While we are on the subject of installers.. Is there an **easy** way to know if the install *completed correctly?
*completed = finished with ***everything installed **Easy = clear, concise, not spending hours looking through logs. *** Everything = all files, all required everything that makes it work. ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Tommy Morris Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:32 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) ** That's just crazy-talk! Next thing you know, you will want them to build and release an installer that actually works. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:25 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) ** Now I know I am not the Remedy Engineer designing these applications or their installers, however ""I have a thought!"" BMC: Would you all consider creating your installers so they are not ALL or nothing? Maybe make the installer so that it asks what you want to install, then another box that says force (otherwise it checks to see if it is already successfully installed already). The only reason I say this is one simple reason.. if the installer takes up to 12 - 24 hours to run, and you do not have direct access to he server itself (its console).. then your like me.. I login to a windows box co-located and do a CygWin or Reflection X and call the display back.. but if you have ANY form of security, then the an idle console (terminal service) is a kick off after so long.. 1 hour usually.. This is a frustrating to run an install of ITSM 2-4 times to make sure it finished. When if it had the checks or stages of some kind, then you would not have as much work to do, and you can continue where you left off.. Just wondering.. -- Patrick Zandi _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
