Opsi which is produced by a company called uib in mainz. This management tool supports the automated installation of operating systems, software, and software. Opsi is a powerful tool that will allow you to manage from a dozen clients, up to several thousands. Configure how the opsiserver gets the clients ipaddress. The installation is according to the getting started manual. Packaged based installations can be used at any large computer network including heterogeneous hardware generations. This is the source of the official documentation for the open source client management solution opsi. It handles the initial windows installation and the installation of additional software. It enables the deployment and configuration from oss and software on windows and linux computers. Automated pxe installation of windows client operating systems through an image. Not even if i put the windows clients in the list manually. Introduction to the open source client management system opsi open pc. With all of these software tools, you have everything you need to effectively manage your small business. This windows application reduces eye strain and helps trick the body into being able to sleep at night.
Opsi doesnt find anything, no clients, no hardware scans and so on. Delivery windows, loading and offloading details, geocoded client locations, goods value, order priority just a few of the variables tracked by plato. A vmware machine with a ready to use opsi server can be downloaded all you need to add is the original windows installation media. The wellknown open source client management system opsi can not only deal with microsoft windows clients but also with linux. Runs right before the login prompt at boot and audits the system to make sure the packages are in the proper state. Opsi server serves opsi packages, instructs clients on which packages to install, remove, etc. Criteria may be combined by logical and or or operations and may be negated by a not which is produced by a click on the notfield before the property field.
Opsi open pc server integration is a software distribution and management system for microsoft windows clients, based on gnulinux servers. In this video im going to be showing you opsi scripting, opsi setupdetector and its relation with opsi packagebuilder. An essential opsi feature is that the operating system installation is either package based or image based. Download the current version of the opsiserver as a virtual machine. Wapt is a package manager for windows which provides. Opsi open pc server integration is a tool that offers remote os installation and software deployment for windows clients from a linux server.
To configure your samba according to the needs of opsi or to repair call. Opsi open pc server integration is an open source client managementsystem to manage windows and linux clients based on a linux server. For windows clients the shares are provided by samba version 3. For an automatic transfer of clients from ucs to opsi you will need a tool such as the opsi extension directory connector.
Opsi open pc server integration is a software distribution and management system for microsoft windows clients. Opsi is a software distribution and management system for microsoft windows clients, based on gnulinux servers. Software deployment in order to deploy software, you just need the opsiclientagent service to be installed on a client pc windows 7 8. Automated os installation unattended or image based. The core features are the automatic distribution of operating systems and application software as well as the cataloguing of hard and software. It handles the initial windows installation and the installation of additional software products. This usually happens after each boot and before the user can login into the system. As i understand from the documentation there is also a client opsi. Through this client, you can easily connect with a server using the ftp protocol. A vmware machine with a ready to use opsi server can be downloaded all you need to add is the original windows. For questions during the evaluation of opsi you will find help in the community forum.
Opsi open pc server integration is an open source client management system for windows clients. Command line work is done, reload opsi config editor and add our new local product to os installation or setup directly with client list. Automated maintenance of linux desktop clients in the ucs. Automated and noninteractive software installation may reduce your cost of system administration. Introduction to the open source client management system opsi open pc server integration with the focus on. We downloaded the vm image of the opsi server and got it running. As i understand from the documentation there is also a client opsi winst. How to deploy new software with opsi part 1 supinfo china. The easiest and fastest way to update software on windows clients.
In this case the software will be installed on the pc using the scriptbased program opsiwinst, which initiates and controls the installation processes. I have server setup on my laptop and i want to install client agent on other laptops. This is my first time ever trying opsi so my apologies for such a basic question. The best software to use when deploying windows desktop or server in high quantitites number. The opsi depot server provides network shares holding the configuration information and the software packets. After that i could log on opsi webinterface without any problems, but then i got another problem. There are opsi products for client data collection to fill the inventories, so. After that, the pc is integrated in the opsi system, and can be managed from the. Jul 20, 2011 introduction to the open source client management system opsi open pc server integration with the focus on.
So what is still missing to get this fantastic opsi. Automated software distribution and patch management opsi client agent automated os installation unattended or image based hardware and software inventories support of multiple locations open api. Related projects wpkg open source software deployment. Support for windows vista and server 2008 and according to the manufacturer for windows 7, which is due for release in october, license management, vpn support, and a number of other features are available to paying customers only see the commercial opsi support box. Transact for full control over your transport and financial environment. Join them to grow your own development teams, manage permissions, and collaborate on projects. You may as well search for pcs satisfying certain hardware conditions.
The opsi client agent checks, based on configuration information on the opsi server, whether, the respective client pc, e. It also lets you connect your system to multiple remote clients. This opsi server command line tool opsi updater will check for available opsi product updates on official servers example mozilla and will allow to download and update older product versions on. Hard and software inventory the opsi management interface comprises a detailed hard and software inventory for each client. One of the fundamental functions, that is required by everyone who has to administrate a computer network, is a technologysoftware that allows you to automate the osinstallation. The core components of opsi are free software under the agplv3 license. License management standardization and simplification of software license management. This management tool supports the automated installation of operating systems, software, and software components, updates, and patches. Use opsi to deploy software to your windows and linux clients.
Opsi open pc server integration is an open source client management system for windows clients key features. Its core features are os installation, software deployment and inventory. Its core features are automatic software deployment, automatic os installation, and hardware and software inventory. Professional services and support contracts are also available through uib gmbh. Opsi supports the client operating systems ms windows xp, server 2003, windows vista, server 2008, windows 7, server. Filezilla is a free open source ftp client software for windows, linux, and macos. As univention announced the discontinuation of univention corporate client ucc, i want to present you opsi as an alternative for the fully automated installation, maintenance and inventory of linux desktop clients. Automated software distribution and patch management opsi client agent. Github is home to over 40 million developers working together. I am totaly new to opsi so this might be a silly question. Mysqlbackend save configuration data in a database. Through the integrated inventory you get an overview of the hardware and software. Official repositories for opsi an open source client management system for windows and linux clients and from linux servers. Along with ftp, this client also supports stps and sftp protocols.
Related projects wpkg open source software deployment and. Software distribution for windows clients opsi univention. Opsi is a powerful tool that will allow you to manage from. Opsi relies on free software components such as debian gnulinux, samba, tftp, dhcp, and mysql. Opsi configuration editor, java, hwaudit, hwinvent eroor. Simplified driver integration during the unattended windows installation. I am new to using opsi and cant figure out how and from where can i install the opsi client. Managementinterface, betriebsysteminstallation, softwareverteilung. Opsi open pc server integration is a windows client management tool based on a linux server and licensed agplv3 excluding code of cofinanced modules, modified version and serveroriented gplv3 license. Gone are the days of the sneaker network, where the administrator ran from pc to pc to install new software and updates. Ti, citavi, maxqda, mendeleydesktop, r, gnupspp, zotero u.
Opsi is a powerful tool that will allow you to manage from a dozen clients. Its core features are automatic software deployment, automatic os installation, and hardware and software. Clientserver groupware, email, online conferencing, voice and fax services, and bulletinboard system for windows, macos, and linux. This videos shows how the automatic operating system installation controlled by opsi works. The opsi client management environment for linux and windows clients is based on a linux server. Alternatives to for all platforms with any license. Software deployment with the opsi setupdetector and opsi. Automatic os installation unattended or image based. May 24, 2016 for quite some time the univention app center has been providing the client management system opsi for the central administration of windows and linux clients via a linux server which is used in larger school environments in particular. Improves the performance of large installations with numerous clients. Automated software distribution and patch management opsi client agent checks if there is an installation request for any software or patch release.
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