[sims] Ahhh Capita, golden advice as always

[localzuk]

The cost of this can be quite high depending on clients, CALS etc. I do agree though that one network should be the way forward for everyone, however some people have management that wont let them...me in my last place for example...had to be 2 networks as the HT was sold by her friend that having 2 networks meant the children could not gain access to anything from the staff...from then we had to buy a new server and offload the kids onto it. No matter how much myself or the 3 academies near us tried to convince her she wouldn't have it.

 

Under EES, you'd pay about £3 or so for each RDS CAL - and you pay for the number of fulltime staff you have, but get unlimited licenses, or under SELECT they're about £5 or so each. A server would be what, £2k for this sort of thing? And a Windows Server license at about £30 IIRC. So, not very expensive in the scheme of things, especially when you do a cost-benefit analysis of it compared to deploying the client everywhere and then having to support all those installations.

 

right finaly in a school with this problem looks like my sims.ini is a bit light its just

 

[setup]

SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net

can someone post up a more corret one please as it looks like the update line has gone walkies

 

infact scratch that, that appears to be just this pc checked a few others an updatedir is f:\.....

 

So you have something to compare:

[setup]

SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS

SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\server\network\SIMS\Setups

SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net

SIMSSQLAppsDirectory=d:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn

Folder=Sims Applications

FinanceDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\Finance

OfflineSQLAppsDirectory=d:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn

SIMSDiscoverDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\Discover Client\

[installationLogs]

SIMSApplicationSetup.exe=C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\2\SIMSApplicationSetup.log

SIMSSQLApplicationSetup.exe=C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\3\SIMSSQLApplicationSetup.log

SIMSInfrastructureSetup.exe=C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\2\SIMSInfrastructureSetup.log

[Machine]

Infrastructure=1.00

[NOVA-MC]

CurrAcadYear=2008

PulsarLocation=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net

CurrentTip=0

LoadAcadYear=2008

LastFile=S:\SIMS\SNOVA\NT6\2008\2008_2009D.SPL

RecentFile:0=S:\SIMS\SNOVA\NT6\2008\2008_2009D.SPL

RecentFile:1=

RecentFile:2=

RecentFile:3=

RecentFile:4=

RecentFile:5=

RecentFile:6=

RecentFile:7=

[sted]

think i might try changing SIMSSetupsDirectory= to \\server rather than f: i suspect the problem in part is due to the sime server being on another network and just trusted

[matt40k]

I won't recommend copy sims.ini between machines as they are machine specfic, the one @localzuk posted for example is from his server - I hope - as it details the SQL path which shouldn't be present on the server.

 

All you need for a SIMS workstation is:

[setup]

SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS

SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\server\network\SIMS\Setups

 

If you want the start menu folder to be something different then use:

Folder=Sims Applications

 

I wouldn't recommend setting the SIMS Application directory either unless you're mixing 32bit and 64bit for FMS

SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net

[localzuk]

think i might try changing SIMSSetupsDirectory= to \\server rather than f: i suspect the problem in part is due to the sime server being on another network and just trusted

 

Yeah, we find UNC paths work better than mapped drives - as our mapped drives randomly decide to 'disconnect' and have to be opened from My Computer randomly first. Only with the SIMS servers too none of the other shares do this.

[Mcshammer_dj]

you will also need an entry for discover, when that is missing you will not see the icon in sims .net

[Mcshammer_dj]

mapped drives work better if you get a new server!!!

[sted]

I won't recommend copy sims.ini between machines as they are machine specfic, the one @localzuk posted for example is from his server - I hope - as it details the SQL path which shouldn't be present on the server.

 

All you need for a SIMS workstation is:

[setup]

SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS

SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\server\network\SIMS\Setups

 

If you want the start menu folder to be something different then use:

Folder=Sims Applications

 

I wouldn't recommend setting the SIMS Application directory either unless you're mixing 32bit and 64bit for FMS

SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net

 

well copying an entire one no but all i need working is enough of sime to fill a register the rest can take a flying leap and at least it gives you some idea

[matt40k]

Yeah, we find UNC paths work better than mapped drives - as our mapped drives randomly decide to 'disconnect' and have to be opened from My Computer randomly first. Only with the SIMS servers too none of the other shares do this.

 

Normally find it's because we turn offline files off on the SIMS share. Which is a good thing as you don't end up with cached copies of protected documents laying around on your local machine.

[localzuk]

I won't recommend copy sims.ini between machines as they are machine specfic, the one @localzuk posted for example is from his server - I hope - as it details the SQL path which shouldn't be present on the server.

 

All you need for a SIMS workstation is:

[setup]

SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS

SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\server\network\SIMS\Setups

 

If you want the start menu folder to be something different then use:

Folder=Sims Applications

 

I wouldn't recommend setting the SIMS Application directory either unless you're mixing 32bit and 64bit for FMS

SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net

 

Indeed it is, as I don't have SIMS.net on my machine - no need. The setup is the standard one done by our LEA.