Vista also uses a different model for volume licenses, which needs all deployed machines to either connect to the internet or be licensed using the VLMT (Volume License Management Tool) which will need internet access itself. Look to future editions of the tech-news for scenario examples that deal with these rollout challenges.

Did you know?
net-runna offers remote access to the preboot menus

Remote control of preboot clients requires two steps. Firstly the client must be told which IP address has the right to take control. Secondly the machine with the matching IP must run the rconsole tool.

Step 1

Step 2

• Right-click on a client in the Management Console
• Select “Boot Settings" from the context menu
• Click on the "Scripts" tab and type:

AddRemoteConsole(“remote controllers IP“,port);
The default port is 4021

• Example: AddRemoteConsole(“10.10.10.1”,4021);
• Click the "Save" and "OK" button

• On the controlling machine
  (e.g. the machine that has the IP 10.10.10.1 from the above example)
  run …\REMBO\rconsole\rconsole.exe and provide the IP and port of the client in the dialog box that appears

Service Pack 1 was released on Friday the 6th of July 2007 to our sandbox customers. This exciting new release is free to customers with a current maintenance agreement. SP1 includes all previous patches as well as many powerful new features. Amongst these are Boot Server Synchronisation, Mass Import, Custom Fields, Tree Copy, Event Statistics, User Activity Reports and System Association.

Service Pack 1 featured item - Custom Fields

Have you ever wanted to associate the Asset Number or Service Tag with a particular client? Well now you can add up to 16 new global fields under any client’s Boot Settings, to help you keep track of your PCs. The Find menu will allow you to search these new fields that you have added.