups Drive: G
Sims Setups UNC Path: \\simsserver\apps$\sims\setups

Our G: drive is mapped with a GPO driven login script:

Set gObj = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
gObj.MapNetworkDrive "g:", "\\simsserver\apps$"

When the Solus 3 service is running on the local machine, and the user logs out, the G drive is left in a "half open" state. When the user logs back in, they get a wsh script error saying the G drive cannot be mapped, because the drive letter is in use.

When I go into My Computer, the G drive is there, but is listed as:
"Disconnected Network Drive G:"

I returned to the Solus 3 Phase 1 manual. It appears that you are supposed to have two different drive mappings, one for Setups and one for Sims. I have now set up both as separate drive mappings and updated the configuration in the SIMS Remote Agent Installer. I now have Z: for Setups and G: for Sims.

I removed the agent from the PC, then reinstalled it. Now i get the failed drive mappings for both, with both drive letters blocked by drives with "Disconnected Network Drive"

[vikpaw]

Just wondering: Doesn't that '$' indicate it's a hidden share? Can you use hidden shares?
I haven't read the manual yet or updated, but when i was testing the Beta, i just used a regular share and it worked ok.

[mounters]

When the Solus 3 service is running on the local machine, and the user logs out, the G drive is left in a "half open" state. When the user logs back in, they get a wsh script error saying the G drive cannot be mapped, because the drive letter is in use.

When I go into My Computer, the G drive is there, but is listed as:
"Disconnected Network Drive G:"

Could you not change the logon script to force a disconnect before trying to remap the drive?

[Zorba]

Hi,

After successfully deploying the agent to workstations SIMS still does not install. When checking the log file on the client machine (see below) we get an error on the digital signature check. This is the third version of the SIMSInfrastructureSetup.EXE we have tried. Does anyone have any ideas?

2009-11-30 16:10:26.1805|Error|CheckSetupSignature(): Digital signature failure for SIMSInfrastructureSetup
2009-11-30 16:10:26.1805|Warn|runSetups(): Installer failed digital signature check: SIMSInfrastructureSetup.EXE
2009-11-30 16:10:26.1805|Info|Check(): Update check complete

[ianohr]

Could you not change the logon script to force a disconnect before trying to remap the drive?

I have tried manually, after logging in, to do

net use g: /delete

and to try and right click to disconnect. Neither works. I get:
"The network connection could not be found" in an error box.


In reply to the question about apps$, we have not had any problems with using a hidden share. All it does is not advertise it's existance. If it is specified by name, then it works fine.

[Edu-IT]

Predefined_Reports_v7124.RptDef

I can't find these to import following the upgrade?

[matt40k]

C:\program files\sims\sims .net

[Edu-IT]

That would be why I can't find them then. User I was logging in as can't access C: drive.

[zag]

I'm trying to upgrade using solus2 as normal but getting a 404 error when its trying to download.

Anyone have any ideas to whats going on?

Have capita pulled the update?

The file NovaSatelliteSetup.exe was not downloaded correctly.

The web server gave the following error 
The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.

[matt40k]

Don't think so, can you post your solus.log?

What's your sims setups directory - sims.ini