Installing WMI Core 1.5 to client computers

You need to install WMI Core 1.5 on all your Windows 9x/NT client computers. You can do this manually if you want, or you can automate the process by using Console tasks. This section describes how to set up the tasks that you use to install WMI Core 1.5 to your client computers.

You need to set up a task for installing to NT 4.0 computers, and a separate task for installing to Windows 9x computers.

To install WMI Core 1.5 to client computers

1.

In the Machine Groups folder, create a new computer group.

Give the new group a suitable name, such as Install NT4 or Install 9x.

Creating computer groups

2.

Copy into the new computer group all the computers to which you want to install WMI Core 1.5.

Ensure that you are only choosing clients running the appropriate operating system for the group.

3.

In the Tasks folder, create a new task.

Setting up tasks

4.

In the Properties for New Task window, on the General tab, under Task Steps, check the following:

5.

In the Target Machine Group box, click Browse and then select your new group: Install NT4, or Install 9x, whichever is appropriate.

6.

On the File Transfer tab, click Add.

7.

Browse to the installation directory (the default is C:\Program Files\Symantec\Ghost), and select the ClientInstall folder.

8.

In the ClientInstall folder, select the appropriate file:

9.

Click Open.

10.

In the Source window, click Next.

11.

In the Destination window, select Ghost Incoming Directory.

12.

Click Finish.

13.

On the Command tab, in the Command box, type the appropriate executable name:

14.

In the Arguments box, type /s.

15.

Click Add.

16.

Click OK to save the task.

17.

Execute the task.

Executing tasks