The_Windy_Miller

We've been migrating where a new Server has been installed in schools. Seems a relatively simple process - uncomplicated as we don't have SOLUS3 installed in many schools yet

I think your clue is in the words "system account" We encourage our schools to use the administrator account

If the server controlling your gateway goes down, you've still got access to the data with no internet. If the server with the data goes down, restore from backup to a different workstation and away you go. If the internet goes down, you're in the hands of (more often than not) BT

"Could based solution" - for a Primary - is this really necessary? If your internet goes down, you have no data!

I'm hoping that there's a typo here and that SIMS is running on Server 2008 (64 bit?

I think the answer you require is: • Ensure you're in the directory S:\sims\setups • Run NOVASatelliteSetup.exe. Point this at the local workstation • Then run C:\program files\sims\sats\BDE511\setup.exe This needs to be done on each PC that has the problem.

Phil - I am surprised at you! Its not supported on Windows 8 until the Spring release is what we've been told - hope Sale Grammar don't get any issues that require technical support!

SIMS Launcher still works in Windows 7 under 32-bit version. We've not got a 32-bit version of Win8 to test it.... Tests your memory to get all the tweaks in place to make it work correctly

I'm amazed - are they well ahead with SOLUS3?

At the recent Software Update Seminar, Jonathan Wood, Product Manager for all things SOLUS said that SOLUS2 will be supported by Capita (SIMS) until the Spring 2014 release

I suppose the question should be can we create an MSI of a manual agent install so that the MSI can be deployed using scripts?

Where schools have separate admin\curriculum networks, we install a 'dummy' sims share on the curriculum side containing only the connect.ini and a copy of the setups folder, which is copied over from the admin network following an upgrade, so that all the curric workstations upgrade as necessary. Certainly where the school's data is centrally hosted this works extremely well. Where the data is hosted in-school, as long as the curric machines can ping the admin server, it should be possible to use this model. Of course, if the networks are so separate that the sims server cannot be seen then there is a problem!!!

Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how expensive Dell's KACE is?

Presumably they are not interested in providing your MIS if they don't get back to you. We shouldn't have to chase companies!!!

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