My problem with that statement in the log is that it can be false! I did an install on my sandbox server and it said " XXXX installed successfully". We found weeks later that it had not. Of course we found this out while doing testing.
________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:44 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) ** In the log I have seen the statements like "Atrium core installed successfully". toward end -- not exactly at the exact end.. but close... As a matter a fact:: I got booted off, and came back in to work and luckly for me.. that is what I found.. I thought I was going to have to reinstall, Praise God I found that.. PLEASE don't get me wrong here:: the ARS 7.6.04.01 installer itself is nice:: it at lease tells me it is doing something and worked very nice.. Rather than the (it's not doing anything.. Go to lunch... it is still not doing anything.. Is it hung? is it stuck? should I wait? ... Leave desk and go to lunch again) and then it suddenly did 1 itti bitti thing.. I do like the ARS installer ! On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Meyer, Jennifer L <jennifer.me...@nc.gov<mailto:jennifer.me...@nc.gov>> wrote: ** As a matter of fact, there is! You turn the server over to the test team and wait two weeks. Jennifer Meyer From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:37 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) ** 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<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>] On Behalf Of Tommy Morris Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:32 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto: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<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:25 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto: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<http://www.wwrug.com> ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com<http://www.wwrug.com> ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com<http://www.wwrug.com> ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ ________________________________ E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com<http://www.wwrug.com> ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ -- Patrick Zandi _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"
