SOURCE_PATH in ZFD app distribution...

Jules

Thanks for your post - well put. It's good to find someone is experiencing
the same issues, though bad that we have to experience them.

We have decided not to use SOURCE_PATH in the msi distrinutions/app objects
and just use the UNC. However there are 'issues' with the way ZFS converts
the UNC - it always sticks the FQDN in the server component, which means th
e clients become totally reliant on dns... see the next post!!

All the best

David

> David,
> You said ...
> This works... however my concern is having to specify a single SOURCE_PATH
> > variable that is at the 'root' of all the applications.... If someone
> gets
> > trigger happy with an app distribution, they could inadvertently specify
> > just %SOURCE_PATH% and end up hoovering up all files and folders in that
> > structure..... I'm sure this would probably kill most of the subscribers
> > and wan links....!
>
> I AGREE ;-))
>
> First off
> %SOURCE_PATH% and %TARGET_PATH% are default ZFD Macros ;-))
> so I would not use them for ZSM as ZSM should recognize these already ;-)
>
> As far as your concern. I do not think that you will be able to get
> around this as an issue and that the only way will be to have a second
> pair of eye's checking the AO's.
>
> For Variables and ZSM
> You are able to create a variable with any name
> and have that variable either declared globally to all subscribers via
> the SLP
> or you can set it on each individual subscriber.
> From what you are looking to do you would need to set this variable
> individually on each subscriber.
>
> The only product that I am aware of that will do all of this for you is
> ZENITH from performingpcs.com using their relative macros engine.
>
> Haha the info you gave about the MSI and a normal AO is cool as I am
> butting my head against an issue dealing with macros and the differences
> between an MSI and a regular snapshot.
> It does look like ZSM reads from the source under the common tab for an
> MSI and reads from the macro under the common tab for a snapshot AO.
> Sorry I have no other info bro.
> Jules ;-))