All user-defined files must be stored in the custom subdirectory
tree under the Content Manager OnDemand Windows client directory tree on the distribution
server.
About this task
By default, the Windows client
directory tree is ars32 (for the 32-bit client) or ars64 (for
the 64-bit client). The Content Manager OnDemand Windows client directory tree on the distribution
server is \client\windows\ars32 or \client\windows\ars64.
The examples use ars32 but you should use ars64 if
you are using the 64-bit client.
Procedure
To configure the server to install user-defined files:
- Create a
custom directory under the Windows client directory. For
example: mkdir \client\windows\ars32\custom
- Add one or more of the following subdirectories to the
custom directory.
The subdirectories you add depend on the type of user-defined files
you want to distribute to your users. For example:
- \client\windows\ars32\custom\registry
- To hold Registry files (file type REG). These files will be imported
into Registry on the user's workstation. Registry files typically
comprise a selected branch of the Registry exported using a Registry
editor.
Note: It is easy to accidentally destroy important data and
render a system completely unusable by importing Registry files. Be
careful when using this function.
- \client\windows\ars32\custom\windows
- To hold Windows files. The Setup program
copies these files and subdirectories to the base Windows directory
on the user's workstation. (The Setup program automatically determines
the name of the base Windows directory
on a user's workstation.) If necessary, add subdirectories. For example,
suppose you plan to distribute Window 32-bit system files. You would
add a SYSTEM32 subdirectory (\CLIENT\WINDOWS\ARS32\CUSTOM\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32).
The Setup program copies files in this directory to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory
on the user's workstation.
- \client\windows\ars32\custom\files
- To hold miscellaneous Content Manager OnDemand client
files. The Setup program copies these files and subdirectories to
the \Program Files\IBM\OnDemand Clients\V10.5 directory
tree on the user's workstation. If necessary, add subdirectories.
For example, you plan to distribute AFP font files. Add a FONT subdirectory (\CLIENT\WINDOWS\ARS32\CUSTOM\FILES\FONT).
The Setup program copies files in this directory to the \Program
Files\IBM\OnDemand Clients\V10.5\FONT directory on the
user's workstation.