WorkSpace On-Demand 2.0 Feature for Windows ... - IBM Redbooks

1. The systems administrator defines a Windows client through the command
line interface. This is done using the NETWIN RIPLMACH command with the
/ADD switch.
For example:
netwin riplmach WCF1 /add /mac:0004ac7763ec /release:nt40 /type:winnt
/dhcp:n /enabled:y /image:w32dossb.img /recordid:r_dtk_ndis
/partition:600 /cdkey:.. /REGUSER:"Indran Naick"
2. The NETWIN command uses the existing RPL Process running on the server
to create the client. This puts an entry in the RPL.MAP and W32RPL.MAP
files.
The entry in the RPL.MAP file for the above client is:
0004AC7763EC WCF1 ~ W32DOSSB GA_SRV GA_DOM ~ ~ ~ ,,, Z R_DTK_NDIS ~ ~ ~
The entry in the W32RPL.MAP file for the above client is:
0004AC7763EC WCF1 W32DOSSB R_DTK_NDIS
Both these entries are constructed from the command line definition in
step 1 on page 20.
3. A directory for the client is created under the RPLUSER subdirectory in
which the NETWIN command places three files. This directory is the same as
the name assigned to the client. In our example, the directory
c:\IBMLAN\RPLUSER\WCF1 contains the following files:
STATE.FIL - The state file contains, most importantly, the current state of
the machine that, when newly created, is set to NEW. Other information
contained in the file is the operating system type, the operating system
release, the partition size, the install image to use, and the client type. All
of this information is gathered from the parameters on the command
issued in step 1 on page 20.
unattend.txt -TheNETWIN command also creates a response file that the
client will use for installation. The information in the response file is also
gathered from the parameters on the command issued in step 1 on page
20.
VERSION FILE - This is used for administration.
4. The client is powered on, and the RPL feature (on the network adapter)
obtains control. The RPL feature attaches the workstation to the network
and sends a FIND frame. FIND frames contain the LAN adapter address
and are repeated periodically until a server responds.
5. The server receives the FIND frame sent by the workstation. The server
then checks the RPL.MAP file for a workstation record entry that matches
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