7 Installing The Client Workstation

You can distribute the client application to workstations in the following ways:

• By using a third-party software product such as Microsoft SMS.

• By copying the compressed client CAB files stored on the application server to a location where you can expand them for users to copy to client workstations or use directly.

By default, Internet Explorer (IE) 11 uses WINDOWLESS SELECT control and hence you can view all the values in a drop-down list but not select them. To select a value from the drop-down list, add the WINDOWLESS Select Control value to the IE 11 registry settings.

To edit the registry settings:

1. Open cmd.exe.

2. Enter the following:

    "REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_WINDOWEDSELECTCONTROL" /V tbs.exe /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1"
   

   Upon successful completion, The operation completed successfully message appears.

The following procedure explains how to install the core MSS application. It does not include any utility applications.

To install the client application manually:

1. Create a directory in the location where the client installation will be placed.

2. Copy the following files from the listed application server directories to the client installation location.

   • /appserver/cab

     • All CAB files

     • expand_mss.cmd

   • /appserver/config

     • jmaster.ini

     • lerg.ini

     • npasplit.ini

     • tbs.ini

     • tbs_util.ini

   • /appserver/gateway

     • gateway.ini

       Note:

       If you are copying the files using the FTP site, use the following modes for different file types:

       • CAB files: Binary mode

       • CMD, XML, and INI files: ASCII mode

3. Run expand_mss.cmd using the Run option on the Windows Start menu.

Start the client using one of the following procedures:

• On the MSS Start page, click MetaSolv Solution.

• From the Start menu select Programs, select MetaSolv, select MetaSolv Solution v.6.3.

  If you installed manually, you must add the menu option to the Start menu in Windows to start MetaSolv Solution.

• Double-click the executable file (tbs.exe) located in the MSS installation directory on the workstation.

• Users can create a desktop shortcut to start the application after installation. The following example shows how the http:// address for a customized ZAC page with links might look when distributed to users.

  http://host_server_name:port_number/HTML page?app=mss 
  

  or in cluster or load balancer environment:

  http://load_balancer_virtual_IP_address:port_number/HTML page?app=mss
  

This section describes special considerations for MSS tool and utility applications. See MetaSolv Solution System Administrator's Guide for information on using these applications.